Quote Originally Posted by nikkubus View Post
I'd get some accurate temps to make sure that isn't the problem. Perhaps a bulb is starting to go out and producing less heat than usual, or not penetrating as well because of the particular wavelengths that tend to stop long before the bulb breaks completely. If temps are still good, it's probably worth getting an exam.

I would assume the answer is no, but just to be sure, is there any way she has had exposure to a male and could be gravid? The timing for her to fast because she is about to lay seems a lot more on track than brumation, though it's pushing being too late in the year for that.
The temperatures have been consistent around 85 for months. She's never been with a male while in our care so for 5 years, no. According to one of the senior staff, she typically does this around this time of year but I just can't figure out why she would. Like you said it seems to early for brumation. Either way we'll be monitoring her weight and if she losses too much, we'll take her or maybe a stool sample to the vets.

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