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now i have a question

jeune18 Apr 06, 2004 07:14 PM

i know you all have said that they decrease their eating right before they lay eggs but do they decrease their drinking too? i have not seen ivan drink water in days unless i put drops on her lips. thanks for the help
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vonnie
***One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. - A. A. Milne***

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johne Apr 06, 2004 09:01 PM

I don't see them drink every day at all..sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. The appetite is usually a good signal. Sometimes they will appear like the want to chase a cricket, but realize it's not what they need at the moment. Keep that laying area ready!

JE

jeune18 Apr 06, 2004 10:19 PM

well i know they do not drink everyday but i was just concerned because of the little ones. and yes ivan the girl has definitely been doing the whole "cricket watch but not eat" thing which is huge because ivan was a "healthy" girl before she ever got pregnant and never missed a cricket. it makes me excited.
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vonnie
***One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. - A. A. Milne***

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