My leopard gecko is plump. Is she pregnant or is it mating season?

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Echo and Jupiiter both a plump and round they both live in a cage with a gentle no agrressive male (Leo). Are they pregnant? Or is it out of mating season? ( Sorry about the glare I had to lightly push them up against the glass to take the pictures.)

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

February to August is prime mating season for leopard geckos. A gravid (pregnant) female may become lethargic and spend more time on the warm side of the enclosure. Her midsection may begin to swell. Eggs are laid 2-5 weeks after mating. A female does not need a male to lay eggs, she will lay infertile eggs. Eggs should be visible through the thin skin. You can readily see them between her midsection and hind legs as she nears the time to lay. Neither female appears to be gravid but it may be too early to tell. It isn't mating season either but they can retain sperm for months after mating.

My leopard gecko is plump. Is she pregnant or is it mating season?

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