Questions about possibly gravid leopard gecko

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I think my female leopard gecko may be gravid. I'll start off by saying that I'm not a breeder and I don't even have a male, so hatching the eggs is not going to happen. I had noticed she was getting a little plump, but I had thought nothing of it, since she still had a healthy appetite and nothing seemed off. Then, this morning I heard a scratching sound and looked at her terrarium and she was just making digging motions on her paper towels in one area of her cage.

I did notice the previous day that she had just been lying around and wasn't as active as she usually is. I did some research and found out you can see the eggs through their stomach so I tried to pick her up to check but she panicked and freaked out when I tried to pick her up and actually nipped me when I pressed the issue, which she's never done before. Needless to say, I left her alone after that and didn't get to check.

Anyway, I'm reasonably sure she's gravid and I need to know what I can do for her. She always has a dish of calcium available and her primary diet is reptiworms, so I hope she's had enough calcium. She has a humid hide with damp moss, so I'm not sure if I should expect her to lay her eggs there? Any tips are appreciated!

Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, she's now over a year old and is fully grown.
 
Oh hey they do this in certain times of the year and will probly lay eggs but will not hatch just lad up on food water and calcium hope it helps
 

william488

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they will lay their eggs on anything, but will most likely be more comfortable with a moist "dirt" hide. For my girl, I use a plastic food storage container, and add some of that coconut fiber(the kind that can come in a brick and you add water) and a lid with a hole in it, she will lay there everytime. If she is gravid, she most likely will lay up to two eggs at a time, and every two weeks or so, not sure how many times they will do this if they are not fertile though.
 
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