hannahbanana13
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Hey everyone, my 3.5y female veiled is currently carrying eggs. I saw her dig down into he lay bin so I thought she was ready to lay her eggs but she is still plump-looking. She refused food at her last feeding but is still drinking. Has anyone else had a cham take more than one try to lay? Her previous lays have been smooth/ uneventful… when should I be concerned? (I am already concerned)
Husbandry info:
Cage: screen 2x2x4 ft
Lights: reptisun daylight 100w on a dimmer + 10.0 linear uvb bulb (and a grow light for the plants)
Misting / humidity: automatic mister goes off for 2 mins every 8 hours. Humidity during the day: ~50% humidity at night is ~70-80%
Temps: basking 83 degrees F, mid enclosure is 75 and bottom is 72.
There are only live plants in the enclosure: dragon tree, neon pothos, rubber plant, and a Swiss cheese plant.
Feeding and supplementation:
Feeding gut loaded dubia roaches (dime to penny sized — it just depends on the shipments) ~4 per feeding (more if the roaches are small) and 1 superworm per feeding. She is fed every other day with a 2 days fast sometime during the week (the days just depends on my work schedule)
For supplements she is getting the reptivite with d3 once weekly and calcium without d3 twice weekly (it was previously once a week but I increased the amount/ frequency of the calcium once I noticed she was about to start making eggs)
Here are some pics of the tubby lady. Thanks everyone!!
Husbandry info:
Cage: screen 2x2x4 ft
Lights: reptisun daylight 100w on a dimmer + 10.0 linear uvb bulb (and a grow light for the plants)
Misting / humidity: automatic mister goes off for 2 mins every 8 hours. Humidity during the day: ~50% humidity at night is ~70-80%
Temps: basking 83 degrees F, mid enclosure is 75 and bottom is 72.
There are only live plants in the enclosure: dragon tree, neon pothos, rubber plant, and a Swiss cheese plant.
Feeding and supplementation:
Feeding gut loaded dubia roaches (dime to penny sized — it just depends on the shipments) ~4 per feeding (more if the roaches are small) and 1 superworm per feeding. She is fed every other day with a 2 days fast sometime during the week (the days just depends on my work schedule)
For supplements she is getting the reptivite with d3 once weekly and calcium without d3 twice weekly (it was previously once a week but I increased the amount/ frequency of the calcium once I noticed she was about to start making eggs)
Here are some pics of the tubby lady. Thanks everyone!!