PackMaster
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I have learned so much from this site and all of you! I have a 9 mo old female veiled. Fell in love with her at Petco 4 mo ago. I don't handle her unless necessary to move her from her habitat for some reason. I feed her 4 crickets (dusted with Rep-Cal calcium w/ vitD) and 3 mealworms daily. I just ordered horned worms cuz local selection is super-worms, mealworms and wax worms ( high in fat) Once a month I use Zoo Meds Reptivite w/D3. She has a good appetite. I have a dropper, and a mister (15 sec every hour) she drinks from dripping leaves. Her enclosure is soft screen, all sides 18 x 18 x 36 high. I have a 50 W basking light ( 85') and a full spectrum light ( 75') humidity is 65%. 1 live plant (. ) and also silk for additional coverage for security, also a wide variety, sizes and textures of branches and vines. Her habitat is in my bedroom, away from the main traffic of the house. I live in a small rural town in north central Arkansas. Now that it warmed up, Input her habitat on rollers so I can roll it out on the deck for fresh air and natural sunlight. I almost forgot... I followed the instructions given in the link for an egg laying bin. ( sand and organic soil)
My concerns....
1) egg laying/egg bound. I feel like I have her set up pretty well but I'm afraid that she will become egg bound. Since its new to me, I'm not sure IF she is gravid, how long before they lay eggs, when to worry.
2) gaping. She does sit under her basking light with her mouth open, often. Should I worry about an upper respiratory problem. Could she be so full of eggs, it inhibits her lung expansion. Could it just be "normal" ??
I hope to learn from your knowledge and experience, I want to be successful in raising a healthy female veiled. Once I do that, I would like to add a male, and eventually learn how to raise healthy babies!!
Open to any and all suggestions! What am I doing wrong? What can I do better?
My concerns....
1) egg laying/egg bound. I feel like I have her set up pretty well but I'm afraid that she will become egg bound. Since its new to me, I'm not sure IF she is gravid, how long before they lay eggs, when to worry.
2) gaping. She does sit under her basking light with her mouth open, often. Should I worry about an upper respiratory problem. Could she be so full of eggs, it inhibits her lung expansion. Could it just be "normal" ??
I hope to learn from your knowledge and experience, I want to be successful in raising a healthy female veiled. Once I do that, I would like to add a male, and eventually learn how to raise healthy babies!!
Open to any and all suggestions! What am I doing wrong? What can I do better?
