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I have two females sharing a large enclosure. They have been together since about birth and get along very well. There appears to be no conflict between them, and the one who I am having the problem with seems to be the alpha. There cage has the proper light, temp, H2O, they eat, etc. They are about perfect. I have two potted plants and a 12" x 12" tray of Calci-sand as well. My one looks like she has a belly full of eggs and she won't lay. What am I doing wrong????

First you need to separate her from the other. Even though it may appear that is not stressed by the other female she is more than likely very stressed. Once you separate her give her a nice deep (at least 18-24" deep) bucket of moist sand for her dig and bury her eggs in. I personally use a 36" deep Rubbermaid with moistened soil and sand combination and have great success with that. If the female still refuses to lay eggs she very well might be egg bound. I take it that the females have not bred with a male? Either way a female can go egg bound. If the female is fed too much her body will produce too many eggs and follicles and her body will be unable to lay them. If she is in fact egg bound you will need to take her to Vet for possible c-section to remove the eggs.
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Thank you for your response. Can I put a divider in their cage? Or will they require two enclosues? How long will it take for her to become eggbound? They are both less than one year old, but her tummy has gotten pretty big. I'm sure separating them is a good idea.