Quick Question

Hey! I should be starting to get eggs in 8-12 days and am going to put a container of moss/Bed-A-Beast in the one female's cage since she'll be laying so soon and was wondering: Should the "moist-hide" replace her regular hide, or should I try to fit it in there without removing anything? Also, do I leave the lid off of the container full of moss/Bed-A-Beast or do I put one on with an entry hole cut out of it? Thanks so much!

your going to let her incubate them???

Maybe she just wants to make a place for her female to lay.

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

your going to let her incubate them???

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I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that it is just a place for her to lay them since I'm housing them on paper at the moment.

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Originally Posted by Rapture

Maybe she just wants to make a place for her female to lay.

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Exactly!!! BTW, I'm a guy.

Haha... my bad... :P

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Originally Posted by LGL

Hey! I should be starting to get eggs in 8-12 days and am going to put a container of moss/Bed-A-Beast in the one female's cage since she'll be laying so soon and was wondering: Should the "moist-hide" replace her regular hide, or should I try to fit it in there without removing anything? Also, do I leave the lid off of the container full of moss/Bed-A-Beast or do I put one on with an entry hole cut out of it? Thanks so much!

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What kind of cage is she in now? You still want her to feel secure so what she is in now makes a difference.

She's in a tub on a rack. It's not a huge tub, but it's not too small either. She's been spending a lot of time out of her hide (and the temps are perfect), so I assume that she feels secure enough to come out.

I just picked up a few tubs and some glass for egg-containers for my incubator. I'm starting to get everything set up, so I should have everything ready in the next day or so.

Also, should I be using vermiculite in the container that I'm putting in her cage for her to lay them in instead of the moss/Bed-A-Beast? I'd really appreciate a quick answer so that I can get everything set up. Thanks!

I will start out that this is how I do it and I am sure others differ...


Since you are in a rack (which acts like a hide) I would remove the extra hide. The Moss is fine just for laying on and will increase the humidity in the rack to help her lay. I personally just put a sterlite box with moss in the rack with her (no top) and they get in it when they want to. I also don't have any other hides in my rack (again since the rack acts like a hide).

Hope this helps.

Ok, Thanks! Since I was trying to get it in there last night, I just put a thing of vermiculite in there. Is vermiculite OK to have in her cage instead of moss? Thanks so much!

Can't wait to see pics of your eggs!!! :D

Wishing your girl lots of luck! ;)

Wow! She really moved around in the container! All of the vermicultite is packed down now!

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Originally Posted by jeffnme

Can't wait to see pics of your eggs!!! :D

Wishing your girl lots of luck! ;)

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Thanks! This one was bred to a Pinstripe male and weighs 1650g. I should be getting eggs from 2 other females aswell; one of which I should lay 2 weeks after this one (1100 Het AlbinoX1700g Poss Het Albino).

I can't wait!