Crested gecko sex?

Danricketts1

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Hi anyone able to sex this crested gecko for me? I picked two up couple days ago, I'm unsure on the sex of this one? I have found eggs in there tank but I think they are both females to me. Any help appreciated. Thanks Dan 20220830_163845.jpg
 

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If a crested gecko is male, the hemipenis bulges are extremely prominent, so if this is an adult it's definitely a female. I have found that crested and gargoyle geckos, even if never exposed to a male, tend to lay copiously. Usually the eggs are infertile but there are documented cases of cresties and gargs who have never been with a male producing eggs that are fertile and hatching out live offspring. They are occasionally parthenogenetic. It's worth candeling any eggs that you find, but there's no guarantee. I have 8 gargs and 3 cresties laying every year for the past 5 years and no egg has ever been fertile.

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