She's a layin'!

[Mrjamwin]

Well I was wondering how long it would take because she was looking rather plump. I went to look for Ducky this morning and couldn't easily find her so I cracked open the door to her enclosure and peeked behind one of her plants and saw that she was digging in her lay bin. Woo hoo. We'll see what happens next.

 

[kinyonga]

Sometimes they dig several test holes then settle one one and dig it until they're happy with it...sometimes they just dig one and lay. That part can take a few days.
Once they have a hole they're happy with, they should turn around butt down and lay the eggs...usually in the evening. Hat can be quick or take several hours or more. Sometimes they stay in the hole overnight.
Once the eggs are all laid, they fill the hole in and tamp it down and return to the branches, hungry and thirsty.

If it doesn't go this way post here again so we can help.

 

[Mrjamwin]

Sometimes they dig several test holes then settle one one and dig it until they're happy with it...sometimes they just dig one and lay. That part can take a few days.
Once they have a hole they're happy with, they should turn around butt down and lay the eggs...usually in the evening. Hat can be quick or take several hours or more. Sometimes they stay in the hole overnight.
Once the eggs are all laid, they fill the hole in and tamp it down and return to the branches, hungry and thirsty.

If it doesn't go this way post here again so we can help.

@kinyonga thank you for the response. i will certainly keep an eye on the situation and provide updates. I appreciate it.

 

[kinyonga]

You're welcome.

 

[Mrjamwin]

@kinyonga she laid her eggs and she is back at her usual perching spot. She is looking incredibly thinner now. So my next question is do I have to remove the eggs right away to incubate them or can they stay in the lay bin for a day or two?

 

[kinyonga]

I always remove the eggs ASAP...what I usuallly do is have an identical lay bin and just swap them out once the female is back in the tree. Leaving them risks improper conditions and you might lose too many eggs.

Dig them up carefully....do you have an incubation container prepared with substrate? Suitable place to incubate them?

 

[Beman]

Awwwwww just wanted to say congrats!!! I did not realize these were fertile eggs. ❤

 

[Mrjamwin]

Awwwwww just wanted to say congrats!!! I did not realize these were fertile eggs. ❤

I inadvertently let my male climb into her enclosure while we were cleaning one and had her door open and while I was holding him while standing too close to her cage. He ran down my arm into hers and then 5 minutes later I was witnessing Cham porn.

 

[Mrjamwin]

I always remove the eggs ASAP...what I usuallly do is have an identical lay bin and just swap them out once the female is back in the tree. Leaving them risks improper conditions and you might lose too many eggs.

Dig them up carefully.o you have an incubation container prepared with substrate? Suitable place to incubate them?

Ok thank you

 

[kinyonga]

Welcome!

 

[Mrjamwin]

Is there a temp and humidity that the eggs need to incubate at?

 

[PabloTheCham]

Is there a temp and humidity that the eggs need to incubate at?

26°c and i think slightly moist?

 

[kinyonga]

Again....do you have an incubation container prepared with substrate? Suitable place to incubate them?

74F should be a good temperature to incubate them at....in the dark.
Substrate needs to be suitably moist. We need to know what substrate to tell you more.

 

[Mrjamwin]

We just went to our reptile store and purchased a incubator, Josh's frog pro hatch

 

[kinyonga]

What substrate will you use to lay the eggs on?

 

[Mrjamwin]

The Josh's frog pro hatch

 

[Mrjamwin]

Well she laid 60 eggs

 

[Mrjamwin]

Here are some pictures

 

[PabloTheCham]

Here are some pictures

I'm not a breeder or anything, but aren't you supposed to have the eggs touching so they hatch each other?

 

[Pearl Fields]

i think you can do either way from what has been on the forum. i think its preference