Thanks, Frank!

All my females both pits and pyros tend to go at least ten days from pre-lay shed to laying of clutch. Sometimes they go longer; the longest was 20 days! That did make me worry! But the female did just fine, laying a healthy clutch. They seem to like their moss nests, and spend most of their time coiled up in them, not cruising the cage restlessly like they would if they were not satisfied with the nesting options. The best nests for the pyros are those large Glad 104 oz. containers full of moist sphagnum moss. The bull snakes and gophers get even bigger nest boxes but the same principle, a plastic box with moss and a hole in the lid.



I am always open to new ideas, though. What sort of nests do you provide your females?
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Bob

Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire

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