Female Veiled Extremely Gravid

Busdriversrock

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My female veiled is refusing to lay her eggs. I did take her to the vet a while back and he did confirm that she does have eggs. It's been well over 9 weeks! I'm starting to panic. I have provided her with a laying bin in her enclosure. It is a 5 gallon bucket with Eco-Earth and Sand mixture. She is showing ZERO interest in it. I have also tried using a 32 gal trash can with the same mixture and with a plant in it. Again ZERO interest. My next step is oxytocin. Before I do so, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Her enclosure is all screen, her basking spot is 86 degrees, the humidity is at 65%, she has a UVB 5.0 bulb. She is eating. She has a staple of hornworms and crickets. Dusted daily with calcium without D3, reptivite every two weeks with D3. Gravid Claire.jpg
 
With those colors, and that length of time, it might be close. One of my females refused to lay until I loosely wrapped a black garbage bag around the sides of her cage so she had complete privacy. Then, like magic, she settled down and dug a tunnel.

To each his..her own.
 
Try putting something like fake vines on top of the dirt. It will give her extra privacy while she's digging/laying.
 
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