Breeding

[Coldsavage32]

Hello everyone I'm gonna breed leopard geckos eventually I breed ball pythons and just wanna do something different. Does any one have information on how to breed them I've looked it up and can't seem to find much info on it I basically need to know everything so if someone could post a link of a walk through or something like that on how to breed leopard geckos. Thanks!!

[MizTwisted]

Hello! Here is a link with a lot of great information:
http://www.vmsherp.com/LCBreedingLeopards.htm

Read through this, and if you have any specific questions after that I'd be happy to help you out! :-)

[Coldsavage32]

Hello! Here is a link with a lot of great information:
http://www.vmsherp.com/LCBreedingLeopards.htm

Read through this, and if you have any specific questions after that I'd be happy to help you out! :-)

Thanks!!! I just have one question. When the hatchlings shed how do you know? Do the baby's eat their first shed how could I tell if they had their first shed?

[MizTwisted]

I'll just add... I use a bigger lay box with moist coco-fibre, checking for eggs frequently if I expect a female to lay (add some water to the coco-fibre so it's moist, & squeeze out the water so it's not too wet).
I also open my egg containers during incubation and wipe off the condensation from the lid/mist the container lightly to replace the moisture.This keeps the condensation from dripping back down onto the eggs and causing mold.
& what I've found works for temp sexing is 79-82 degrees for female, 83-86 for a mix M/F, & 87-90 for male.

[MizTwisted]

Thanks!!! I just have one question. When the hatchlings shed how do you know? Do the baby's eat their first shed how could I tell if they had their first shed?

Usually they look a bit less velvety, some shed right away and some take a few days. I leave a bowl of small mealworms in the enclosure from the beginning regardless so it's ready when they are. I just check for poop, if they've pooped then that's probably their shed (they do eat it), unless they've eaten too meaning they have probably had their first shed. :-)

[Coldsavage32]

Usually they look a bit less velvety, some shed right away and some take a few days. I leave a bowl of small mealworms in the enclosure from the beginning regardless so it's ready when they are. I just check for poop, if they've pooped then that's probably their shed (they do eat it), unless they've eaten too meaning they have probably had their first shed. :-)

Thanks a lot!!!! I think that's all I need to know now I just have to wait for my little ones to grow

[MizTwisted]

No problem! :-) leopards are a lot of fun to work with