I would say that you almost definately have a gravid female who is getting ready to lay her eggs. You need the moist hide over a UTH so that it stays warm. When my females are a few days out from laying they start the same digging and refusing food. I would put the lay box as near to where she is digging as possible. What are your temps? Females who are about to lay also like a little more heat, I keep my temp on 90 degrees when they start digging in their lay box. An open lay box with no top wouldn't work. The girls like their privacy, so it needs to be non-see thru and with a top. Be careful about handling her when she's so close to laying her eggs, if she starts thrashing around it's possible to damage the eggs. I have 12 eggs in the incubator now and two more females who will be staring to lay their eggs in the next couple of weeks or so. Good luck and keep me posted on how she progresses. Fran

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