Hey Guys,
This is my first time with pregant female Leos (Their first time too). As you probably guessed, I have a few questions and I am very excited. I have 2 females (housed seperately) that I believe are pregnant. (One for sure) I thought that one was farther along than the other due to how easy it was to view her eggs.
Female 1 (Sol)
Yesterday she pressed her belly up against the side of her bin and she clearly has 2 eggs about 1 inch long (just eyeballing it here). My concern is that she hasn't eaten much the last week or so. She wouldn't go after any crickets so I dusted some wax worms with calcium (she also has some calcium in her tank always) and she has only had 3 worms all week. (She has gained .4g in 3 days) Is this normal behavior? She also shed 2 days ago and ate that. In addition, I havent seen her in her moss hide at all. Should I try to show it to her?
Female 2 (Rexxa)
Her egg(s), if there are any, can not be seen nearly as well as Sol's. The bottom right side (as you look at her belly) definitely seems more swolen than normal but when I look at her belly (this one moves around alot so its hard) I dont see it nearly as defined. However, I see this leo in laying her moss hide (this is a delli cup with a hole in the top and damp moss) a few times per day the last 2 days. She does not appear to be near shedding and she shed 4 days ago (clean shed nothing left on toes or anything). This one is eating just fine (5 or 6 crickets every other day). Also, I witnessed this breeding (not Sol's) so I know he "Did the deed" here.:banana:
Now my real concern is that I am leaving this afternoon for a 2 day trip. If either of them lays while I am gone, will the eggs be ok? Surface temps (temp gun) in the cage were 94F on the hot side and 80F on the cold side this morning (they normally go up a degree or two by the time I get back from work). I've kept the moss cups on the cool side of the cage and the moss temp is at 78F. Should I move the cups to the warm side or somewhere in the middle? Will the female disturb the eggs after she has laid them?
Lastly, I bought a hobavator (without the fan) and set it up the other night. Do you guys keep water in the bottom of it, or just keep the vermiculate moist with a spray bottle? Also, the deli cups that it shipped with have holes in the sides (Just like the ones my leos shipped in). Do I need to get new deli cups?
Thanks for the help!
This is my first time with pregant female Leos (Their first time too). As you probably guessed, I have a few questions and I am very excited. I have 2 females (housed seperately) that I believe are pregnant. (One for sure) I thought that one was farther along than the other due to how easy it was to view her eggs.
Female 1 (Sol)
Yesterday she pressed her belly up against the side of her bin and she clearly has 2 eggs about 1 inch long (just eyeballing it here). My concern is that she hasn't eaten much the last week or so. She wouldn't go after any crickets so I dusted some wax worms with calcium (she also has some calcium in her tank always) and she has only had 3 worms all week. (She has gained .4g in 3 days) Is this normal behavior? She also shed 2 days ago and ate that. In addition, I havent seen her in her moss hide at all. Should I try to show it to her?
Female 2 (Rexxa)
Her egg(s), if there are any, can not be seen nearly as well as Sol's. The bottom right side (as you look at her belly) definitely seems more swolen than normal but when I look at her belly (this one moves around alot so its hard) I dont see it nearly as defined. However, I see this leo in laying her moss hide (this is a delli cup with a hole in the top and damp moss) a few times per day the last 2 days. She does not appear to be near shedding and she shed 4 days ago (clean shed nothing left on toes or anything). This one is eating just fine (5 or 6 crickets every other day). Also, I witnessed this breeding (not Sol's) so I know he "Did the deed" here.:banana:
Now my real concern is that I am leaving this afternoon for a 2 day trip. If either of them lays while I am gone, will the eggs be ok? Surface temps (temp gun) in the cage were 94F on the hot side and 80F on the cold side this morning (they normally go up a degree or two by the time I get back from work). I've kept the moss cups on the cool side of the cage and the moss temp is at 78F. Should I move the cups to the warm side or somewhere in the middle? Will the female disturb the eggs after she has laid them?
Lastly, I bought a hobavator (without the fan) and set it up the other night. Do you guys keep water in the bottom of it, or just keep the vermiculate moist with a spray bottle? Also, the deli cups that it shipped with have holes in the sides (Just like the ones my leos shipped in). Do I need to get new deli cups?
Thanks for the help!
