how long b4 offering food
once a female has laid and I have removed eggs, cleaned tub, gave her a soak in warm water ..how long should I wait before trying to get her back on feed? ..its been 2 days since she laid & its my first clutch of eggs ever, so just dont want to stress her out by trying to feed too soon.
thanks
Re: how long b4 offering food
Depend on the girl some eat same day some eat a week later some take longer.
I just offer food on my regular feeding day regardless of how long it has been since the female laid her eggs.
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Re: how long b4 offering food
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Originally Posted by
Deborah
I just offer food on my regular feeding day regardless of how long it has been since the female laid her eggs.
This is what I do. If she skips two feedings, I'll give her a little break (at least 1-2 feedings off) before offering food again.
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Dave Green
I've had them eat the same day they lay.
Same here. They generally shed 2-3 weeks after laying, so I like to get 2-3 feedings in before they shed.
Re: how long b4 offering food
okay thanks I will def. go ahead and offer her food...
also its day 4 of incubation and I put eggs in hatchrite and they are dimpling in a little bit...I used to breed bearded dragons and know thats an indication of drying out...I had holes poked in the plastic container lid, so I replaced it with a lid w/o holes and put 1 ounce of water in the hatchrite...apparently bp eggs require higher humidity than beardie eggs bc I never had this problem with beardies...I put a small bowl of water in the incubator as well...how long should it take for signs of improvement or do you guys think I should switch to vermiculite to hold humidity better?
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okay thanks...i also read that damp sphagnum moss might work...I keep a lot of dart frogs so I have tons of moss so I might try that...the humidity is up now b/c condensation is forming but eggs are still dimpled from first 2 days of me not knowing what to do lol. If I do the moss or paper towel should the eggs fill back out? or as long as they dont get any worse should that be okay if they stay like they are?