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Something I didn't notice last year.

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Last year I had no idea how to tell if my females were ovulating. This year I was able to tell. I was also told that even while they are still developing their first clutch they are already starting the next clutch. Now, is that what I'm seeing in this girl. I have four that look like this and three that just started ovulating, and two more I'm waiting on. The rest of my females won't be breeding till next year or very late this year.

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I have a question about the pictures too, I placed 2 arrows pointing to 2 different spots in her stomach. Which arrow is pointing to the object that tells you she is ovulating? I always see the smaller one in my females, but that bigger one in this pictures has me confused.
 

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That's a good question. I thought it was the larger one that is the ovulation. I guess I'm going to look at the other three now....ooops maybe two, one of them laid eggs this morning! :)
 
OK, I just looked at all four girls. Three still have eggs, but all four show both the little dot and that pinkish/red area. Which also seems to have smaller pea size eggs developing in that area.
 
I just emailed the picture to Kelli, hopefully she can help. I beleive one of the spots (Probably the smaller one) is her gall bladder and the other is her ovaries. We will find out for sure.
 
A all the way! LOL The small black dot is an organ I beleive, and the large pinkish dot shows she is ovulating.
 
groovygeckos said:
A all the way! LOL The small black dot is an organ I beleive, and the large pinkish dot shows she is ovulating.
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So does this mean we are passing Geckos Sex Ed 101?
 
Ok, according to Marcia:

"the second arrow (A) is pointing to an egg follicle forming (ovulation). The little dark area (arrow 1) is her gall bladder"
 

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Wonderful pictures! I wonder if this could be made a sticky or something...Felicia, would you mind if I used this picture on my website in the future to show ovulation?

I can never seem to get my females to bend back that far to kinda "squish" everything up to see it really clearly. They always bite me ;) Little punks. So If i kinda see a pink area, or white blotches they go in with the male and I cross my fingers :) hehe.
 
raiquee said:
Wonderful pictures! I wonder if this could be made a sticky or something...Felicia, would you mind if I used this picture on my website in the future to show ovulation?

I can never seem to get my females to bend back that far to kinda "squish" everything up to see it really clearly. They always bite me ;) Little punks. So If i kinda see a pink area, or white blotches they go in with the male and I cross my fingers :) hehe.
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I've had a few request for use of this image on sites. I have no problem with anyone using it, but please give me credit for the picture and PM me letting me know that you are planning on using it.

This female is one of my most laid back females. She is just a sweetie. She's actually in the lay box right now digging away getting ready to lay those eggs. During that picture she didn't move at all and I had my niece take the picture while I held her.
 
Our Leos are VERY used to us, so you may not want to try this. But I can pick them up by the tail, just enough, to get them to 'strech out', and it makes seeing it a whole lot easier. Just kinda lift their...um rear, and let the front feet touch something, like your hand. They dont usually get too excited, or try to snap off their tails in this way.
 
groovygeckos said:
Our Leos are VERY used to us, so you may not want to try this. But I can pick them up by the tail, just enough, to get them to 'strech out', and it makes seeing it a whole lot easier. Just kinda lift their...um rear, and let the front feet touch something, like your hand. They dont usually get too excited, or try to snap off their tails in this way.
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LOL!!!! Delicately put!!

That is how I do it, my only problem is I can't get a good picture of it, they always turn out like a great white blur :ack2:
 
I have some fiesty females, I'm not sure I'd be able to do that without them wanting to drop their tails ;) However I do sex Beardeds in this fashion, pushing the tail over the back with their hind legs up. It's easier to view them that way! :)
 
GroovyGeckos i noticed this als. I have very chubby gecko and while holding her upside down i saw nothing, but when u was releasering her into her moist hide and her back feet were still on my hand i saw eggs, ovulation and all that good stuff.
 
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