on the floor

[bradley]

My female veiled is on the floor pacing all over her enclosure. she is not gravid but has receptive colours. Is she searching for my male. i dont want her to lay again as she has layed twice this year so i turned her temp down and cut her food intake back but is there anything else i can do

 

[Julirs]

I hope you have a laying bucket in there just in case. When was the last time she laid?

 

[bradley]

she is definately not gravid as she is really skinny and she has large clutches. she last layed in the second week of october its just i want her to be mated and lay next year and save her to breed only when mated. i have no use with infertiles it just makes more work for her when i dont want her to lay yet and she always double clutches

 

[Julirs]

I have had females lay every 3 months even with reduced temps and feeding. Always have a laying bucket in no matter what, you don't want her to become eggbound. But like you said she could just be receptive and looking for that male!

 

[bradley]

lol one minute she hates him the next minute she wants to be with him hopefully she wont lay as i want all eggs to be fertile but i dont want to m,ate her now

 

[bradley]

I have had females lay every 3 months even with reduced temps and feeding.

how long did these veiled girls live for

 

[Julirs]

2.5 years. Shortened no doubt by large clutches and multiple clutches.

 

[jannb]

Don't even allow her to see your male. Just seeing the male can cause her to lay a clutch of eggs.

 

[bradley]

i just put a laying bin in and shes basking now so hopefully just receptive and wont lay. She is always colourful like chamille jannb so hopefully she wanted to explore her new cage i got her for christmas

 

[Miss Lily]

Lily always showed the same bright colours to some degree too. She would also pace her cage and get out at every opportunity when receptive - sometimes she would walk right over food on my hand to come out. She had no interest in food when receptive either.