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[chamzilla91]

My 5 month female veiled had sunken eyes today and wouldn't eat. She also went to sleep at like 5 pm. I suspect that she may be producing an infertile clutch for the first time and I am going to put a 12x12x12 laying bin with playsand in her cage tomorrow. I can't directly upload pics because I only have the internet on my cellphone so I relly hope this link works, I took these pics yesterday and a couple of them from like a week ago. https://picasaweb.google.com/112223574612271896265/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzwvNuIzvSJ6wE

 

[kinyonga]

If she's gravid and her eyes are already sunken in, it doesn't sound good. Can you post a picture of her please?

 

[Elizadolots]

Kinyonga, the pictures are in the link. The second one is pretty dramatic, but the others don't look like there's a problem. Her eyes don't look sunken. They might be headed that way and some extra misting might be in order, but she doesn't look particularly scary.

From what I've read, 5 months is a bit young for a first infertile clutch, but I've seen reports of even younger so it's very possible. Regardless of whether she has a clutch now, you should probably be keeping a bin in with her.

 

[kinyonga]

That's what I get for reading the post and then coming back to it to answer it after I read a few more.

 

[Elizadolots]

Yeah...that always seems really smart until it doesn't....been there. What do you think of the pictures?

 

[chamzilla91]

Ok thanx I am putting the bin in today. And the second one I put on because she was mad at the camera and her color pattern was cool

 

[kinyonga]

The bin should be opaque and at least 12" deep x 12" x 8" and filled with washed playsand that is moist enough to hold a tunnel...but not sopping.

How is she today?

 

[chamzilla91]

She seems okay so far. I am about to put in her laying bin and I got her to drink some. I offered her a superworm but she wasn't interested

 

[chamzilla91]

I got her to drink some and got her to eat 2 superworms after movin them around and showin them to her for about 20 minutes. I took 3 pictures of her just now, again sorry about putting the link, my phone won't allow me to just upload them directly for some reason. https://picasaweb.google.com/112223574612271896265/DropBox p.s. the last 3 pictures in the album are from today

 

[chamzilla91]

Any thoughts about how she looks anyone?