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  • 06-09-2012, 12:01 PM
    Satana
    Thank you all for your help with the eggs. I am hoping things work out.

    Now I do have another question. Ive been trying to search for this but I'm coming up empty handed. Everything is telling me about how to care for the eggs but nothing on how to care for momma! I tired feeding her a smaller f/t rat last and being that she is a live feeder she wasn't interested. At this time the rats I have are too big to start her back with I do have a bunch of smaller ASF's for my picky ball. I tried offering her the ASF and she seemed real interested, got into her s but never would strike. After about 45 minutes she just turned away and let it alone.

    What are the procedures of taking care of the mother after she lays the eggs? I want her to be as happy as possible.
  • 06-09-2012, 12:38 PM
    BigJayPiercer
    Give her a couple of days after she lays to rest and recuperate, Then offer a small food item. If she refuses no big deal she has gone thru a lot of physical stress the past several months and she might not be hungry. Make sure her tub was cleaned very well after the eggs were layed to remove the smell of them and she should start eating for you pretty quickly.
  • 06-09-2012, 05:15 PM
    Satana
    Thank you! I didn't know if I should worry or not, and I cleaned it out very well already :D thank you again!
  • 06-09-2012, 10:29 PM
    geeko
    Nice incubator, I used the same thing the first year I bred leopard geckos, and it worked great!
    Good luck on your eggs, what a great surprise!

    Also don't be surprised if it takes your female a little while to get going again. Mine laid 50 days ago, and all she has eaten since then is a few rat pups (before she was eating medium rats!). She likes the pups because they don't move as much (I think).
  • 06-11-2012, 12:06 AM
    Satana
    She ate a small ASF today :) tho I think the only reason she did was because it was pissing her off lol
  • 06-11-2012, 12:29 PM
    Satana
    The eggs are still a little dimpled. Temp is steady and humidity is at 98-99. I did the flashlight test and they I can still see all the veins :)
  • 06-13-2012, 11:29 AM
    Satana
    http://img.tapatalk.com/a693689f-b0d5-e36b.jpg
    http://img.tapatalk.com/a693689f-b0e3-4286.jpg

    This is all of them, they are looking less dimpled the ones on the outside have completely recovered but I was wondering about the dark spot on the one egg to the left. Is that mold starting?
    http://img.tapatalk.com/a693689f-b169-d968.jpg

    Also is there anything I can do about the condensation on the lid? It doesn't seem to be dripping on the eggs but I want to be careful.

    I know they don't look the greatest but they are looking a whole lot better then they did. Any tips would be great. Thank you all for your help. You guys and gals have been amazing!
  • 06-18-2012, 10:31 PM
    Capray
    Re: Help please
    *bump*

    I'm not an expert, but I think poking a few pinholes in the top will let some extra condensation out while keeping enough in, or you could lightly cover it with tin foil... :oops: good luck with them!

    Oh, and I'm pretty sure the dark spot is just a calcium inconsistency, I dont think there is anything to worry about.

    Updates??
  • 06-18-2012, 11:36 PM
    Satana
    Thank you :) the eggs are looking amazing. They have fully plumped back up. And as for the condensation..it hasn't seemed to be an issue.
  • 09-20-2012, 06:37 PM
    BigJayPiercer
    * Bump *

    How are your Eggs doing, and is Momma back on feed?
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