# Reproduction
Welcome to the Reproduction page. On this page you can learn everything about how Geokins reproduce and multiply.
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##### The Biological aspect:
Geokins reproduce by laying Eggs. When 2 Geokins want to mate, they both start consuming excessive amounts of Calcium and or Calcite. These are Elements needed to create the Eggshell.
Geokins have a storage organ within their bodies in which the excess Calcium gets stored. usually one Geokin doesn't have enough capacity on it's own to be able to create an egg, thus 2 are needed.
While both Geokins gather Calcium, they also start building a Nest out of Crystals.
Once enough calcium has been gathered, one partner is chosen to create the egg. The other partner expels all of their gathered calcium, allowing the first to consume it and hold it in their stomach. They then lay down in the Nest and wait for the Egg to be created and laid, this usually takes about a week.
Which DNA traits from the respective parents become the dominant one is random and quite similar to how it happens with any other species. On rarer occasions mutations can happen, resulting in the newborn Geode looking widely different from their parents.
The Egg will continuously draw in energy from the surrounding crystals within the Nest to grow and nurture the growing Geode inside. This continues over the course of the next 5 to 10 years, during this time the egg changes in color depending on the crystals the Nest was made out of. Once the egg has drawn in enough energy and the Geode inside is fully developed, the egg hatches and a new Geode is born.
Because the parents have to undergo a very strict diet to be able to gather enough Calcium within a reasonable time, it is a very taxing endeavor to reproduce. Often Geokins take longer to recover from creating an Egg than the time it takes to hatch.
##### The Social aspect:
Surprisingly Geokins are not too keen on reproducing. This is mostly because of the well known fact among Geokins that, creating an Egg is very physically taxing. Geokins who don't properly plan out their diets and overindulge in Calcium to "get it over with" often die because of the missing nutrients they would receive from consuming their affiliated Crystal Type.
In larger settlements there are usually dedicated Groups of Geokin who figured out the best way to manage their diet effectively and be able to keep as much energy while gathering just enough Calcium to create an Egg rather quickly.