Okay, so I was cleaning out Arizona's enclosure (the new 8 egg layer I just bought) and she slithered out and when I tried to pick her up by her coils I heard a really weird squishy noise around her lower back coil- if she were gravid I would assume I crushed an egg. I have never bred, yet so I literally have no idea how any of that works. But the person who sent her to me said she mated that year but he "didn't see anything" so could she possibly be carrying and I have possibly squished one of her precious babies? CRAP! I have an incubator but I literally just got it. I don't know which sand to use or anything. I am getting a bit ahead of myself anyway but as I looked her up and down she is pretty round with her lower half... pregnant looking to say it easier
The male was a black pastel something or another and that's fine and dandy but I have never done any of this before and I don't want to kill any babies. Also can anyone give me any specific behaviors that gravid females display that maybe I could also identify with her? Or X off the list? She is acting really weird tonight. Flickering all around. Refusing the warm side of the tank completely. Any advice would be appreciated. This is the same female whose temps I fixed completely last night. Now it's like she hates them but I put them to standard!![]()