My creamsicle corn just had her pre egg laying shed? How long should it be before she finally lays? About ten days? when should i remove the water dish and put in the egg laying container? once she lays how should i go about, as far as procedure, in placing them in the incubator. THanks a bunch!
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Help with my first clutch.
justinmatthew
Jun 11, 2007 07:49 PM
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hmj75
Jun 11, 2007 08:37 PM
i left mine till about 7th day then took out the water dish.I learned the hard way with my pueblans laying in the dish this year...I have my corn eggs from 81-83 degrees....hope this helps
FunkyRes
Jun 12, 2007 02:47 AM
Do not take out the water dish. It can be detrimental to health of the mother, who needs to be able to drink if she wants to.
How many days after shed to lay varies, and taking out the water dish could result in several days without adequate access to water.
Provide a dark humid place to lay and chances are she'll use it.
If you are really paranoid - put a big rock or something in the water dish so that she can still get at water to drink but can not get into it to lay.
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draybar
Jun 12, 2007 04:27 PM
>>Do not take out the water dish. It can be detrimental to health of the mother, who needs to be able to drink if she wants to.
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>>How many days after shed to lay varies, and taking out the water dish could result in several days without adequate access to water.
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>>Provide a dark humid place to lay and chances are she'll use it.
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>>If you are really paranoid - put a big rock or something in the water dish so that she can still get at water to drink but can not get into it to lay.
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I agree
I don't remove the water bowl.
I wouldn't want to deprive a gravid female of water. I would be worried.
If you are worried about her laying in the water dish you could place a smaller water bowl in with her.
Just provide a nice laying box for her.
Different people use different laying material.
I provide an appropriate sized sterelite container with moist sphagnum moss. The only one I've had that laid in the water dish laid early and I didn't have her lay box set up yet.
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