panther has eggs

[marley patches]

I took my year old panther to the vet for a year check up and vet said she has eggs, vet said about a month and its been 6 weeks , I cleaned her housery a few days ago and felt for her eggs, could feel eggs more towards her upper chest ,,, wondering if that's where the eggs start ??? she still eats about 5 0r 10 crickets a day (I heard they stop eating when they ready to lay),,,, i'm just so nervous , any info would be appricated

 

[Andee]

I would assume you have a laying bin right? If she's still eating and not going toward the bottom of the cage I wouldn't worry too much, it's if she starts acting sick when you gotta worry about egg binding and such. But when she's ready to lay it's pretty obvious.

 

[marley patches]

I would assume you have a laying bin right? If she's still eating and not going toward the bottom of the cage I wouldn't worry too much, it's if she starts acting sick when you gotta worry about egg binding and such. But when she's ready to lay it's pretty obvious.

yes I have a laying bin,,,i have her in living room and watch as much as I can , she goes to bin maybe once a day that I see,,,, I'm retired so I have nothing better to do LOL , I tried covering the housery but she's the same that I notice maybe once a day ,,, thanks for the info , I would think her eggs would be more toward her tail and middle of her belly ,not closer to her chest , that's what concerns me ,, might call vet for a little more info ,,, thanks again have a great day

 

[Craigwyatt]

Is she pacing back and forth yet. If you don't have a laying bin in her cage she could become egg bound. Just make sure you put a plastic bin or something that takes up a large amount of floor space and fill it with a dirt/sand mix. Make it a foot deep.
Guessing these eggs are infertile. Some females take far less care of an infertile clutch compared to a fertile clutch.
Keep an eye on her and leave her alone for the most part. Obviously you still need to water and feed.

 

[Andee]

I wouldn't keep her in the living room where you can look at her all the time. That would make her less likely to lay.

 

[Craigwyatt]

^^^^ great advice above this post from Andee