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This document provides instructions for breeding leopard geckos. It discusses preparing breeding pairs by sexing males and females, housing them separately, and setting up an incubator. Eggs are laid 4-5 weeks after introducing pairs and should be carefully placed in the incubator. Babies hatch after 60 days and require individual small cages with water and crickets to eat once hatched. Proper preparation and homes for all babies is essential before starting to breed leopard geckos.

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This document provides instructions for breeding leopard geckos. It discusses preparing breeding pairs by sexing males and females, housing them separately, and setting up an incubator. Eggs are laid 4-5 weeks after introducing pairs and should be carefully placed in the incubator. Babies hatch after 60 days and require individual small cages with water and crickets to eat once hatched. Proper preparation and homes for all babies is essential before starting to breed leopard geckos.

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How to Breed Leopard Gecko

Leopard Gecko is just like a gecko in general that has a skin texture like a basketball.

Leopard Gecko is a nocturnal animal (nocturnally active). Its natural habitat comes from the

regions of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and beyond.

Leopard gecko or scientific name Eublepharis Macularius is nicknamed 'Leopard'

because of its leopard-like body motif. The basic color of leopard gecko's body is usually

yellow with dark black or brown spots all over its body. Indonesians usually call them

spotted geckos or ornamental geckos.

How to Breed Leopard Gecko

Other parts of leopard geckos can easily breed for some, but ulit for others. In this article, you

will see the simplest way to breed leopard geckos

Content:

 Step
 Community Questions and Answers

 What You Need

Other Sections

Leopard geckos can easily breed for some, but it is difficult for others. In this article, you will

see the simplest way to breed leopard geckos. The simplest way, is the best here.

 Step

Part 1 of 4: Preparing the Breed

1.

Get male and female leopard geckos. Males have hemipenal protrusions under ventilation

whereas females do not. Males and females alike have rows of V-shaped scales above the wind

hole but only the male scales here are perforated and produce wax. These candles are for the

scent that marks their territory.


 It's a good idea to check yourself to make sure you have men and women, rather than

trusting people in large pet stores. Smaller specialists or reptile show people will usually

know their stuff.

 Never hold two men together or they will fight to the death

2.

Prepare large cages for males and females to live with. Geckos can be kept together without

the need to separate them unless you notice great aggression. Sometimes it is normal when first

introducing men and women because there is a slight quarrel but this usually stops in the first

week.

 For a pair you need at least a 20 gallon (75.7 L) tank.

 You can also choose to accommodate one male with 4-5 females, adding 10 gallons (37.9

L) of space for each additional gecko.


3.

Prepare an incubator for eggs and provide a box of laying eggs. You can use a plastic sandwich

container with a lid for this purpose. Cut the inenthole on one side and fill it with moist moss (It

can also be used as moist skin).

4.

Make sure you have customers who will buy your baby when they are ready.
Part 2 of 4: Breeding

1.

Introduce the female to the male. Usually you can put them in the same cage, usually. (If you

have an unhealthy female, DO NOT try to breed it. He could die.)

 Women must be at least one year old and have a healthy weight. Provide shallow plates

full of calcium plus vitamin D3 powder that the female can lick as needed. The female

uses her calcium reserves to make eggs and if the reserve runs out, she will die of

metabolic bone disease.

 You should also treat her generously with calcium-studded insects and make sure she

always has access to water. Producing eggs requires a lot of things from females.
2.

Let nature take its course. Breeding should be carried out within a week.

 If you see a big drama/fight, separate the pairs. You need to make sure that they're not

both men. If it's one male and one female, you can reintrod introduce it later.
3.

Prepare a laying box to put in the cage. Females dig to lay eggs, so you will provide a place for

them to dig.
Part 3 of 4: Caring for Eggs

1.

In about 4 to 5 weeks, the female will lay eggs. Usually, you will see him digging in the

egg-laying box and laying eggs in pairs. It will be easy to know that she has laid eggs, mainly

because she will be much thinner.


2.

1. Place the eggs in the incubation medium. Remove from the egg-laying box and take

care not to twist or wiggle the eggs. After 24 hours of laying, the embryo inside clings to

the side wall of the egg. Twisting or shaking this egg can cause the embryo to detach and

sink inside, killing it.

o Take a two-inch-high filled deli cup with incubation medium and make a dent in

the medium with your finger right where you'll lay the eggs.
o Place the eggs carefully in these indentations and mark the top with a pointy or

pencil with a dot so you know the top right. If the egg is moved, you will be able

to lay it with the right side and hope for the best that the egg does not sink.

o If you want females, set the incubation temperature from 80 to 85 degrees, if you

want males, set the temperature to 90 to 95 degrees, and if you want to mix, set

the temperature in the middle

3.

Observe the developing embryos. After a few weeks, you will be able to "light" the eggs using

a small flashlight. It is not necessary to touch the egg, just take it into a dark room and highlight

the light as close as possible to the shell. You will see the inside is pink with red blood vessels.

The further along the egg, the more you will also see inside the baby as a dark mass.

4.
After about 60 days, give or receive depending on the temperature of the incubation, the eggs

will hatch.

Part 4 of 4: Caring for a Baby

1.

Prepare a cage for the baby. Before hatching, prepare each individual with its own small cage.

You can also use a 10-gallon (37.9 L) tank with a plastic divider so that each baby can be placed

on their own. Each cage should have a small water bowl as well.
2.

Prepare the little crickets. The baby will begin to eat insects within a day or two after hatching
3.

Most importantly and before you breed leopard geckos, make sure you have a home for all

babies. A single female can lay 12 to 20 pairs of eggs a year, that means 24 to 40 babies

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