My veiled is digging

reptimanny

reptimanny

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My female veiled is digging finally. I knew she was going to lay eggs but i didn't know when. It's weird cause she doesn't look like she has eggs inside her. Any help on the situation would be nice.
 
How long is a piece of string?! Seriously though, my first female dug around here and there for 3 days digging test holes before getting on with the job for real on the fourth day. The whole process lasted from early morning (when it got light) until around 10pm when she had finally filled in the hole and gone back up to the branches. She laid a huge clutch though which obviously took her longer.

Once she is done she will need a good long drink and some calcium dusted food. Hope all goes well for you!
 
Miss Lily said:
How long is a piece of string?! Seriously though, my first female dug around here and there for 3 days digging test holes before getting on with the job for real on the fourth day. The whole process lasted from early morning (when it got light) until around 10pm when she had finally filled in the hole and gone back up to the branches. She laid a huge clutch though which obviously took her longer.

Once she is done she will need a good long drink and some calcium dusted food. Hope all goes well for you!
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Thats what i have heard...its like this big event. I hope she gets rid of all of the eggs cause i don't want her to have to get surgery, i have heard the horror stories with that. Thanks for the encouragement:D
 
I know how stressful the first clutch is for us owners. Like I was told with Lily - 'she knows what to do and she'll just get on with it!' The hardest part is the waiting. I found Lily's second clutch far more stressful as I was more aware of what was going on and the things that could go wrong. I was pacing the floor like an expectant father, lol!
 
When Camille (my female veiled) laid infertile eggs she never looks big nor could I see or feel eggs but when she laid her fertile eggs she gains allot of weight and looked (lumpy) with eggs.

As Thompson and Tiff said above give her plenty of privacy and after she finishes mist her very well so she can drink and feed her extra food well dusted with extra calcium for a couple of days. If you have liquid calcium give her that.

Sometimes it takes awhile for them to lay. Keep us posted.
 
jannb said:
When Camille (my female veiled) laid infertile eggs she never looks big nor could I see or feel eggs but when she laid her fertile eggs she gains allot of weight and looked (lumpy) with eggs.

As Thompson and Tiff said above give her plenty of privacy and after she finishes mist her very well so she can drink and feed her extra food well dusted with extra calcium for a couple of days. If you have liquid calcium give her that.

Sometimes it takes awhile for them to lay. Keep us posted.
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Yeah im sure they are infertile(she has yet to be introduced to a male) Where can i get some liquid calcium? How many crickets well dusted should i give her in the next couple of days?
 
reptimanny said:
Yeah im sure they are infertile(she has yet to be introduced to a male) Where can i get some liquid calcium? How many crickets well dusted should i give her in the next couple of days?
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I get my liquid calcium form my vet. You can just use calcium supplement without d3 until you can get some. It you are going to breed down the road I would recommend it.

After she lays I would feed her 6 to 8 crickets (depending on the size) everyday for about 3 days and then cut her back to everyother day and dust as normal.
 
jannb said:
I get my liquid calcium form my vet. You can just use calcium supplement without d3 until you can get some. It you are going to breed down the road I would recommend it.

After she lays I would feed her 6 to 8 crickets (depending on the size) everyday for about 3 days and then cut her back to everyother day and dust as normal.
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Do i just give her crickets or can i mix up some superworms and dubias?(gutloaded of course)and if they are gutloaded what would be the best veggie to gutload them with)
 
I was also wondering what are the indicators that my cham is done laying eggs? Is the hole covered,does my female stop pacing the enclosure what happens?
 
reptimanny said:
I was also wondering what are the indicators that my cham is done laying eggs? Is the hole covered,does my female stop pacing the enclosure what happens?
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She will dig head first then she will turn around and lay the eggs and then she will cover the hole and pat it down. This is when I take Camille out because she is so weak but they are then suppose to crawl back up in the branches.
 
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