Eggs and light

[JJshiv]

Is it ok to expose leopard gecko eggs to light? I have had mine directly exposed to light and I havent seen any bad effects, but it didnt even cross my mind til today there could be some. Should I cover them for the remainder of their incubation? Thanks for any info.
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[telefrag]

It wont hurt, as long as your not using it to heat them.
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[Bry]

Telefrag's right, it won't hurt to expose them to it as long as you're not using it to heat them.

Three important things to remember:
No bright light. Don't give them water. And never...ever...feed them after midnight.

Bry
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[JJshiv]

Thanks for the info. They are getting some heat from the light, but thats not the main source. I have them in a plastic container with moist vermiculite and its in a cage with a UTH. The temp is around 83 and the eggs have grown to be about 3 times the size they were when they were laid. Is that normal? This is my first year of breeding leos and I didnt expect mine to breed til next year or maybe once or twice this year. So far I have 10 eggs from 2 females. They laid 2 eggs the first laying so I figured they were healthy. Also, their tails are really fat and hardly lose any fat when they are developing their eggs. Hopefully I am doing things right and I will have some baby leos in a month or less.
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[Shrub]

Its perfectly normal for them to expand, that is them sucking up water and developing inside the egg. Good Luck!

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[gecko_paws]

So it's ok for them to get bigger??? I was wondering because my female just laid her first clutch and the eggs became really big over night and hardened a little bit more....
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[Shrub]

Yeah it should be totally fine for them to get bigger as they suck up water and they develop.
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