[Palex134]

I have a very fat viper female, the seller said she has been laying for the past couple of months. Where will she lay? Should I moist some sand in a corner, or set up a nest box with moss? Will she bury eggs or lay them on the surface? Thanks

[ryan]

i find mine lay on the surface and not in their moist hide but i still provide one.
when incubating make sure the medium is dry, i use sand as its easier to sit the eggs in.
they do get fat when there about to lay but can lay themselves to death so ensure she has loads os calcium and a calcium dish!
good luck

[danscantle]

Moist sand? Moss?

Their imbricate scales should confer a clue as to how arid the enviroment these geckos come from actually is.

Keep them on dry sand. Incubate them in dry sand.

[Palex134]

I keep them on dry sand, yet ive read multiple care sheets saying to have moist sand in the corner for her to lay in. I also included a nest box, with moss, for her just incase.

[ryan]

a lot of people also have a moist corner, i just mist them twice a week. i find they prefer to stay in the moist hide in the day but i always give them the choice of having one

[Palex134]

ya I came home from work today and I found the moist hide filled with moist moss i put in last night was occupied with the gravid female.