Hi! Khaleesi is now gravid with infertile eggs!!! I have increased her calcium, but she's going crazy and i believe she's ready to lay. tomorrow i'm getting her lay bin all set up. but how long do i leave her in there? how do i feed her. i know everything i need to do except how exactly do i go about keeping her in the lay bin. anyone who ha gone through this, please let me know what worked for you. also, once i put her in the lay bin, how long until she's acting herself again? and what else can i do for her right now?
Gravid!! What do i do?
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Hi there, I've had quite a few gravid girls, they're all a little different but once you set up the laybox just pile some sand/soil up high on one side and start a tunnel for her by hand. I usually leave them in unless they just really only try to get out. Generally that means they're not quite ready. You can put her in 1-3 X a day, but once she starts digging you'll know the time is close.
Sometimes they will dig for a while + then try to get out again. You can then take her out + offer some water. After an hour or so put her back. Generally once they are really in a pretty good sized hole they are getting down to business. When they have it dug the way they want, they turn around with head facing out + start laying. They are very calm and you'll see them make an undulating or serpentine motion every few minutes until they're done laying. Then they come out + start burying the eggs. Once she's done you can put her in a warm bath , she may have a drink [ usually are thirsty, they lose a bit of water during laying ] then pat her dry + put her back in the heat of the tank.
Sometimes they'll still scratch a bit, the instinct to make sue they've covered everything is strong, even when moved back to the tank away from the eggs.
Sometimes they'll still scratch a bit, the instinct to make sue they've covered everything is strong, even when moved back to the tank away from the eggs.
Yes, that's fine. I even had small laybox that I put in one of my large cages that was used by my girls too. Like this :
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/30026/full
It's about 22L X 12W X 8 H.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/30026/full
It's about 22L X 12W X 8 H.
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Like AHBD mentioned, it may take a few times. One of my gravid females dug around her laybox for almost a day off and on before laying eggs. I would let her dig as long as she wanted, but would bring her out when she stopped. I just make sure they have some heat coming from above in case they are in there for a while.
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