I have a female cresty that has laid 2 clutches of eggs so far this season and now it has been about 5 weeks since her last clutch and no eggs yet. I'm starting to worry that she's egg bound and might die. Is 5 weeks too early to worry about her or if not is there anything I can do to get her to lay?
Reptile & Amphibian Forums
Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.
Egg Bound Female??
Terradas
Jul 19, 2007 07:58 AM
Replies (2)
hgecko
Jul 20, 2007 07:01 PM
What is the normal spacing between clutches for her? Mine range from one, all the way to two months apart. I can usually tell when a female is about to lay because she starts digging in her nesting box, sometimes she sheds right before, and usually eats very poorly for the 2 days before. You might keep an eye on here and see if she is doing any of these things for more than a few days. I have never had to deal with an egg bound female so I can't help with that.
-----
15.25.30 Cresteds
Terradas
Jul 20, 2007 09:59 PM
I guess that's the tricky part. This is her first year producing eggs and only her potential 3rd clutch. There were about 4 weeks between clutches last time and I'm past 5 1/2 weeks now. She's really big (golf ball sized) and was digging a week or so ago and has since stopped.
This is my first year breeding cresties and I'm used to leopard geckos who lay just about 2 weeks apart like clockwork. Everything just seems to take a little longer with these gals.
