Gravid or Chubby girl?

[kimmicham]

I know this is posted a lot by others, I have read the other posts but I still am not sure about my girl. First off she had not eaten in 2 weeks which is VERY strange for her. Second her tummy has gotten quite large in the last month. The issue I'm having is she is not really showing gravid coloring, I cant feel anything in her belly, and I have a laying bin in her cage with sand but she doesn't really seem interested in it
The first pic is on July 27 the others are from today
Any help is greatly appreciated Thank you!!!

 

[jannb]

It's been awhile since I've had panther girls but that looks like gravid colors to me. Make sure the sand in the laying bin is not to moist or to dry. If you pick up a fist full of the sand and squeeze it you should be able to get a small drop of water out of it but only a small drop. You could also try soil or a sand and soil mixture to see of she likes that. They can be picky

 

[Lpsouth1978]

I have to agree with Jann on this one. She looks gravid to me. I have a girl that does not show the black with peach highlights, but also does not turn her beautiful salmon color when gravid. She looks VERY much like your girl. She may not be ready to lay just yet, but like Jann said, you can try different soil and see how it goes. I use a mix of 50/50 sand and organic soil w/o ferts, she seems to like it.

 

[junglefries]

I had one girl who refused to use laying bins anymore. Prefered to just drop them like angry birds. Recently, she was moved back outside for some needed D3. Guess what? Used her same bin again! Try moving in a different position, outdoors vs indoors, etc... She might be just a little fickle.

 

[kimmicham]

Thank you for the quick replies and suggestions. I will give them a try. Its just so difficult with females