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Burm about to lay...possibly

herpguy311 Apr 20, 2010 07:48 PM

I came in from work this afternoon to find my girl under the moss and newspaper in the nest box I have for her and she is having what I would describe as contractions. She is 21 days post ov shed. Theres no real pattern to it, but they are often, and has been going on for the last hour. Unfortunatley I cant really see whats going on being as she has hidden herself so well. Is this normal behavior?
Im fairly certain she hasnt already laid the eggs since I can still see the bulk of her.

Replies (2)

Tom_Reagan Apr 20, 2010 11:04 PM

The twicthing that you are seeing is completely normal. Once you see start to see the twitching, you might begin to see eggs at any time. I have seen burms twitch for up to 48 hours before laying.

Good Luck!
Tom R.

herpguy311 Apr 21, 2010 08:15 AM

Thanks for the info. I checked on her this morning and she was drinking water and still twitching a bit..still no eggs in the nest box, but she is very irritable!

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