I Think She is Gravid....

[QuincysBoo]

Well we are in week 3 when my beardies did the deed.. I was getting skeptical whether or not if she was gravid... But when feeding her tonight she was relaxed belly sagging eating crickets and I think i saw 2 little lumps on the side of her bellow... So I think she is gravid.. Heard her doing a little scratching this morning so i put her a lay box in her cage... Tell me if this is ok or not... see. pic...

Tracey

 

[zebraflavencs]

Yeaaaaaaah... I'd say laying is Eminent !
Janie

 

[Twobeardieguy]

I agree!

 

[QuincysBoo]

I hate fancy words LOL LOL just kidding....

 

[Twobeardieguy]

Me2 lol. It does look like she is gravid. I wish you luck and any questions just ask.

 

[QuincysBoo]

Yeah I put her in the laying bed so she will be accustomed to it when it is time...

 

[fresnowitte]

Tracey may I suggest that you make the soil a bit deeper and make sure it's packed down so when she digs in it it will not colapse. :wink:

 

[QuincysBoo]

She is acting crazy again trying to get out her cage.. She done this before they mated for like 2 months and stopped after they mated now she is doing it again could this be a sign she about ready to lay the eggs?

I added some vermiculite and more organic top soil and packed it. Hope she will go to it and lay...Fingers are crossed...

 

[fresnowitte]

Your welcome.

 

[QuincysBoo]

She is starting this scratching... Explain: What she is doing she is going to the window of the cage and stands on hind legs and scratching at the window.. She did this 2 months constantly then stopped when they mated now she is starting that again off and on.. Just started this today which Sunday will be the end of 3 weeks and beginning of week 4.. Would this be considered of getting ready to lay? She is only doing this for a few minutes at a time not constantly like before.... She also haven't been taking any food since last night and the eggs are more visible now unlike yesterday I barley seen a lump....does this mean they have dropped? And should I go ahead and start the incubator up? Nervous...


Tracey

 

[fresnowitte]

Tracey one of my females lays at 3 weeks not 4. But she is usually a psycho glass dancer for several days straight before she lays...and won't eat for about a week prior to laying. My other laying female is every 4 weeks and she only glass dances for a few hours a day not all day...and will continue to eat up to about 1 or 2 days before she lays. They are all so very different from one another. So she could very well be getting ready to lay. Are you noticing the lumps lower on her belly now? It's always a good idea to get the incubator on so that your temps have leveled out.

Breath! :wink: Your close!

 

[QuincysBoo]

Like I said yesterday I could barley notice a lump now today I see a few of them better and I picked her up and felt something lol So yeah they are more noticeable today and the lump yesterday was on the side in the middle.. But she does have a heaviness in her bottom part of her belly... she's my baby... :wink: she also pooped a couple times today... And when i have the incubtor on should i add the perlite also so it can be ready? or wait till she lays?

 

[Angiecountrygirl]

Good Luck Tracie!!! If she lays, let us know, we all have our fingers crossed for you!