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I have two western hognose females that when they lay their eggs they immediately eat them. Has anyone else had this problem and is there anything I can do to prevent this in the future. It has happened three years in a row now with the same females. Both are red phase.
Thanks for any help or insight.
Shaun Vought

I have a female that eats only any infertile eggs. She too is a red phase! Go figure....
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Brad Chambers
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The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....

My PHAlbino female just did the same thing, yesterday. From what I saw earlier, they were duds. Bummer.
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Kare

"keep smiling; it makes people wonder what you're up to!"

Hey Shaun, I have had that happen back in the day when I bred lots of westerns.I remember it was always the same females doing it.I strated supplementing there food with calcium I had for my alterna and most stopped eating the eggs.

L8r Shannon

Thanks for the replies.
Shannon - I'll try supplementing with calcium.

Shaun Vought