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Her newly aquired sripes are short, but they were not there yesterday and are lt orange. Do the stripes get darker as time passes? I am going to change there sand to the play sand everyone raves about. I was using calci sand and it is dusty and I don't like that especially now.

so excited!! I was just happy to get our two collards fat and happy, didn't expect her to lay eggs. Even is they are not fertile I am soooo excited!!!

Thanks!!
Tiff =)

Hey thats really cool, I'm waiting on 2 girls now to lay very exciting for sure. Tiff, yes the orange should intensify, Hopi, my female started with just little dashes very light , then in a few days she was so pretty ! I'm impatiently waiting too, this week, :0) Congrats if shes gravid ! And stick around, Eve

Nice to be back. Was busy with family for the past month. Things have slowed down a bit

Should I get a small incubator or just let her take care of things? bit worried about her, with the past few impactions we had on the forum. I don't dust as often since I started feeding pinkies twice a month. I try to not over do it on the calcium.

I was looking at your pics and your guys are so colorful!!

Tiff =)

Tiff, you can buy an incubator or just go to Will Wells site look under collared care and read, he and others just use a plastic container with small hole in top for ventilation, use vermiculite or perlite as a substrate for eggs, but there are specific temps listed for the eggs and time it takes what have you, helps alot, Oh and keep a nesting box with a small hole for her to enter, or a corner of tank with bricks and flat rock over top of bricks , with 3-4 inches of damp sand for her, she will start digging when near laying time, from the time they mate, till laying is 3-4 weeks. :0) Eve

>>Her newly aquired sripes are short, but they were not there yesterday and are lt orange. Do the stripes get darker as time passes? I am going to change there sand to the play sand everyone raves about. I was using calci sand and it is dusty and I don't like that especially now.
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>>so excited!! I was just happy to get our two collards fat and happy, didn't expect her to lay eggs. Even is they are not fertile I am soooo excited!!!
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>>Thanks!!
>>Tiff =)
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