Gravid? Please help!

Wit36 · 02-05-14, 07:07 AM

Hello
I am new to keeping reptiles. I bought my first leopard gecko a few days ago and I think she may be gravid. When I went to the pet shop the gecko I bought was in a cage with multiple other geckos. The person helping us choose a gecko told us that they were all males. Anyway I asked if she could double check the gender of the gecko I selected. She double checked and said it was actually a female. When I brought her home she ate 2 crickets. Since then it has been 3 days and she has not eaten ANYTHING. She has also been spending a lot of time in her humid hide. Also she is rather fat compared to my brothers gecko. Considering that she has not been eating and she is fat and spending a lot of time in her humid hide also she was with all of those males at the pet store it makes me think she is gravid. I took a few photos of her belly and it would be greatly appreciated if you could tell me if the white mass I see is an egg.
Thank you

Wit36 · 02-06-14, 02:23 PM

More pictures

Wit36 · 02-06-14, 02:27 PM

Another picture

Starbuck · 02-06-14, 02:38 PM

congratulations!.... at least in my opinion it looks like she could be gravid.
I would also whole heartedly agree that she is a she. There is no enlarged spot for the hemipenes behind the cloaca.

I've not had gravid leopard geckos before so I'm not sure what your next step should be, hopefully someone else can help you out there.

smy_749 · 02-06-14, 03:21 PM

She looks gravid to me. You need to give her a place to lay the eggs. I don't know what that consists of for leopard geckos but I'm assuming a tupperware with a hole in the lid and some sphagnum...or something along those line (if nobody chimes in, check one of the gecko forums) Best of luck