[Paul112]

My old female Tokay, the one that was shaking, laid eggs today! One looks good, the other's a bit dented and wonky.

Anyway, she's clearly exhausted and needs some calcium back into her. But how do I go about this? Live insects like crickets and locusts might eat the eggs, right? She seems to be refusing to eat from the tongs so I think pinkies and hand feeding are out of the question.

The water I'm spraying in the tank has some nutrients in it, aswell as vitamins and calcium, but she can't just survive on that.

UPDATE: I got some waxworms, which I know are rubbish health wise, but I'm gonna put them in a bowl of Cuttlebone powder in the tank, hopefully she'll eat something.

I've stuck a thermometer next to the eggs, it's reading about 80'F. This temperature will drop quite a bit when the light goes out though. I know in nature, the eggs would have a lower temp at night, but should I put a heatpad in the tank at night, to keep the ambient temps up?

I've read they lay several clutches. Should I be expecting more eggs?

Help!
Paul

[cliff_f]

The insects wont eat the eggs, the eggs are hard to prevent that. My opinion on what you should do with the eggs is nothing. You are more likely to kill the eggs if you try to take care of them. Just let them be and they will do fine. In about 150 days you should have some hatchlings (give or take 50 days).

[Paul112]

So I shouldn't be worried about night-time temperature drops? I don't want them cooling too much...

Paul

[cliff_f]

I have had eggs drop down in the 60's at night and as hot as 92F during the day (same eggs) and they hatched just fine. Tokay eggs are tough eggs, if you can maintain them in the 70's (high 70's is best) at night and mid to upper 80's during the day you will be fine and they will hatch quicker. Just don't discouraged, I have had eggs take up to 250 days to hatch. Just leave them alone and try to forget about them till you see a little hatchling running around in the cage.

[zarko]

cliff f
sorry for resurrecting old tread , but the last post is THE BEST information that i have read in last 2 months... (on the side info form reptiles medicine and surgery )
thanks