laying eggs?

[wontbme]

okay so 1: when will she be ready? how can i tell?

2: i can only use an external laying bin... when should i put her in, when do i take her out?

3: food while in there?

any other tips?

the laying bin is a white bucket full with moist substrate easy to dig with one finger and doesn't collapse

 

[wontbme]

oh and she's 5 months old. turns 6 mo in 28th of this month ^^

 

[wontbme]

i'm sorry for triple posting but i'd like to get info asap

 

[kinyonga]

1: when will she be ready? how can i tell?
She should develop mustardy/yellowish splotches which would indicate sexual maturity and then bright blue dots indicating receptivity before she will be producing eggs....but you won't know exactly when she will lay them after that unless she is mated.

2: i can only use an external laying bin... when should i put her in, when do i take her out?
Its much easier to have even a smaller container of washed sand in her cage so she will have a place to dig than it is to notice the usually subtle indications that she is ready. She should move around the cage looking for a site to lay, may drink a lot more than normal, may slow down or stop eating, should show increased girth in the lower half of the body, etc. as she is nearing the laying time.

3: food while in there?
She can eat up when in the bin, but you need to remove any leftover insects so they won't chew on her or the eggs.

any other tips?
I would put a container in her cage that is about 12" deep x 12" x8" full of washed moistened playsand.

the laying bin is a white bucket full with moist substrate easy to dig with one finger and doesn't collapse
How deep is it and how are you going to keep her in it?

 

[wontbme]

she can't get out on her own accord i already tried.

it's about...
9 inches deep. but its very wide so i didnt want to over work her.

 

[wontbme]

my cham has yellow lines, are those the sploches?
and she's sort of chubby when basking, and if i stick my hand in there she like... shrinks making me think she's not "pregnant"
ugh idk... i really can't put in an internal laying bin because my cage is only 21" i'm getting a 48 soon, by friday maybe
should i leave her in there all day then? i can hang my basking lamp two feet from the bucket... or will that cause her burns?
i don't want a cham stew