How long will it take from mating to laying eggs for lizards?

Answer 1

I'll let you know sometime soon. I caught a gravid girl and let her drop her eggs, fattened her back up and released her. I was actually googling the incubation period myself. she laid 13 eggs on 6/2/12. Two of them appear infertile when candling them but they've not started molding or looking bad on the outside so I'm leaving them alone. I know most North American, egg laying colubrids (ratsnakes, king snakes, corns) take roughly 60 days at 78°-80°. That's by no means written in stone so please don't dissect and criticize the vague statements that I've made. I know eastern hognose (heterodon platirhinos) go through a MUCH shorter incubation period. their eggs are almost translucent and very thin shelled as apposed to the vast majority of oviviparous snakes around the area. well....... just wanted to say that I'd post my findings once mine start hatching. I've incubated sceloporus eggs a dozen times but never paid attention to timelines lol. later

Answer 2

They live to be about three years.And grow to about 8 inches.they feed on mostly insects I have one as a pet and it eats crickets.You can find them mostly everywhere.I found mine on a wood pile.They are non-venomous non aggressive when young but can bite baby bites are only like a pinch but big ones can be like a slap!If you keep it as a pet the flooring should be moloch or stone and put in a water dish big enough he can drink or soak in and make sure he can get out of the water dish but not the habitat!

Answer 3

I caught a gravid female and decided I'd let her drop her eggs, I'd fatten her back up, release her, incubate the eggs, and release the babies. I've done it pretty much every year for years. Great way to teach the kids. I've never paid much attention to the incubation period but actually kept up with it this time lol. They stayed between 80°-82° with one day getting 85° on accident. I usually incubate north American colubrids and lizards at about the 80° mark. SOOO..... with this clutch it took 53 days for the first 2 heads to start poking out of the eggs and by the end of day 54 all the hatchlings were running around like crazy. There were 13 eggs laid in this clutch and 11 were fertile. The other two were yellow and smaller but I left them alone because they weren't moldy or anything. They're doing good and the boys and I are gonna release them in the morning. Hopefully this helps a little anyway

Answer 4

This answer can vary from 2weeks up to several, even 4-6months. Depending on a few factors: What is the size of the reptile? The size of the reptile will determine the size of the eggs, the bigger the egg, the longer the wait.

Answer 5

It might take days or months maybe it might take years!

Answer 6

36 days to hatch depends on the type of bird.

Answer 7

Depends on the specie of reptile.

Answer 8

1 to 2 years