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Exalted Gecko · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: Leo Crisis Averted!

Well female leo has been laying for the first time recently, I got two hatched so far which is cooool.

So after laying 6 eggs she stopped, but looked rather fat 3 weeks after the last lay. I checked her belly and it looked a bit red and inflamed Shocked

Oh s*it I thought, egg bound.... However I sat her in a bowl of warm water high enough to cover her belly and fed her an entire syringe of
calcium water, she laid the eggs that night and ate three locusts to boot!

I'd read somewhere that they need calcium to help the muscles involved with egg laying contract smoothly. Rather glad I did Wink

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Phil1988 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject:

Nice one mate. Good luck with them.

beege_3 · Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

Brilliant mate, well saved! Cool

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stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

well done

and congrats on your first home grown leos hehe
what is calcium water? is it just water with calcium power in it? or am i totaly off? Laughing

stu
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Exalted Gecko · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

Ta guys, not my first time breeding, just this particular females first time.

I literally just got some calcium powder and mixed it with water. Smile

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stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

ah nice never thought of that before, good idea Smile

stu
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