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work for the DIs? I have several, and when I look at one of my girls, her sides look awfully bumpy. We might have eggs after all.

nest sites. He has 2 good clutches so he would be a big help. Not sure on the cockatiel box. Maybe if the access hole is large enough and you fill it with damp sand.
Tom

Thanks. Its just that I have several nest boxes ready and they are easy to use.

The hole is plenty big enough. I am just unclear as to how much space she needs inside. She wouldn't be able to stand straight out without bending her tail, but she will have plenty of turning room and head room.

I sure could use a pic.

Hi Tom,

Sure I will help if I can......

I used 2 nestboxes with a small plastic tube (pvc) as entrance. I burried them totally with only the small tube sticking out, she used these for sleeping and she digged a little in them, but in the end she did not use them as nestbox.

I have one end of the cage filled with 25 / 30 cm of sand (washed playsand) wich a keep moistered. When she is about to lay the eggs and starts digging pretty often I make sure that I mist this part slightly every day. the nestboxes were in this area, but she choose to dig some holes by herselve and finally she laid her eggs in her selfmade burrow right underneath the entrance of one of the nestingboxes. It was quite a challange finding the eggs as she digged a burrow of about 30 cm.

So thats my story, she did not use any nesting boxes and she just needed lots of sand to dig in. The sand must be sligtly moisteres so the holes she digs will not collapse.

Hope its any help for you. (and I hope I did not make to many spelling errors)

gr. Kamiel

Well, that sounds complicated! LOL! Anyway, here are some pics of my girl and her bubbly belly. Does she look gravid to yall, or just portly? Sorry about the pic quality. I didn't purchase my camera smartly!

looking d.i. SHe looks good. Hard to say if gravid but I would guess if she is not to the point of laying. Look at the gravid granite photo below. Also take notice if she slows down on eating and if she is constantly digging in the terrarium.

Well, as of now, she is a pig. When she sees me coming with the chow bowl, she comes running and starts in on the flowers before I can even get the bowl down! LOL!

I'll just watch her. I really hope she isn't this season. I kinda wanted some time before I start raising babies!

She is even wider in the middle today, and when she sucked in her gut, I could clearly see the outline of eggs in her sides. She waddles like a pregnant lady!

There is no sand in the viv at the moment, so she paces back and forth when she sees me. I guess its time to get the message and get some sand in there, right? I'll do a damp sand mound at one end and construct a nest box. ANY additional advice would be MOST appreciated!