HELP --- She won't dig!
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chameleon lover 2
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Oo i dont know, that was all i had, but thats just because i wanted to see what she is doing, ill let u know if i can think of something else, as long as u just leave her alone while she is in there,
But if you take all the plants and stuff out the laying bin and she feels the soil under her feet it will force her to start digging, i have just learned that it was a major distraction for her and she didnt want to dig . So try and let me know, find out if no one around u have got a webcam like that and just use it for a while, but if u cant just leave her alone completely for a day or two, at night when u go and put the light off just check at her quick, see if she is skinny again, but dont put your hand in or move around just leave her alone, im sure you will come right soon
But if you take all the plants and stuff out the laying bin and she feels the soil under her feet it will force her to start digging, i have just learned that it was a major distraction for her and she didnt want to dig . So try and let me know, find out if no one around u have got a webcam like that and just use it for a while, but if u cant just leave her alone completely for a day or two, at night when u go and put the light off just check at her quick, see if she is skinny again, but dont put your hand in or move around just leave her alone, im sure you will come right soon
StickyPad
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I have added more soil, but there was nothing to do in there and she has been scraping to get out for 5 hours straight! So I planted a yucca plant in there, be user I have been told they are usually temped to lay in the shade by the roots...thank you for aaaallllllllllllll the advice! Your advice is amazing!
lancaster0861
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Leave her alone. Its becoming to the point where your need to see her lay is becoming selfish and possibly dangerous.
EggzactScience
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Any news???
camimom
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it can take 3-6 weeks.
HOWEVER,
if a female shows signs of being egg bound, weakness, lethargy, black creeping up the sides, then that is something to worry about.
YOu are freaking out over this.. its not a huge deal.
MOST females will lay when they are ready.
and rushing to the vet, getting an oxytocin shot, and making her lay before she is ready can be more detrimental to her, and your fertlized eggs, than is needed.
JUST leave her alone, give her food, and water. and a bucket to dig in. then let nature take its course.
HOWEVER,
if a female shows signs of being egg bound, weakness, lethargy, black creeping up the sides, then that is something to worry about.
YOu are freaking out over this.. its not a huge deal.
MOST females will lay when they are ready.
and rushing to the vet, getting an oxytocin shot, and making her lay before she is ready can be more detrimental to her, and your fertlized eggs, than is needed.
JUST leave her alone, give her food, and water. and a bucket to dig in. then let nature take its course.
camimom
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It would be better if you could put a lay bin in her cage with her.
so she can go to it when shes ready.
putting them in a lay bin when they arent ready to lay does nothing.
Get a bucket 12 inches deep, and put it in her cage with her.
let her have her cage, her plants, her food and water, and her lay bucket.
so she can go to it when shes ready.
putting them in a lay bin when they arent ready to lay does nothing.
Get a bucket 12 inches deep, and put it in her cage with her.
let her have her cage, her plants, her food and water, and her lay bucket.
