Before you start reading this post you need to know that I'm writing it on my phone. Although I'll be as careful as I can be, auto correct can have a mind of its own, and punctuation can be lacking. Also I am insanely tired and cannot think straight even if I try, so this post may end up... Interesting.
As you know from my earlier post, this weekend was the planned get-get-together for the geckos, and so far everything has gone according to plan.
Although before everything started I read that geckos almost always mate when no one is around (it's like how a horse won't give birth when people are in the barn, kind of thing) but we, the owner of the female and I, actually got to witness them. I thought that was pretty amazing. Because we got to see them there's a lot more hope that everything will go well from here on out, and less doubt that nothing will happen.
Okay I'm going to do a brief (that is, 'Moira brief') paragraph on how to start the process of gecko breeding.
If your female is between two and eight or so you'll have better luck. Your male needs to between one and three although older might be okay, I've only ever heard of breeding young males. Mating season is from February to late July or early August. Once it's breeding season all you need to do is put your male gecko into your female gecko's tank. Don't put your female into your male's tank, males are very territorial. If you are lucky, like we were, they will mate right away. No matter what happens right away you should leave the male in there for several hours. Five would be very ideal. After that, no matter what you've seen or haven't seen, take the male out and put him in his own space. This is for two reasons; first to give the female some time to relax, and second, to keep them interested in each other the next time you put the male back in. I suggest leaving the male out over night, then putting him back in with the female in the morning. You can do it the other way around though, because they are nocturnal that would be fine too. This on-off pattern should go on for about four days. By the end of those for days you can be pretty confident that if anything was meant to happen, it would have happened already.
That's all for this post! Although, I think it's a must that I add: I'm so excited about the possibility of babies!
As always,
~Moira
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