Hi all, just a quick one.
My gravid female C/Beardy is coming onto about 18 days preg (after mating). Shes been off her food for a few days, digging every where, is very big and lumpy and I can now feel eggs.
I've put a lay box in, and shes been in a few times and had a dig and come out again. Tonight I put her in myself, and just dug a little in front of her into the substrate, and then sat back and watched. Well, she went straight for it and dug her self a pretty impressive hole. after about 20 mins she turned around and sat their , and I thought this is it!!! Then she casually walked out of the hole and sat up outside the lay box!!!!!!!!! No joy!
I thought she may have started to lay, but no. Is this normal. Should I leave the hole, or cover it back up to allow her to dig another one. Is she not happy with that hole. or is she still probably just gettign ready and practising digging ???
Help is appreciated
My gravid female C/Beardy is coming onto about 18 days preg (after mating). Shes been off her food for a few days, digging every where, is very big and lumpy and I can now feel eggs.
I've put a lay box in, and shes been in a few times and had a dig and come out again. Tonight I put her in myself, and just dug a little in front of her into the substrate, and then sat back and watched. Well, she went straight for it and dug her self a pretty impressive hole. after about 20 mins she turned around and sat their , and I thought this is it!!! Then she casually walked out of the hole and sat up outside the lay box!!!!!!!!! No joy!
I thought she may have started to lay, but no. Is this normal. Should I leave the hole, or cover it back up to allow her to dig another one. Is she not happy with that hole. or is she still probably just gettign ready and practising digging ???
Help is appreciated