Hi Sarah,
How long it takes a female to lay eggs really depends on the female... I've kept
records of all my females and it normally takes about 1 month between mating and
laying the first clutch of eggs, and then anything from 10 days-1 month between
clutches.
As long as the laying box is kept moist she should be happy to lay in there, you could
offer her another one with vermiculite if you like, but she'll probably be happy with
the moss as long as its moist. I don't think its very usual for a female to reabsorb
eggs once they have mated- my female is the only female that I know of that's done
that, but I know lots of people who've had leos reabsorb infertile eggs (i.e. those
which have not mated). I'm not sure, but I dont think leos would become egg bound if
they werent happy with the laying box- they are more likely to just reabsorb the eggs.
I think egg binding only occurs if they are intending to lay the eggs, and have
difficulties.
Is this her first ever clutch?. If it is then she will probably spend a few days
frantically pacing the tank, and probably digging in lots of different places before
she decides to lay them.
Best wishes,
Pauline
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Hi Pauline,
I noticed that there is this big yellow/white area in her stomach with a
vein coming up through the middle of her stomach. It looks like a bulge
that wasn't there before. How many weeks or days does it take for a female to lay an
egg?
In the hide box I put moss in it before and she wouldn't go in it. I didn't
try vermiculite though. Now that you come to think about her behavior, she goes on
top of her hide box that I provided her with and lies on top of it in the open. She
just seems very very fat for a leopard gecko. The male in
the tank sometimes lies in her hide box. I provided him with one, but he always go in
her hide box. I see the female drinking a lot of water and licking the calcuim I
provide her with.
What's this about reabsorbing eggs. Will she reabsorb her eggs if I don't put
vermicullite in her hide box or will she become egg bound? She's been like this for at
least 3 weeks, and she's been getting bigger.
Will nature take it's course soon?
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