Jobi, I would like to re-address my armata. I am still watching the 4th female. She dropped one egg around Christmas and it was hard and rubbery. She has never stopped eating and is still nice and plump, legs are well filled out, and she is actively visiting the bottom of the viv, using the water, and the heat lamp. I have palpated her and am certain that I was correct in thinking that she is re-absorbing her eggs. I can still feel a couple of lumps but they are getting smaller. She only dropped one egg but there were several lumps before Christmas and now only two or three obvious lumps. So, what makes the difference that 3 would die and one will carry on and re-absorb the eggs?

This was the submissive female and she is still very shy. I do leave this viv alone except for water changes and spraying, which they seem to love. The reason I feel they enjoy the spraying is that they display no increase in respiration, they lap up the droplets from the leaves and vines, and they splash and rub their heads on the vines during the shower. I use a 3-gallon garden sprayer that you pump up. It has a long wand so I don't have to get close to the animals and I set it so that instead of a hard fine spray they are getting a more natural rain sized spray showering down on them. I usually spray until they stop drinking and then the viv has the rest of the day with the basking lights to dry out.

Anyway, I think this is curious. I have read about females re-absorbing eggs but have never experienced it with any of my females.
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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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