Originally Posted by Dave Green I would say 95+% of my females will eat right after egg laying if everything is cleaned well; however, there always seems to be one that refuses no matter what I do. When this has happened they always seem to start eating within a week or so after their eggs hatch even though their eggs were taken away and incubated separately. ^This^ So if you have not done so clean the tub well (including water dish), and wipe down your female with chlorhexidine and if this still does not ...