With veiled females producing eggs without mating, there can be reproductive issues, if they are over fed and have basking or cage temperatures that are too warm…so as they approach sexual maturity, they need to be cut back on the feeding and the temperatures need to be 80F (+ or - a degree or two) to keep the number of follicles/eggs they produce low enough that they don’t end up with follicular stasis or egg binding…or other issues.
The issue is, that we don’t know exactly when they will suddenly reach sexual maturity, so we start when they are still not showing their mature receptive colours (mustardy coloured splotches and bluish spots) to cut them back. We don’t want them to be skinny or starve, we just want them not be over fed/fat.
It’s also important to provide them with a suitable/proper egg laying site in the cage as they become receptive. They can become egg bound if they have no place to lay the eggs.
Supplements (calcium, phos, D3 and vitamin A need to be in the right balance) and other husbandry needs to be spot on as well. It’s not that hard to do…it’s just important to do it.
Your pretty little lady looks to be somewhere at least maybe 4+ months old. Did you know that whether she ever even sees a boy, she’ll be laying eggs? Our veiled ladies mature as young as 5-6 months old and can start egg production and laying that early. Because of that, it’s more important than ever to make sure and then double sure that we have all of our care as close to perfect as possible. If you’d like, we can help with a double check with you. Would just need you to answer the following (copy & paste with your answers) and then we can go over everything. Pics of your entire enclosure (lights included) are also a huge help.
