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I have a female honduran that should be laying her eggs soon. she had her 1st shed march 19 breed and had her 2nd shed on may 25th. So I figure shes due to lay at the end of this week. If I want to double clutch her when should I put her and the male back together? Does she need to feed and gain weight 1st? Also since this is her 1st breeding should I double clutch her at all or wait until next year? Ive learned alot thanks to all you folks on the website. This is my 1st attempt at breeding Hondurans and I feel Its better to be informed and due it right the 1st time so thanks for all the input.

Is she two or three years old? If two, probably best not to double clutch her. If three, she might go on and do it anyway, so you might as well put her with a male in case.

yes, you need to feed her & rebuild her strength and resources some. Mine generally will take food within 24 hours of laying. If you want to minimize the chance of her double clutching, feed only moderately. If you want to increase the chances of it, feed aggressively.

If you decide to try, you just have to put the female wit hte male periodically and see what happens. When they're ready, they're ready, and there's not much you can do to change that. I've had females start breeding a week after laying and their next shed is their prelaying shed for the second clutch; and i've had females wait until after they'd shed again to begin breeding, and then the shed following that--the second shed after the first clutch' prelaying shed--is the prelay shed for the second clutch.

hope that makes sense.

terry