levis problem

[Adictv]

my female levis looks like she is going to burst but she is digging or anything all she does is sit in her cave any ideas?
sory thats the best photo i could get

 

[MoreliaMatt]

sounds like there probably isnt anywhere that she deems suitable to lay.... what do you have in there for her to lay?

 

[Adictv]

she has a big glass tank with 5" of sand at the deep end for her to dig and 4 hides.
she normaly digs everywhere but in the past week she has stopped and now looks like she is on her way to being egg bound

 

[MoreliaMatt]

how far along is she? did u witness the mating?

also how moist is the sand she has to lay in?

 

[Adictv]

i didnt see them mating but i have noticed the eggs in her belly for about 2 weeks. the sand is moist but not to moist

 

[Mrs I]

Try putting a tub in there with moist vermiculite, fairly deep at least 10 cms.

Has worked with most of my knob tails.

 

[Mrs I]

Tub should be dark too, like a 2 lt ice cream container, with the lid on and a hole cut out the side for her to enter.

 

[Adictv]

ill give that a go thanks

 

[Adictv]

i just went to feed her and she was eating fine but i did notice she has lost all her colour like she is about to shed?

 

[raged]

she might be having her pre-lay shed.. thats if she is gravid..

 

[Adictv]

i have just come home today and she has all her colour back but didn't shed? im very confused i think she might be egg bound what do i do?

 

[raged]

I have heard that they sometimes eat their pre-lay shed...

 

[Lozza]

Yep mine always eat their shed. Give her a few days and keep checking her.

 

[Adictv]

she finaly layed last night

 

[Lozza]

congrats on the new eggs

 

[Adictv]

thanks. the eggs are rather big but i dont no if thats normal or not

 

[CodeRed]

It sound pretty normal. They are a bit fussy about the lay spot the first time around. Subsequent clutches should be easier.