The Laybox

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Hi! I'm new here. I've had my little Chamomile since February 2020, and she will be 3 at the end of December. She has had 2 clutches of egg laying in her lifetime, usually 9 months apart. Last time was at the end of june of 2021. She's a little fatter, lol, I took her to the vet and we are trying a laybox. She's comfortable laying on her Reptile carpet, but now we have a 24 cup Tupperware bin full of sand from Australia o_O
She doesn't know what to do with it lol. She's looking at me like she's being punished now, especially after taking out some of her decor, to make room for the bin on her non basking side. We will be upgrading from a 40 gallon to a 120 gallon soon enough, after my move in June! She is adventurous, and loooooves running around my apartment, to nest herself in many spots. She digs! Just not in sand... lol. Will she eventually come to learn about her new Substrate? Is there an alternative to sand that may get her laying these eggs quicker? I'm trying to avoid a $200 x-ray, seeing as we are just a little behind her usual egg laying time (from what ive been ovserving thus far), I reeeeeaaally wanna take care of this to the best of my ability, which is why I've come to this community! Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
 

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Hi there ! Can you post pics of the laybox and when you say " Australian sand," is that something the pet store sells ? I don't bother with that stuff but whatever sand you have it has to be damp, they don't like dry , dusty sand that can't hold it's shape. It needs to be the consistency that will hold it's shape if you squeeze it. You also need a lid with a hole cut in it so it seems like a cave. Another thought is that since she has laid eggs no problem on the carpet you might just keep things the way they were.
 

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Hi there ! Can you post pics of the laybox and when you say " Australian sand," is that something the pet store sells ? I don't bother with that stuff but whatever sand you have it has to be damp, they don't like dry , dusty sand that can't hold it's shape. It needs to be the consistency that will hold it's shape if you squeeze it. You also need a lid with a hole cut in it so it seems like a cave. Another thought is that since she has laid eggs no problem on the carpet you might just keep things the way they were.
Hi! Yes, I will post a picture of it. It's by JurassicNatural. It was rated pretty well on amazon, so I thought I'd give it a try. The sand is perfect, she watches me build sandcastles lol. I'm trying to amuse her, and it's kiiiindaa working lol. The sand is about 4" high, if I put the lid on.. I don't think she'd even go inside anymore. She is curious about the sand, but isn't digging in it yet. I may use something though! You got me thinking! I feel like I might know how to make it into a cave... hopefully.

The first clutch, she dug UNDER the Reptile carpet LOL. I work nights, so when I woke up, I was wondering where she went. I saw a lump in the reptile carpet lol, I lifted the corner of the carpet and there she was with all her eggs. The second clutch, she was just hanging out. Just chillin on a log (decor) poppin out another 30 lol.

I'm simply just trying to get her to move things along, cuz I feel like we may be a little delayed on clutch #3. Let me post some pics
 

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TheMix

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Hi there ! Can you post pics of the laybox and when you say " Australian sand," is that something the pet store sells ? I don't bother with that stuff but whatever sand you have it has to be damp, they don't like dry , dusty sand that can't hold it's shape. It needs to be the consistency that will hold it's shape if you squeeze it. You also need a lid with a hole cut in it so it seems like a cave. Another thought is that since she has laid eggs no problem on the carpet you might just keep things the way they were.
Will this work?! :D I bought the black container originally as a laybox, but was too small. It fits perfectly between the viv and the container full of sand!
 

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Yes it would work if she'll go in the small entrance. You could put her in there and then put the lid on. If you could make the hole bigger somehow it might be more appealing, more visible as an entrance to her " nest ".
 

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Yes it would work if she'll go in the small entrance. You could put her in there and then put the lid on. If you could make the hole bigger somehow it might be more appealing, more visible as an entrance to her " nest ".
I will do that! That's a really good idea! I can't make the hole any bigger on the container, but I can dig out some of the sand from under the container to make the nesting spot bigger.
 

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