I have a female c. carinata carinata. I am almost positive that she came pregnant. The bottom 2/3 of her body is very thick and lumpy looking. It has gotten more so since she has been here. My friend at the pet store recently reported that his Paulsoni had 12 stillborn. She had never been exposed to a male while with him. His frustration was that he didn't know she was pregnant and so he was feeding her very aggressively and thought he had pushed out the fetuses while trying to fatten her up for breeding. I don't want the same thing to happen to my carinata. How often do I feed her? She only eats geckos, of which I have a ready supply.
Also, I recently acquired a bright red male. I immediately fed him because the shipper told me to feed him as soon as he got there due to it being feeding time on shipping day. I fed him a gecko and a f/t fuzzy (I thought I could get him to chain feed). He ate both right away. The next day I went in and he had regurgitated both. When I contacted the shipper, he told me that the males must be fed lighter than females and that males will often regurg if fed a big meal. He guaranteed me that he has had the male for several months and that he has never regurgitated before. I thought maybe he was too worked up over shipping. Can anyone give me a comment or opinion on this?
