No. For example; one of mine just dropped eggs a week ago. The last time she had eaten was 11/16/12. i weighed her in on the 24th of the same month and was 2253g. She went 4 months, now going on 5 without food, but continued to lock with the male i had assigned to her. Its not like i wasnt offering her food every week, but I wasnt freaking out. She laid 5 good eggs last week so what does that tell ya? They know their bodies better than we do. Hell, if I could get laid 5 months straight at the sacrifice of food, I would. LMAO