I don't think limiting food is a good idea. Laying eggs every 2-4 weeks takes a lot of energy, and the female will likely use up all her fat reserves before she stops laying eggs. And if she gets that skinny you may have quite a time getting her weight back. I would definitely recommend giving her more food during the egg laying season. I offer pinkies to egg laying females that start to lose weight, and that almost always does the trick.
I would recommend cooling the female once you have the desired number of eggs. This could just mean turning off the heat and letting them sit at room temperature. Or, you could just not incubate the eggs. You could also just take the eggs to the local pet store, I'm sure they would be very happy to have free gecko eggs! Regards, Steve www.geckosetc.com --- "B.A.Erlebacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Steven Groginsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 21:16:22 -0500 > > > > I was wondering if this scheme I have for limiting the number of clutches a > > female will produce is valid: the idea is to hold off introducing the male > > until very late in the breeding season. I have a female that I would like > > to breed but I don't want things to get out of hand. > > Mine lay eggs when they are ready to even if they are virgins. Perhaps > not feeding her all she can eat will help hold her back? Or keeping her > under short day conditions? > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
