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Gecko laying deflated eggs

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Kyle Baker
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I'm new to breeding leopard geckos and after going through 4 males and finally buying a female we have successfully mated her and another. Recently she has produced only dried out eggs. She will lay them when I'm at school and when I come home they will be laid in some odd place and be deflated. Is there not enough humidity in the tank and is there a reason why should be laying her eggs on a rock instead of in her cave with wet paper towel? Should I use moss instead? Thanks for any replies or advice!

Here's a video of the eggs.

 
She should have a proper egg laying box with some type of damp substrate to dig in and bury the eggs.
Those eggs are definitely dried out and were likely infertile.
 
I have had the same problem with my geckos. Seems with both males, my female lays deflated and infertile eggs. I am starting to wonder if its the female that is infertile.
 
How many do you have? I took me awhile to finally find a female. I think the breeding season just started so hopefully she will start producing fertile eggs and start ovulating.

We have 4.1. geckos finally after going through 3 males we finally found a female.
 
Make sure you're leaving the male and the female together for the entire duration of breeding season. It takes more than once to get the job done. Also it's important to provide a good diet, preferably with various kinds of insects including mealworms, superworms, roaches, crickets, and the occasional treat of waxworm. You should be dusting these insects at EVERY feeding with calcium to provide an adequate amount for the eggshells to form and harden when they are laid.
 
JordanAng420 said:
it's important to provide a good diet, preferably with various kinds of insects including mealworms, superworms, roaches, crickets, and the occasional treat of waxworm. You should be dusting these insects at EVERY feeding with calcium to provide an adequate amount for the eggshells to form and harden when they are laid.
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+1 :thumbsup:
 
JordanAng420 said:
Make sure you're leaving the male and the female together for the entire duration of breeding season. It takes more than once to get the job done. Also it's important to provide a good diet, preferably with various kinds of insects including mealworms, superworms, roaches, crickets, and the occasional treat of waxworm. You should be dusting these insects at EVERY feeding with calcium to provide an adequate amount for the eggshells to form and harden when they are laid.
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Thanks for the advice!
 
Well the first male, was a plain leo, my female is a leo and my new male is a jungle leo
 
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