WE ARE EXPECTING- Leopard Gecko's that is!

A November my brother Kipp gave us his three Leopard Gecko's. So far they are the best pet we have ever attempted. Seems strange but they are a perfect match for our whole family. I wasn't sure how i'd do with reptiles but these little guys are calm and cute and they are easy to care for if you can get past having to feed them crickets and worms. I've adjusted to having to buy crickets and worms.....

 The first photo is our yellow female Toothless.

 Second our orange female with a regrowing stubby tail named Starfly .

and our male leopard gecko Hiccup.

The girls named them.

On Friday Jan 9th we noticed 2 eggs under Toothless (Yellow female with full a full tail)  in the moss hut. The girls were so excited and to tell you the truth so was I.

These eggs were numbered #1 and #2 with a permanent marker. So we could keep track of when eggs are laid and also keep the upside of the egg up. This is because the embryo attaches at the top and if it is turned the gecko embryo will drown in fluid and die. It took a few days for me to figure out what to do for an incubator so at first the temperatures fluctuated and the eggs were handled more than is suggested. So these firsts eggs may not survive but so far they don' smell bad which is what other breeders say is the sign that they haven't survived and to give up. So far we haven't given up and even though they lost a bit of water and are wrinkly we are still incubating them.

all 3 eggs are inside this container, to hold in heat and moisture.

So I have a under water heater inside a cooler filled with water and a plastic basket upside down to set the glass pan on so that the container holding the eggs will not get wet. Inside the container (with the red handle) is moist perlite, the eggs and the thermometer ends which read temperature and humidity. We are keeping the temp between 80-84 degrees F to sex the eggs and hopefully get females. temp range during the first couple weeks of incubation will determine the sex of the gecko. It isn't a sure thing but the temp. range we have will most likely produce females.

Yesterday our second female Starfly (orange female with the recovering tail) laid an egg while we were at church Sun. Jan 18th) It is 1 3/8 " long and looks pretty good. I keep watching for a second egg but she may only lay 1. 2 is most common but 1 is not out of the ordinary either. 3 is rare but it does happen. Incubation can be anywhere from 30-105 days depending on the temperature. So in 1-3 months we should have geckos hatching. Each female will continue to lay eggs every 2-3 weeks and will have up to 10 clutches.