woah first time, me and her
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coldbloodedAL
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Yes that is ALOT of eggss. If she continues to lay clutches that big it could shorten her lifespan. Lowering her temps slightly and feeding her less will reduce the amount of eggs she produces.
Miss Lily
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That is a lot - my female laid 81 in her one and only clutch so far - that was about 14 months ago now. Feed her well for a couple of days then reduce to every other day and keep her temps around 80 - 82 at the most in the hottest spot. Until Amy got pneumonia she was fed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, but she had to have her meds injected into her food so I had to feed her every day!
I learnt the hard way with my first female, I kept her too hot and fed her waaay too much food (I was told feed her all she wanted). She laid her first clutch at 14 months old of 104 infertiles and her second clutch just 4 months later of 102 infertile eggs. It still hurts to know that I played a part in shortening her life by giving her too much food and keeping her too warm, although she had an enlarged liver and she didn't die from complications of the laying process.
I took what I learnt from my mistakes with Lily and changed the way I care for Amy - and it really does work, the lowering temps and feeding less. Amy is almost 3 years old and has only laid that one clutch, back in November 2010. Lily died at 18 months old having laid two huge clutches.
I learnt the hard way with my first female, I kept her too hot and fed her waaay too much food (I was told feed her all she wanted). She laid her first clutch at 14 months old of 104 infertiles and her second clutch just 4 months later of 102 infertile eggs. It still hurts to know that I played a part in shortening her life by giving her too much food and keeping her too warm, although she had an enlarged liver and she didn't die from complications of the laying process.
I took what I learnt from my mistakes with Lily and changed the way I care for Amy - and it really does work, the lowering temps and feeding less. Amy is almost 3 years old and has only laid that one clutch, back in November 2010. Lily died at 18 months old having laid two huge clutches.
Strange, they will usually lay them all the first time. Is she in a tunnel again?
That is an excessive amount of eggs. Make sure you give her some liquid calcium, lots of water and food after she is done. She will be weak after that many.
I would do as suggested and keep her temps lower from now on and feeding around 6 crickets every other day.
That is an excessive amount of eggs. Make sure you give her some liquid calcium, lots of water and food after she is done. She will be weak after that many.
I would do as suggested and keep her temps lower from now on and feeding around 6 crickets every other day.
Miss Lily
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I have experienced this with both my females. They both finished laying late at night - too late for me to remove the laying bin right after. Both of them went down again the next morning and continued to shift the dirt. I always wondered that maybe they could smell them and feel that they weren't covered enough and that's why they carried on digging/shifting the dirt. Both my girls wouldn't settle until the eggs had been removed and even when the bin was placed back in (without the eggs) they didn't return to it.
Although, of course it is possible that your girl may have retained some eggs. has she been eating and drinking ok? Does she look skinny?
Although, of course it is possible that your girl may have retained some eggs. has she been eating and drinking ok? Does she look skinny?
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