Need Quick Advice about housing
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Elizadolots
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Yes. You might want to put a visual barrier (a piece of plastic or a towel or something) between the cages so they can't see each other accidentally.
Oh, great, she's looking gravid....
Well, I decided to adopt her, sight unseen. Brought her home yesterday. She appears to be healthy, and hydrated. Seems like she has a good appetitie, though I haven't seen her eat yet (as in witnessing), she's had a hornworm and a super worm today. But darned if she doesn't look gravid to me. They said she is 2 years old, and has not laid eggs yet. She's much smaller than I anticipated, being yeard old. Don't want to freak her out by putting a ruler right on her, but I esitamte 5 or 5 1/2 inches from nose to vent.
Oy.
So I put a bucket in her enclosure with a few inches of sand/peat. Figured since she's alreaded stressed from a new home, may as well get the bucket in there, then I can just add more dirt.
She is quite "fat" but I can't make out eggs. So not sure how far along she is.
All advise is welcomed.
I've worked through a gravid female once before with a rescue. Interestingly, she also was gravid when I got her...
<a href="http://s438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/docfoxwood/?action=view&current=GwenethDay1Oct20_2012b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/docfoxwood/GwenethDay1Oct20_2012b.jpg" border="0" alt="Gweneth, Oct20, 20121st Day"></a>
Well, I decided to adopt her, sight unseen. Brought her home yesterday. She appears to be healthy, and hydrated. Seems like she has a good appetitie, though I haven't seen her eat yet (as in witnessing), she's had a hornworm and a super worm today. But darned if she doesn't look gravid to me. They said she is 2 years old, and has not laid eggs yet. She's much smaller than I anticipated, being yeard old. Don't want to freak her out by putting a ruler right on her, but I esitamte 5 or 5 1/2 inches from nose to vent.
Oy.
So I put a bucket in her enclosure with a few inches of sand/peat. Figured since she's alreaded stressed from a new home, may as well get the bucket in there, then I can just add more dirt.
She is quite "fat" but I can't make out eggs. So not sure how far along she is.
All advise is welcomed.
I've worked through a gravid female once before with a rescue. Interestingly, she also was gravid when I got her...
<a href="http://s438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/docfoxwood/?action=view&current=GwenethDay1Oct20_2012b.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/docfoxwood/GwenethDay1Oct20_2012b.jpg" border="0" alt="Gweneth, Oct20, 20121st Day"></a>
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Elizadolots
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Well, at least she's in experienced hands! If you need help with her, you might want to start a thread in the HEALTH forum.
