I have a leparod geckos and this is her third batch of eggs and i guess she thought she had run out of room to lay eggs and its in their water bowl...it smells HORRIBLE and i was just wanting to know if the eggs would be any good? Shes a first time mother so shes a little new at things and so am i but if the eggs wont hatch then im just going to flush the sick mess. pLEase HELP!
2007-06-09 08:57:27 · 5 answers · asked by Faimous 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
she has plenty of sand and she had to of laid them within the last 3 or 4 hours...is that soon enough to save them I have an incubator
2007-06-09 09:21:08 · update #1
Unless you found them immediately and it sounds like you didn't then the eggs won't be viable. They are permeable to water so they absorb water and it kills the embryo. Females usually look for a damp/moist place to lay eggs and if none is available then they choose the water unfortunately. Snakes often do the same thing. Make sure she has a laying chamber which is just a container with some damp moss or coconut fibre, leave it on the cool side of the tank.
2007-06-09 09:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by Thea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, pretty sure your eggs are not going to make it. The shell is permeable, and they embryos would have drowned unless you found them immediately. I would recommend making a nice moist laying box for her (your moist hide could double for this). Take a margarine container, but a hole in it for her to go in and out, and fill it with damp moss or vermiculite (though vermiculite is particulate, the particles are larger and crumble easily, so it poses less of an impaction rish than sand, which I recommend you do not use for a substrate - it's not worth the risk). Place the laying box on the warm side of the tank, and check it regularly when you expect her to lay again. She will probably find this a better option than laying them in the sand, and definitely better than the water dish!
2007-06-10 11:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but your lizard will not be having any kids. You should make sure you know everything about breeding in the future before you breed your lizard. I don't much about lizards but I know about snakes. Breeding reptiles is very difficult. Better luck next time is all I can////
The embryos absorb the water or something so it kills them. That is what I read somewhere...
2007-06-09 22:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by Snake_Lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
found them last nite at 9:30 at 10:15 removed from water and placed on paper towels under 8 watt bulb covered don't know what else to do
2015-04-11 22:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by ROBERT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does she have sand in her environment?Usually they bury them.The eggs in the water will not hatch and your right they do smell.It's part of the protection system.Go ahead and put fresh water in and if they don't have sand get her some.
2007-06-09 09:07:17 · answer #5 · answered by dymond 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋