My female gecko laid 2 eggs today and I have put vermiculite in a small plastic container, squirted it with water, made 2 dimples in the vermiculite and placed both eggs inside. (1 egg in each hole)I have put the tub inside my vivarium on top of the heat mat and i really need some help because this is my first time i have started to breed geckos. Please could you help me by answering these questions:I have put the temperature to 86 c , so do i keep that temperature all night, all day, everyday until they have hatched? When they hatch, where do i keep them?Do i need to buy a heat mat or a heat bulb for them?What and how much do i feed them?Also, how often do i moisten the vermiculite which the eggs are in?Please help me!! I would really appreciate it. I dont want to kill the eggs!
put a laying box in with aspen bedding then when she lays them take them out and then but them in the vermiculite and incubate till they hack
if you put a shallow box w/ aspen bedding in her cage chances are pretty good she'll use that to lay her eggs in, the less you handle the eggs the better until you get them into the incubator, she might get a bit cranky when you move her away so try to protect yourself from getting bit
I do not recommend using aspen. In the wild, snakes look for moist places to lay their eggs, such as an underground burrow or inside of a rotting log. Unless the aspen is moist, they may not lay their eggs there. Be sure to remove the water bowl so it doesn't lay in there. I use moist coconut fiber and/or moss in the nest box. I later transfer the eggs to vermiculite before placing them in the incubator. Corn snakes lay 7 to 14 days after shedding. They do not protect their eggs and won't care if you take them like the last answer thinks.
