starting to dig

Bartman · 06-08-04, 06:33 AM

So how long does this mean i can hope for eggs approxemetly. She just started yesterday and shes extremely plump! I saw all the vermiculite in the laying box shifted to one corner and the floor was revealed so i added more vermiculite so she can dig more. Im so excited! These are going to be the first eggs ive fully completed myself...mating, and incubating.

later

DragnDrop · 06-08-04, 08:24 AM

Did you check to see if she laid her eggs yet? She might have done the deed already if it's piled up in one spot and she left the box. Sometimes they'll dig for days, other times they'll dig a hole, lay and get out. One of my females digs test holes for about a week, the final hole takes her forever to get it just right. She almost tries to dig the proverbial hole to China.

Bartman · 06-08-04, 02:16 PM

yea im sure, i checked rightt away because i thought forsure she laid them already, but she hasnt...wont i also be able to tell when shes laid when she becomes really skinny again?

Bartman · 06-08-04, 07:54 PM

Shes in her laying box a lot now..should i be expecting some any day?

672 · 06-09-04, 01:38 PM

If it is already in a pile, they should be laid. I found some eggs on monday in that exact same situation... now they're incubating at 80-81.5!

Bartman · 06-09-04, 02:32 PM

so im sure they werent laid, she is still continuously going into the hide box....