Petra seems to be gravid and still has not layed her eggs. She doesn't seem to be in distress but it's really late for her....I'm not super worried, just starting to worry a little. She's still eating, drinking and crazy....
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Non fertile eggs are late!? Anyone else
revolutionmellon
Sep 12, 2014 08:09 PM
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blue_borris
Oct 03, 2014 11:40 PM
My Lewisi X just laid two infertile eggs Tuesday night(9-30-14).Totally caught me off guard.I also had a Sterna lay 14 fertile eggs.Mine are kept outside in Arizona.So keep your eyes open.
cycluracornuta
Oct 09, 2014 04:07 PM
Make sure the nestbox has damp warm 86 degree sand. If conditions are not right, somethimes they just won't lay their eggs.
A radiant heat panel with a good thermostat can be used to insure the right temp of the sand. When used, Cornuta would lay their eggs directly underneath the radiant heat panel 100% of the time. The one exception was the time the panel was accidentally unplugged --the eggs were in a corner instead. The one pictured below layed eggs every other year. During the years she did not lay, she would look semi-gravid in the summer, then shrink back to normal during the fall.
Good luck
