Ocelot Gecko - Breeding

Breeding

Panther geckos are fast to mature, taking less than a year in captivity. At about six months male will be easily distinguishable due to the large bumps they will get at the base of the tail, and a female will just be smooth at the base of the tail. They are also very easy to breed in captivity. The difficult part is controlling their breeding, these are very prolific geckos. After two of these Geckos have mated and the female is gravid in about 2-3 weeks the female will lay her eggs (usually in the moist hide). The male should be separated from the female after mating to reduce Stress on the female. The female will lay two eggs per clutch every two or so weeks. They will also retain sperm so be prepared for multiple clutches usually around five clutches per mating. The eggs should be incubated at around 80 °F (27 °C) and should take between 30-60 days to hatch, though there have been cases where it has taken up to 120 days for an egg to hatch. once the eggs have hatched the should be place in a cage with the set up requirements listed above except paper towel substrate should be used to avoid impaction and they may be kept in a smaller tank size. Once they have their first shed they should be fed as described above. As they grow and get bigger they should be moved up to the appropriately sized tank and can be on Repti-Carpet or paper towels. Please note though, don't try to breed these geckos until at least 2 years of experience and you need to do a lot of research.