Lele,



Sorry to hear about Luna's problems. I'm not very experienced in the infertile egg laying thing, but that is a large number of clutches, which makes me think she's being overfed and has been for a while. Here's what came to mind:



I tend to think that the supplemented or extra calcium she's getting is contributing to the problem. I have kept veiled females (virgin) well over a year with a pretty restrictive diet, normal to light supplement schedule, and never had infertile eggs with them, nor did I have any MBD, Calcium, D3 problems or needs. I would typically feed the females a lower amount of food than many think is normal, which amounted to about 3 feedings a week of just a handful of insects (3-4 big crickets, 2 big silkies, 3 supers etc). The extra ReptaAid and calcium you've been giving her is probably making her body want to develop the eggs.



Breeding her may or may not help. The fertile gravid females I had on a small quantity diet never had any problems, and clutch sizes were in the 25-30 egg range, which I thought was low, but better for the mom and the kids. I would "up" their calcium intake as well as more natural sun, but I kept them on a low intake diet. If you're feeding her heavily for more than a month after she laid (to recover from the egg laying process) that is probably sparking the next clutch of eggs while you think you're fattening her up.



For the photoperiod, you could certainly cut her light cycle back, way back if it was just for a while. You could pretty much stop feeding her and let her sleep a week if you wanted to (with the right preparation and a little maintenance).



I'll try to answer if you have any more questions... I didn't cover everything, but pointed out what caught my mind. Good luck!

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Tyler Stewart

Las Vegas NV

www.BLUEBEASTREPTILE.com

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