Gizzy Pictures

[sallyb]

Hi guys,
As some of you will remember Gizzy had a fall recently and thankfully is absolutely fine, but she has discovered a new way of persuading me to get her out of her viv. She just throws herself onto the flimsy fiscus leaves knowing i will come running in panic I had to get some pics tonight when she fell asleep in my hand. i`m not sure who`s dafter me or Gizzy.

 

[Miss Lily]

Aww! She likes to scare you! It's funny that they just go to sleep wherever they are when the lights turn off! I hope that she wasn't sleeping in the day. She looks rather fat too - is she gravid? She reminds me so much of Lily! Have you weighed her lately?

 

[sallyb]

It was just about her bedtime when she decided my hand was far more comfortable, lol. Thankfully she is like clockwork with her sleep routine. She is quite plump now and i`m fairly certain she is gravid as she has had a little dig recently in the bin i have in her viv. So far no eggs though I can what looks to be a couple of little egg shaped lumps near her back legs, i just hope she lays soon.

I haven`t weighed her for a while actually, but will make a point of that tomorrow. Any idea what she should weigh roughly at 14 months old ? She does have a huge appetite although it has slowed a lot in the last couple of weeks.

Aaaw i miss seeing the pics of Lily she was such a sweet little girl. I do love the ones of Amy and smiling Tommy.

 

[Miss Lily]

When I could see the egg shaped lumps behind Lily's back legs she was about a week to 10 days away from laying. She would also eat nothing for around the same amount of time. When the vet weighed Lily (about a month after her last clutch) she weighed 200g. At the time I was told she was far too big, bless her. I used to feed her as much as she wanted ... learnt that one the hard way.

Amy gets 2 extra large locusts (she has the smaller ones and Tommy gets the biggest ones) a day with the occasional sikworm or superworm. She also gets a waxworm sometimes too, but now I have silkworms I prefer to give these as treats as they are better for them. Amy is now 9 months old and weighs 135g and I know that she would eat as much as I could offer her every day!

 

[sallyb]

Thanks Tiff, fingers crossed she will be laying soon - it took her a while to get used to the bin of sand being in her viv so i was stunned to she she`d had a little dig in it at last.

Gizzy was eating as she pleased until a month or so ago when i realised that she was eating too much. I now give her 3 crickets per day and some rocket on occassion too - she doesn`t always want them though at the moment. I tried Gizzy with locusts, but although she ate one, she has refused them ever since.

 

[Miss Lily]

Have you tried offering her silkworms? I get mine form here: http://www.butterworms.co.uk/index.html but they don't have them in stock very often. I have just ordered some from ebay that worked out a lot cheaper.

 

[sallyb]

I have been looking for some silkworm, but couldn`t find any. I`ll check that out, thanks.

 

[sallyb]

I have just weighed Gizzy and she is 173g is that good ?

 

[laurie]

She is still a tad heavy but let's wait until after the eggs are laid then check again. She is a nice looking girl. If you cards for the holiday has not been mailed (mine haven't) her asleep in your hand is adorable to include for reptile friends.

 

[sallyb]

Thanks Laurie, great idea I`ve done most of mine, but i think i`ll do the rest with that pic. I`m sure it will raise a few smiles.

 

[justjumpit621]

HAHA I feel like I have a runt lol Molly is 74g =P I hope everything goes okay with your girl, good luck