So, we have 2 as class pets in science and the female is "pregnant." We think they might be from the same clutch, but we want to save the babies if we can. We haven't bought an incubator yet, and don't want to if the babies aren't going to live. Suggestions?
2007-03-24 15:35:49 · 4 answers · asked by Annie 4 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
We were told they were both females, so we didn't plan on this. We bought another teranium a few days ago, so they are seperated.
2007-03-24 15:47:49 · update #1
We learned how to tell the males and females apart a week ago and seperated them when we found she was pregnent and he was, well, a guy.
2007-03-25 04:46:13 · update #2
If you have two females, the eggs won't hatch... what makes you think she's pregnant?
Do you know how to sex them and can now say for sure that one is a male? (It's quite easy to sex adults!)
My African Fat Tailed Gecko laid eggs when there was only another female in the tank. Yes, they were definitely both females. Sometimes it happens.
If she is gravid, and you have two females, she may lay eggs but there will be no way to save the babies--there are no babies.
2007-03-24 18:40:21 · answer #1 · answered by Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you buy an incubator and make sure you monitor the temperature of the incubator then they babies will live, however if you don't buy the incubator then they won't live. Once the leopard gecko lays the eggs you should take the eggs out and put them into the incubator. Leaving the two females in the same tank is fine.
Umm u said they are both females uhh from what i know the eggs wont be fertal so they wont be anything in them unless one is accually a male then there will be somethign in them
2007-03-25 01:21:16 · answer #2 · answered by Ivy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of class project is this? I would think that you would be teaching about responsable pet ownership, which would include a) not allowing pets to reproduce unless you have homes for the babies, know how to properly raise them, and are sure the parents are fit to reproduce
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b) demonstrating that life of all species is important.
On that note, I would recommend getting in touch with a local gecko specialist or rescue group to find out exactly what the babies are going to need, and trying to keep them alive if that's how they hatch. I would also recommend seperating the two adult geckos so that this accident doesn't happen again.
Good luck!
2007-03-24 22:40:19 · answer #3 · answered by E-dot 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can't tell if the babies will survive or not. I let my leopards lay thier eggs in the cage that they are in and then I wait until the eggs hatch. Then I take out the babies.
2007-03-24 23:10:00 · answer #4 · answered by Brandi W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋