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FroggieB
at Tue Jan 16 14:24:26 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FroggieB ]
You say that these females were starving themselves to death yet the large female I lost was eating up to the last few days before death. She had nice layers of fat in her abdomin, not excessive but nontheless, fat. None of the others had these fat layers so I don't believe that she starved. However here eggs were starting to stick together with a thick white substance between some of them. I also like to point out that there were different areas in the 6 foot long viv with different substrates, varied moisture contents, and definitly different temperatures. I just don't see how they could not have found a suitable nesting site.
Also, what is your problem with peat moss? I mix Spaghnum peat with my coir and find that it holds the moisture a bit better. I have done this for 8 years and never had problems with it with any of my capra-likes.
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RE: retention in lizards - FroggieB, Tue Jan 16 14:24:26 2007