so my main concern is...should i just leave her be?
i am waiting now but i checked up on her and she is on the rim of the container she can dig in. she hasn't really moved from that spot for a while.

Mine did about the same thing. Try not to stress, she is ready when ready. If you have replaced the vermiculite with sand and wet it so that you can squeeze it and it holds it shape, then your bucket is ready for her. Poke your finger into the sand so she can see a hole. She may or may not choose to use that hole to start her own, but she will poke her nose it in. She may fill in the hole and then go to another place....who knows, they are hard to predict when it comes to digging holes.

Good luck and be patient. I know it is hard because I had an awful time.

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thanks for the response. what type of sand do you recommend?

just use regular play sand u can find it at homedepot or hardware type stores even toys r us sumtimes. I like to mix cocunut fiber in with mine it makes for a very stable tunnel u can find that at just about any gardening section.

I bought a bag of sandbox sand.

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Personally i prefer playsand for their digging and i use one of those orange buckets from homedepot so they can dig down a good 12-14 inches <damp sand of course>

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Is she still sitting down low in her cage? Still inactive? Has she dug at all today? Are her eyes open all the time?
How wide/long is the container?

What clinic did you talk to in Guelph?

I'm worried that she is becoming eggbound.

Don't leave any uneaten insects in the cage they may bite her or eat the eggs when/if they get laid.

I hope she is not seeing you watching her when she digs!

No she wasn't sitting low in her cage. She went up to the top quite often; whenever she stopped digging. She dug most of the day, then stopped. Her eyes are open all the time. The container is about 12" in diameter and about 10" tall. The clinic in Guelph is the Ontario Veterinary College. I was told they have vets who specialize in exotics there, so I asked them for some help. There are no uneaten insects in the cage. She did not see me watching her. I only checked on her a few times throughout the day. Other than that, she was all alone.
The good news is........she is now laying the eggs!!! I am not sure if she is done yet. What temp. do you all suggest for panther eggs in the incubator? I have a hova-bator.

She laid 27 eggs!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations on the eggs! Good number!

There is information on incubating them in this site...
http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/...fpardalis.html

The OVC in Guelph does have exotics vets. I have been there many times.