How soon after laying can I expect another clutch?

[jajeanpierre]

My T. q. gracilior laid a clutch of 14 eggs March 15th. I just looked at her now and she suddenly looks big. Hopefully it is the way she is sitting on the branch.

I want to avoid putting a laying bin in for as long as possible because I am still treating for giardia. She's a recent import and I put off treating her for parasites until after the clutch was laid per vet.

She weighs 72g now and weighed 66g just before she lay her last clutch. She doesn't look as ready to lay now as she did the week before her clutch--I am just starting to see the egg shapes in her belly. The artery that runs down her belly is not as prominent nor is her vent is not as flaccid as it was a few days before she lay her clutch. The last clutch was my first ever clutch, so it is not as though I have any experience with reptiles.

I really want to keep the laying bin out of the enclosure for as long as I can to avoid reinfecting her with parasites.

When do they lay after a clutch? One breeder suggested 2 months. How reliable is that timing?

 

[ponders]

The weeks between clutches was quite variable with my girl. I have some gestation notes in my blogs if you want to check them out.

 

[jajeanpierre]

The weeks between clutches was quite variable with my girl. I have some gestation notes in my blogs if you want to check them out.

Thanks Tylene. I looked over your blog.

It seems that your girl laid eggs three to four months after laying a clutch when she was not bred. Is that correct? Did she ever lay two months after laying a clutch?

Your notes said she laid her eggs somewhere around 8 weeks after being bred. I gather she was not bred immediately after laying eggs.

I'm hoping I still have another month. I really want to keep the bottom of her cage really clean so I can finally break this giardia infection.

I thought I had a pretty good idea when my gracilior was near laying by the slackness of her body. Do you notice the same thing? My experience with reptiles is one clutch, so basically no experience at all.

Thanks.