My fencies have been breeding well, but not laying the eggs in the right spot in the main tubs. I'd find the eggs on the soil surface all rubbery (lost two clutches) so I decided to put the gravid mamas in a little maternity tub all their own with no choices other than deep moist vermiculite, and no males just in case the males were somehow bothering them. Added a few crickets and food and water (mamas will drink the water,as well) for those, and kept the tub moderately warm at night. During the day it is put out in the sun for their daily sunbath.



The little maternity tub. There is always someone who likes to hang out! LOL!



The top piece of bark.



The mamas on the bottom piece of bark. They can go under this bark to lay their eggs. I set this up yesterday and this morning recovered 8 perfect plump white eggs buried in the vermiculite! The mama who laid the clutch was returned to her main tub. Five more to go!
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Bob

Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

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