Breeding geckos?

rite. tell me everyhitng i need to know about breeding leopard geckos.
if i wanted to bree dthem, what would i do to start??
Answers:
... start with a male and a female in the same cage... Cool the temps off a little bit... down in the mid 80's usually works nice... Place a box in their container with damp moss or damp soil so that the female will have something to lay her eggs in. Leave them alone for a couple of weeks other than the usual feeding/cleaning of their cage, and in a couple of weeks there will probably be some eggs in the box (or in the corner of the cage... sometimes they pick some of the most RANDOM places to lay their eggs) The males will usually show some signs of aggression during the couple of weeks... Males usually bite the females on the back of the neck when they are breeding... don't worry... it's normal...
Once their have been eggs layed, you have to incubate them. The best way that I have learned to do this is to put the box with the eggs in it into another tank or a sweater box with a heat lamp above it... making sure that the temps are either in the mid. to high 80's or higher. (Sexing the eggs is done by the temperature in which they are incubated... for example, if you want male leopards, you should set the temps to aroun 88-90. females about 80-82, and a mixture of males and females at about 84-86. Keep the moss/substrate damp, but don't soak it! Or you can cause the eggs to go bad! After a couple of weeks, you'll have baby leopards!

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a male and a female in a tank is a good start, lol
when female is due for laying, put in a box filled with damn sand within which she can lay her eggs, you then remove the eggs and artificially incubate them. getting them to breed is the EASY bit, the hard bit in the incubation!

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what type of geckos?
below is just for leopards

Leopard geckos are relatively easy to breed and when in prime condition the females can produce many clutches of eggs during one breeding season. Most leopard gecko owners will at some point consider breeding their leopard geckos. Incubating and hatching baby leopard geckos is very rewarding and exciting, however, before you decide to breed your leopard geckos you should carefully consider, and be able to answer yes to, all of the following questions.

are the male and female(s) healthy and of the appropriate age and condition (see box opposite)
are you confident enough with the behaviour and character of your leopard geckos that should breeding cause any problems you would be able to spot any behaviour/symptoms that are indicative of problems
are you able to provide the requirements (extra housing, food, etc) for the hatchlings (see hatchling caresheet- to be added soon)
are you able to devote additional time to caring for the hatchlings
do you have an appropriate incubator
are you able to find homes for all the babies (in top condition, one female could produce up to 20 eggs in one season)
PREBREEDING CONDITION
Breeding takes more of a toll on the female, therefore prior to breeding her you should ensure that she:

is 100% healthy
is a minimum age of 1 year
is a minimum weight of 50g*
has a nice plump tail
Males can breed from around 9 months. They should obviously be in perfect health, to avoid passing disease to the female.



*Although I have recommended 50g as a minimum weight for the female to be before breeding, this is just a guide. In my opinion it is a better idea to wait until they have reached their full adult length. Some females get quite large, 9 inches and 80+g, and it is probably not a good idea to breed such a female when she's only 50g, that's only half her adult size. The best method is to weigh/measure your leos monthly or more, and once you're sure your leo is reaching its adult size/weight (i.e. when the weight and length gain starts to significantly slow) then you can consider breeding her.


Obviously before you breed your leopard geckos you will have established that you do have a pair of leopard geckos.

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