random egg-laying questions

[Lyneeso]

I have a female Veiled cham she is now about 10 months old or so she is going to be laying her first clutch of eggs (infertile).
So, first off, I'm wondering about how long from the time she starts changing to a gravid coloration and begins showing a bulge untill she will actually begin digging and lay her eggs.
She has gradually, day by day, become more of a ''robbins egg'' blue color, and she developed a slight bulge that in about 2.5 weeks became very large. She began showing many blue stripes and spots along with some brown and orange spots. Now, she is very plump and mostly blue with some green stripes and many bright orange spots.
She still eats as many crickets as I will give her. I went from about 12-15 large crickets every other day to about 8-10 large crickets every other day when the bulge became noticably larger.
I have two laying bins in her cage which is now covered with towels for privacy. I'm using a peat moss/playsand laying substrate and I mist it every few days to ensure that it will hold a tunnel if she tries to dig one. Still though, I have never seen any evidence that she has even walked on the sand (prints).
so i guess I'm wondering, whats the laying timeline???
also, any other advice is GREATLY appreciated.
Thank You

 

[Miss Lily]

If the laying medium has been in the cage for a while it may still dry out due to the heat and lights. It may be worth emptying it out and re-dampening it to ensure that the dampness is ok.

When Lily was gravid you could see the outline of the eggs above her back legs approx a week to 10 days before she laid. Her food intake also reduced to 1 or 2 items a day for a couple of weeks before.

When your female starts to dig, ensure that she doesn't see you looking at her - most people cover the front of the cage so she can't see out, or be seen. It will make her feel more secluded and comfortable.

Also bear in mind that she may dig several 'test' holes for a few days before she's satisfied with the hole and finally lays her eggs. The whole process can take all day. When Lily laid her first clutch she started digging at lights on (about 6.45a.m.) and finally finished covering them and returned to her branches at 10.30p.m. the same day.

 

[Lyneeso]

I have read so many different stories and it seems that there is no set period of time. I have heard that they hold onto the eggs for a few days and I've heard weeks as well. Ive heard that they will take hours to lay the eggs once they start digging and I've heard that it may take days even weeks. I'm Just wondering what is average or normal.

 

[jojothefirst]

my veiled laid recently. She was mated around 35 days b4 she laid her eggs. She (like miss lily said above) dug several test hole's over 8 days and the last hole she dug, she slept in it and didnt finish for around 30hours in total. Hope this helps.