My 2 year old CWD finally laid 4 eggs over a 5 day period. Most of them in her pool (3) and 1 in her food bowl. Today for the first time in over 10 weeks she ate 4 large superworms. It's the first day in 2 months that I've felt like she may survive this episode in her life. Needless to say, I AM NOT looking forward to next Spring. My other, larger female is now showing reduced appetite but she is also going through a major shed so I hope it is the shed and not a gravid period. Thanks, Design Girl for helping keep me sane while we went through this! I put the eggs in a home-made incubator but I doubt they will be fertile.
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dianedfisher@yahoo.com
My 3 CWD-Avanyu, Tripod and Drago
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Drago finally laid her eggs!
dianedfisher
Apr 12, 2005 10:26 AM
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rick gordon
Apr 12, 2005 11:12 AM
Most likely not. Whenever mine have layed eggs in the water, they have been infertile, besides it only takes a few seconds for an egg to drown when completely submerged.
dianedfisher
Apr 13, 2005 01:56 PM
That is what I had read, also. I had the incubator set up already soI thought I might as well try. I'm just glad my girl made it rhough all right. I know she was definitely feeling the strain the last week. Yesterday and today she ate superworms. This is the first food she has willingly consumed since the end of February. I'm not looking forward to doing this every year. Thanks for the reply.
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dianedfisher@yahoo.com
My 3 CWD-Avanyu, Tripod and Drago
rick gordon
Apr 18, 2005 11:51 AM
The first clutch is always the hardest. Also infertile clutches can be retained for an extended period of time and seem like she is egg bound. Generally speaking if your female is still willing to take some food, even if its just a little bit, she is probably okay. I have seen females take up to six months to drop an infertile clutch, they tend to be stressed and loose weight, but not to the point that it's life threatening. Females that refuse to feed altogether and do not lay within two-three weeks of the first hole dug, or the eggs becoming noticeable, are in trouble.
