New Female Veiled - 1st-time owner with questions regarding overall setup and diet

[Julia777]

Lots of keeper put like a WebCam set up so they can see all the time . You could put a baby monitor that has a visual . I cut a little hole where she could not see me looking in . I was very nervous . She took a very long time months to start digging them days almost a week of digging before she laid .

To be clear, once she started digging, she dug for a week prior to egg laying? That is soooo long!

 

[Julia777]

Do you hand mist or do you have a misting System .

We hand mist and also have a dripper that is used 2x/day.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

To be clear, once she started digging, she dug for a week prior to egg laying? That is soooo long!

Yes she did , she dug up every pot in her encluser . She has several small and big along with her lay bin . She dug all the way to the bottom . It was over 14 inches deep . They were on the very bottom on the actual ceramic .

 

[Julia777]

Lots of keeper put like a WebCam set up so they can see all the time . You could put a baby monitor that has a visual . I cut a little hole where she could not see me looking in . I was very nervous . She took a very long time months to start digging them days almost a week of digging before she laid .

Was it uncovered so that you could leave lights turned on on the top of the cage during this time?

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

We hand mist and also have a dripper that is used 2x/day.

You might want to invest in a misting system . You can still hand mist mist of the time . We do both hand mist and use misting system .

 

[Julia777]

How do you know when they are done laying eggs. It sounds like they sometimes come out to sit on branch and then return to digging later, so how will I know once the laying is complete?

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Was it uncovered so that you could leave lights turned on on the top of the cage during this time?

All of our babies are on timers . We don't have to turn anything on or off . The top was clear .

 

[Julia777]

You might want to invest in a misting system . You can still hand mist mist of the time . We do both hand mist and use misting system .

Which misting system do you use again? The difficulty is that most are so huge and we don't have a lot of room on the table where her cage sits, and there is only one outlet close by. There is also very little room on the floor.

 

[Julia777]

All of our babies are on timers . We don't have to turn anything on or off . The top was clear .

All of our babies are on timers . We don't have to turn anything on or off . The top was clear .

How do you cover the sides without cover the top? How would the sheet or towel stay in place?

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

How do you know when they are done laying eggs. It sounds like they sometimes come out to sit on branch and then return to digging later, so how will I know once the laying is complete?

My experience was that . Frances would come out to take a break and eat something have a drink and go back down , she never stopped eating . I don't think that is the case for all females . I do know @opheliaeatsbugs experience was just like ours .

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

How do you cover the sides without cover the top? How would the sheet or towel stay in place?

I used a sheet a king size Hot glued magnets . Use chip clip in the front .

 

[Julia777]

Omg, this is all so complicated. Please pray for me that she does not lay eggs next week when I am out of town. Vertigo has glass cage so I would have to figure out how to cover sides and leave top open...

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Omg, this is all so complicated. Please pray for me that she does not lay eggs next week when I am out of town. Vertigo has glass cage so I would have to figure out how to cover sides and leave top open...

Thats right !!. Start a weight on her . When she starts adding some weight it's a good indication . My girl was around 123 grams , she started at 58grams . She double her size . Frances laid 33 eggs .

 

[Julia777]

Well, she is growing so much. Over the last few months she has nearly doubled in size. Therefore, it's difficult to know if the weight gain is just additional growth or pregnancy.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Well, she is growing so much. Over the last few months she has nearly doubled in size. Therefore, it's difficult to know if the weight gain is just additional growth or pregnancy.

Do you weigh her currently ?

 

[Julia777]

Do you weigh her currently ?

Only the 3 times i have been with her at the vet. I need to get gram scale with a container on top to put her in. I will order one asap.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Only the 3 times i have been with her at the vet. I need to get gram scale with a container on top to put her in. I will order one asap.

Or you can pick on up at like a Walmart , Kmart .

 

[Julia777]

Can you recommend a good scale?

 

[Julia777]

I can't find a scale with a bowl on top, like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Die...all_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item337bcfa473

I'd rather get one that comes with a bowl

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Can you recommend a good scale?

We use an old one from the shop . Its for color but it has grams works great .