Opinions on G.E.O gecko egg organizer

[naturesbeautybreeder]

I have had six lg gecko eggs and been incubating them in 88-90 (is this too hot) four of them have molded and turned bad and had dents form in them. some have had dents formed a little before they started to mold or after. I have been doing the right about of water in my vermiculite. I have been reading about the G.E.O and been wondering what other breeders of lg geckos think about them? any suggestions help. thank you pm please

[meeistom]

I know guys who use it and they like it. I've never used it myself nor do I plan on using it.
88-90 isn't too hot but it will produce only males.
In order to help you with the other question I need to know more about your set up.

1. what type of incubator?
2. how are the eggs set up? in deli cups? shoe box bins?
3. are the breeders proven?

Just want to isolate the issue as much as possible.

[naturesbeautybreeder]

1)magic chef wine cooler it was made by hand. 2)they are set up in deli cups. 3)yes the male is but the females i am not sure they were given to me. thank you for the G.E.O info

I know guys who use it and they like it. I've never used it myself nor do I plan on using it.
88-90 isn't too hot but it will produce only males.
In order to help you with the other question I need to know more about your set up.

1. what type of incubator?
2. how are the eggs set up? in deli cups? shoe box bins?
3. are the breeders proven?

Just want to isolate the issue as much as possible.

[meeistom]

I would check to make sure the substrate your using is not too dry or wet. Check the temps in the incubator. You may have hot/cold spots in it. It's also a possibility the female is a dud.

[geckobabies]

If this is a younger female or her first year breeding it's probable that the eggs laid were infertile. That is very common. You can usually tell when they are laid if they are a nice white color and soft but firm feeling. If they are very yellow or squishy odds are infertile.

You can take a small flashlight and candle the eggs looking for veins and red spots. If the egg is hollow more then likely it's infertile, but not always.

If the eggs dented, then molded I am guessing from that alone it's infertile.

The GEO is fine if you are looking for that type of incubation process. I personally just use perlite and plastic containers. Here is an article we wrote about it to help people out:

How To Incubate Leopard Gecko Eggs

Example of fertile eggs:


Hope that helps GL!

[cinderbird]

I'm using GEOs this year with a few first time females as well and my eggs are great, growing and healthy looking. I did the water by eye. They don't sit on the substrate anyway. I also temperature tested my incubator for 2 months before putting any eggs in it to make sure it would keep. I like the GEOs and will continue to use them, especially for more temperamental fattail eggs.

[naturesbeautybreeder]

thank you will check! the ones in the incubator look good right now, this time around i am trying hard not to keep looking at them nor candling as much! thanks all for your help!

I would check to make sure the substrate your using is not too dry or wet. Check the temps in the incubator. You may have hot/cold spots in it. It's also a possibility the female is a dud.

[naturesbeautybreeder]

That articale was really helpful. I hadn't read in any other articale about when they hatch to put them in a wet moist zone. I will defenlty keep this method in mind and try it at some point. Thank you.

If this is a younger female or her first year breeding it's probable that the eggs laid were infertile. That is very common. You can usually tell when they are laid if they are a nice white color and soft but firm feeling. If they are very yellow or squishy odds are infertile.

You can take a small flashlight and candle the eggs looking for veins and red spots. If the egg is hollow more then likely it's infertile, but not always.

If the eggs dented, then molded I am guessing from that alone it's infertile.

The GEO is fine if you are looking for that type of incubation process. I personally just use perlite and plastic containers. Here is an article we wrote about it to help people out:

How To Incubate Leopard Gecko Eggs

Example of fertile eggs:


Hope that helps GL!

[geckobabies]

Glad to help