Heres the point, why are we happy with "works" How about what works better, then better. You see in nature, the "better" is normal. What barely works is what we force on them. Its not their "normal" choice.

I have a friend who breeds a few hogs and did not have problems, This year, he filled a ten gallon tank with substrate. He put his female in just before she shed. The female dug around, shed, disappeared and laid the night she shed. The next day the female did not come up, he was impatient and dug in the cage. He was all excited when he reported this to me. He said, I found a perfect cave full of eggs. Then found the female at the very bottom. He said, the female looked normal like she never laid.
While many of you think "odd" things about me. I think and feel and have faith that once you see this work right. You, each of you enjoy it so much that and you see the health and behavior benefits. You then fall in love with nesting. In that, I am no different then the rest of you. To see/observe what they do. ITs what they do. Its wonderful.
Not only is it better for the animals, its also better for the keeper. The females are stronger, do not require time to regain weight, as they simply do not lose much, some water weight that's regained the first day. They move right on to growth and more clutches. And both at the same time.
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