Nerissa's ovulating!

[Lolo76]

I've been playing the "is she or isn't she" game all spring, wondering if Nerissa and/or Mona would go this season... still not sure about Mona, but there's no question about Nerissa now! I checked on her this evening, and it looks like she swallowed a GIANT rat - despite the fact that she hasn't eaten since January. Woot!







While I am very excited for another clutch, I'm also a bit worried about Nerissa laying eggs... she's my picky ASF feeder (which are nearly impossible to get here), and has eaten maybe 10 meals in the last year. However, I just weighed her yesterday, and she's still a pretty healthy 1870g - about the same weight as she was last summer. How much more weight do you think she'll gain before laying?

I doubt she will eat between now & laying, so I'm just concerned about how skinny she'd be post-lay. I had actually stopped pairing her with the boys, due to these issues, but apparently that hook-up (with my Mojave) a few months ago did the trick. Anyway, wish us luck!