>>Jorge, that will go down in my notes for sure. Thanks a lot!





The "norm" if for keepers to stop even offering meals when the female refuses her first normal sized prey......Add that time prior to her shed cycle time to the time between her pre egg laying shed and her depositing her eggs in that box you provide and you will have around a month of no food intake.....No wonder they look so skinny when they lay their eggs.......


When your female is gravid with her first clutch keep feeding her small meals....She will sometimes turn down her normal sized meals so offer rat pinks or other smaller meals.....They will sometimes eat through their shed cycle but not always....and only some do....

Another good thing to note is a suitable nesting area (not just a box with damp moss in it).......If your female lays eggs within a few days after her shed instead of the "cookie cutter" 10 days plus then she will not use up all of her reserves and will produce a second clutch easier......


And yes....Caloric intake yields eggs........
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

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