Crested Gecko Egg Incubation Calculator

Crested gecko eggs take approximately 90 days to hatch on average, with a normal range of 60–120 days depending on incubation temperature — cooler temperatures extend incubation, warmer temperatures shorten it.

Select the incubation temperature band closest to your setup from the calculator above and enter the lay date, since crested gecko incubation length is highly temperature-sensitive.

Not necessarily. A major advantage of crested geckos is that their eggs can be incubated successfully at stable room temperature (68–75°F / 20–24°C) without a dedicated incubator, unlike most other reptile eggs that need active heating.

In the first 1–2 weeks, fertile eggs firm up and begin to slightly enlarge. By the midpoint, careful candling can reveal veining and embryo movement. In the final 1–2 weeks, eggs may show a slight dimple as the hatchling prepares to pip.

Crested geckos can shift their skin coloration and pattern contrast in response to temperature, stress, or activity level. 'Fired up' means displaying bold, high-contrast colors and pattern; 'fired down' means a duller, muted appearance. Both are normal and temporary, not signs of illness.

Most hatchlings shed within a day or two of hatching and eat that shed skin, then don't need feeding again for several more days while remaining yolk is absorbed. Offer a commercial crested gecko diet (CGD) powder mixed with water once active feeding begins.

A female crested gecko lays 2 eggs per clutch and can produce up to 8 clutches per breeding season, laying roughly every 3–4 weeks under good conditions.

At 60–120 days depending on temperature, crested gecko incubation overlaps with the slower end of leopard gecko incubation (35–89 days) but can run notably longer at cool room temperature.