I think those two look great - they will bounce back very quickly with just a few meals.

Great discussion you guys. I did alot of trial and error years back, and I agree with you both - the most important things are that the female is well fed for energy, that she is well hydrated for egg production and laying, and that she has a nest area she likes.

The first two are pretty easy to provide. Its that last thing. Seems like there will always be a female that snubs what another female will like. Most of the time, a deep box of soil (I used coir fiber and sand the last time I bred Cal kings) and a board over some of the area seemed to be well received by most. They will sometimes lay deeper in the soil than I had thought they would. (Cal kings aren't afraid to dig down in loose soil.) I moved the females to a cage for this, not a sweaterbox - too small and low for the nest box I was using.

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