Hi, my name is Paisley Gray. I am a high school junior in the AP research class and need some help from current breeders. If y’all would please contact me in the comments section that would be awesome. You can also email me at basilgray71108@gmail.com . If you would like to, it is preferred that you follow this link to my google forms survey: https://forms.gle/BWRGbXEwHHb9nub66 . Here is my research question: “How do environmental enrichment and habitat complexity affect the breeding success, measured by mating frequency and egg fertility, and offspring viability in captive bred crested geckos?”
So, I need information from different types of breeders.
1. Ones that use bland tubs for their breeding,
2. Ones that use high scale terrariums with lots of decor and realistic design,
3. Info on your breeding success for each 1 and 2.
All information given will remain anonymous and unbiased, so no worries there!
Thank you so much for your time!
Not entirely sure which category i fit into tbh… The way i do it, is i pair my geckos in a seperate, empty tub, and keep them together for about 10 minutes at a time. Usually that is more than enough the get the job done, and it allows me to keep an eye on them to see if any injuries occur, and if mating actually happens successfully. Usually the male will get right to it and try to court the female, if she’s not interested, she’ll tell him, and he’ll back off. Never had a male not be interested, and 9/10 times the female will let the male on her just fine, if she won’t, then i try again a week later. Never had a female reject a male more than twice, and ive had females reject males in their tanks as well, so it seems to be related to the female not being ready, more so than the environment. I used to pair them in their tanks by leaving them together for a couple of days, but i didn’t have as much success doing that, as there was no way for me to make sure they actually locked, and i once had a male get injured from falling from a branch while being locked with a female. I don’t cohab as it really isn’t needed, the female will lay several clutches after just one pairing, usually the entire season (5-6 clutches or more). Might get a couple less clutches than people who keep them together year round/the whole season, but i don’t mind as i’d rather avoid the stress of cohabitation and the potential injuries. If the female stops laying super early in the season (after 1-2 clutches), i do typically re-pair. I keep all of my geckos in semi-natural setups with bioactive substrate, cork, and plants, but also pipe-insulation used as hides/branches, and i have a hamster wheel in one enclosure as well. Ive had a very high success-rate doing this, ive only ever had one egg die that couldn’t be explained by an incubation mishap.
Wow, that was a lot, thank you so much. because the breeding actually takes place in a tub, I will put you under category two, with moderately high success.
Again, thank you! 
So for myself, all my geckos have bioactive set ups.
I pair them by putting the female into the males viv for about 3 days. If I see a lock I separate after they’re finished.
Usually lay march til September time roughly. I’ve had some females keep going. I’ve also had females that just stop laying after a few clutches. I sometimes pair again then.
Always done it this way, never had an issue, and lots of babies 
would you be able to give me an average number of eggs?
2 a month usually March to September, 12-14 eggs a year from a female x
thank you so much!