First lay for 20 month furcifer pardalis

[Pickle-cham]

Charlotte aged just shy of 21 months layed her first batch of eggs, she is doing well & eaten & had a drink since. She spent all day Friday digging not in her lay bin but a heavily rooted Schefflera arboricola plant pot, she bruised her face and back legs which has cleared up today and her lighter colour is returning.

She layed a total of 15 eggs which i strugged to dig out of her dwarf umbrella tree pot (hope it survives). Which i feel is somewhere near a perfect amount for a panther so think my diet is somewhat close to ideal and basking of 28 Celsius spot on.

 

[Sonny13]

Great job and she´s looking good and healthy

 

[Pickle-cham]

Great job and she´s looking good and healthy

Thank you, yes im happy with her recovery so far will need to review her lay bin think I'll change too more soil less sand.

 

[Sonny13]

Thank you, yes im happy with her recovery so far will need to review her lay bin think I'll change too more soil less sand.

Mine laid already twice in her substrate, which sits in her ´free range´ planter (round 24") with roots and plants.

 

[Pickle-cham]

Mine laid already twice in her substrate, which sits in her ´free range´ planter (round 24") with roots and plants.

Im considering changing to a bio active style base with some perspex up to top of service hatch

 

[Sonny13]

Im considering changing to a bio active style base with some perspex up to top of service hatch

All mine setups are bio active and I leave the infertile eggs for the CuC, they love this.

 

[Pickle-cham]

All mine setups are bio active and I leave the infertile eggs for the CuC, they love this.

I have tropical giant orange arthropods in the potted plants as well as springtails so somewhat already bio. Reason i dug them up was too check the count too see if needed to review husbandry

 

[Sonny13]

I have tropical giant orange arthropods in the potted plants as well as springtails so somewhat already bio. Reason i dug them up was too check the count too see if needed to review husbandry

Good thing, I did thee same and putted them back afterwards and filled everything up again. At least now you know everything is spot on

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Reason i dug them up was too check the count too see if needed to review husbandry

Are they fertile? Did you plant bury them again?

The reason makes perfect sense, but I would think one would dig them up either way—either to incubate or dispose(?)

 

[Pickle-cham]

Are they fertile? Did you plant bury them again?

The reason makes perfect sense, but I would think one would dig them up either way—either to incubate or dispose(?)

No infertile tbh i was beginning to think she was Nulliparous as she is getting closer two 2 years old shes had a couple of very yellow (like egg yolk) stools before that i had thought maybe was uncalcified eggs passsing.
And i wont be putting tham back in incase they go stinky

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Whew! (Pun intended).