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sulfurboy1o3
at Sun Jun 20 08:29:13 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by sulfurboy1o3 ]
Possiibly removing the male would be a good idea so that he doesn't complicate things or even eat the eggs.
You should allow deep sandy soil type of bedding in the cage or even a big tub filled with it. I'd also apply elevated burrows and nest boxes to give her more options to lay in. Your soil dept should be easily 1 ft deep, and atleast mid 80's deep down at the bottom. So directing heat to your nesting sites would help with that.
If your female is gravid, I hope you've done your research on recent upgraded monitor husbandry skills. Their cages need to provide proper conditions and hot surface temps. She also should've been eating and packing on tons of food after they 'mated'. Many keepers also notice some agressions with nesting female monitors.
It's really good to hear/read that people are attempting to keep and breed these beautiful animals. I don't mean to burst your bubble, but the last few people I've heard of having 'gravid' females lost their females due to egg complications. Weither its dieng after a cycle, or in the middle of another egg cycle. This I guess would be the 'hard part' of keeping&breeding indicus types.
If you haven't already, I could direct you to some sites where a few of these keepers hang out.
good luck
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RE: Egg laying with Varanus doreanus - sulfurboy1o3, Sun Jun 20 08:29:13 2010