Ready to lay and doesn't like the bin

[BocaJan]

I provided a rectangle plastic trash can filled with dirt and sand. She has been in it and scratched around a little, but hasn't dug a hole. I am thinking about dumping the misture into a bigger trash can and seeing if she likes that any better. I know I need to put a stick in the misture, but should I cover it with a towel? She is a veiled and not real huge. She is also a very snarly lady.

Ideas please!

 

[Champhibians]

You did get the sand moist right? I use 5 gal buckets I remove all of the plants from the cage, Have a bio-vine hang down in the bucket. With about 12in of substrate at the bottom of it.
But if she is rejecting in you will have to change it

 

[kinyonga]

If she sees you watching her while she is digging, she will abandon the hole/digging "thinking" that its not a safe place to lay eggs.

 

[BocaJan]

Since she is so ornery, I just hope she doesn't think no place is safe, that is why I am asking if I should cover up the container with a towel or something, or just put it in another room.

 

[FOREVER ENDEAVOR]

i moved my ambilobe female into another room when she laid..i used a 35 gallon trashcan, and moist supersoil for the laying substrate..first day she dug a "fake" second day it was the real thing..

 

[kinyonga]

You could cover the sides of the cage with a towel or blanket so she can't see anything going by it.

 

[lanceman]

mine just had similar prob refused to lay in her cage was completely covered up for days with large laying container in her cage. at day 36 i took her out put her in a big tote like 160L bout 40galons i think could be wrong on g and covered the top had light on in ther within 30min she was digging and laid in that hole was like 20" long or more.