Laying eggs in wrong spot

[Brodybreaux25]

This is my veiled’s 3rd time laying eggs and this time she is digging in a 6” pot I have built into the wall at the very top of her enclosure. The pot is about 6 inches deep and contains a good size pitcher plant. I had large white marble chips on top of the dirt to prevent accidental ingestion but she has thrown them all out. She has a large lay bin in the bottom of her enclosure, it’s filled with damp play sand. It’s the exact same bin in the exact same spot it was the last two times she layed.

Should I stop her from digging in my pitcher plant and gently place her in her bin or should I let her discover and decide on her own that that pot is not a good place too lay eggs?

I don’t want her to kill my pitcher but I’m more concerned about inturpting her and causing some type of problem...

 

[nightanole]

Id just let her go unless that plant is worth a $150 vet visit to get a shot to induce labor.

 

[laurie]

Are the eggs fertile? If not where she lays makes no difference. Even if they are fertile, I would let her lay where she wants! Sadly you will have lots of fun digging up those eggs! Good luck!

 

[Brodybreaux25]

They are fertile, and yes it was “fun” digging them out...

I noticed that about 5 or 6 of the eggs are much smaller, softer, and oblong than the others. Does this mean they are infertile?

 

[kinyonga]

The smaller ones likely are infertile. How many did she lay?
How many were there in previous clutches?

 

[Brodybreaux25]

51 in total, down from about 65 in her last two lays. I’m still trying to find that balance of food and temps to get her clutch sizes a bit smaller. This is her third lay.

 

[kinyonga]

It's not easy to get it right sometimes. You're heading in the right direction though!