Do you think she'll lay tonight??

This little girl has been gravid for about two weeks, do you think she'll lay tonight? My incubator doesn't come in until tomorrow and I want her eggs to be as well taken care of as I can manage. I don't want them out of the incubator for long.
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Saskia

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She is very close to laying... theese are some signs that she will lay in the next 24 to 48 hours:
* Refusing to eat
* Restless
* Walking around
* Digging in her laybox
* Eyes partially closed


Have you noticed any of those signs??
 
She didn't eat last night except for one cricket. She usually eats between 8 and 12 so it was a surprise for me. She does seem to be walking more than usual. She's usually out of her hide but usually she's just chilling somewhere but today she's been walking around a lot. I haven't had a lay box in there (I haven't had the time to make one yet) but I'll definitely be making one tonight. Wouldnt want the eggs to be laid in the water bowl or something
 

Saskia

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I would put a laybox in there right now... do you have laying substrate?? (Such as vermiculite)
 
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I just put it in there. I'm using peat moss as a laying substrate and I made it s that its dark but it still crumbles when I pick it up. I also have vermiculite but I plan on using that in the incubator
 
How much space should there be between the top of the lay box and the substrate? I'm afraif I don't have enough room...I'm using a tupperware container for the lay box and I'm scared she won't go in due to it being too small
 
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