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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 16, 2008 6:38:30 GMT -8
Sorry I can't remember pocochu, but what kind of UVB do you use? I was just looking at the last pic and if it's a tube it's pretty far from the basking area.
that is so cute with her using the flower for a pillow. No one can tell be the prefer tree bark over blankets and soft flowers...:-D
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Post by pocochu on Feb 16, 2008 16:20:34 GMT -8
I have two 18"tubes they are ESU 7.0 and they are 9" over the basking spot. I know they look farther than what they are... I know her and Squirt still love their pillow sleeping bags, they are too big to fit in them now,so they just lay on top of them...... Her belly is getting so big I can see the outline of the eggs...  |
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 16, 2008 18:36:25 GMT -8
She might even appreciate another pillow to straddle her belly between. They seem to get so uncomfy when laying on that belly of eggs...;-)
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Post by IguanaKing on Feb 16, 2008 19:45:37 GMT -8
Yup, give her a nice, round pillow to lay her belly on. Maybe one of those "neck pillows" with a flat bottom. My thigh was always a good, round place my gravid females loved to sleep on, but I didn't suggest that. I am taking a HUGE risk of being bitten by doing that, so its not recommended. But, if it gives you an idea as to what gravid females like to sleep on, you can simulate it.  |
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Post by Merlin on Feb 17, 2008 7:15:07 GMT -8
Just be careful and watch her reaction!
I tried the pillow bit once with Zok and you would have thought we had introduced a terrible ig eating monster into the cage. She went ballistic! She refused to go back up onto her basking shelf while it was there. I finally ended up having to remove it from the cage.
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Post by Jen on Feb 17, 2008 11:14:56 GMT -8
LOL! I had the same reaction when I tried to add a stuffed animal (just like the one Angus has) to Iggys enclosure but she tried to kill it ;D
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Post by pocochu on Feb 20, 2008 3:00:48 GMT -8
Well no eggs yet.....Her appetite is coming back, she eats with Squirt and they almost eat the whole bowl...(((pigs))) Her belly looks like its getting smaller, I've checked for eggs and nothing..... In her lay box that is.....she's pooping more and her urates are nice and white...but I do have a question tho...With this being her first time with eggs what are her chances of reabsorbing her eggs?
Thanks...........Annie ;D
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 20, 2008 6:32:47 GMT -8
Her chances are the same as any other ig of reabsorbing. Cut back on her calcium if this is what's happening or she'll be getting too much...;-)
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Post by Merlin on Feb 20, 2008 7:29:52 GMT -8
And there is really no way for sure to see if she has absorbed all the eggs without an xray.
If they are not all absorbed it could cause problems.
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Post by pocochu on Feb 25, 2008 2:16:08 GMT -8
Hi Everyone,
Just a little update.....Well no eggs yet......I'm really beginning to wonder, Her belly doesn't look as big and she is back to eating, not like she use to but she is eating....
I do have a question..How much longer should I wait to take her back in for an xray? I really thinks she is reabsorbing her eggs......
Thanks Agian........Annie ;D
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Post by prism_wolf on Feb 25, 2008 5:34:35 GMT -8
If this is what's happening there's no reason you can't take her in now for a comparison x-ray. This way you will KNOW to stop the calcium rather than the possibility of continuing. What a complicated girl!
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Post by pocochu on Mar 3, 2008 3:01:32 GMT -8
Hey Everyone,
Just a quick update it's 3 am I'm so tired, but So far it's been all quiet on the western front no eggs yet...were back to eating again..I don't have to give her slurries any more....her belly is still getting big...........so it's just a waiting game I guess......
I'm building her a new enclosure right now It's going to be 7ftH X 4ftL X 3ftD I'm building it in my family room right now and my daughter says to me Mom how are we going to get it through the doorway to put it in the dinning room...I said OOPS I never thought of that...LOL..so it might being staying in my family room.....I post pics of it when I'm all done....
I still have her and Squirt together and they are inseparable, they have a fit if they aren't together...Well I'm going to get to bed...got to get up at 6am for the kids & school and have to take the dog to the vets at 8am...but I'll keep you posted.... ;D
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Post by George-n-Me on Mar 3, 2008 16:16:13 GMT -8
its like watching water boil!!!! One day ill get on here and see a message "we have eggs!!!!" on day....
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Post by pocochu on Mar 11, 2008 23:03:29 GMT -8
Hi Everyone, Well nothing yet...still waiting...I finally got done with her new enclosure..I'll post pic when I get the time to resize them...it turn out really good...... About how long are they gravid for? It seems like it been a long time since I found out she had eggs..... Do they get real grumpy before they lay?....My sweetheart has turned in to Mrs. Grumpy lately I ended up taking Squirt out she was chasing him around really bad, so I didn't want to take any chances......But she's even grumpy towards me and that is not like her........ Well I hope everyone is doing well here? I don't get to come on as much as I like to. My husband started a new job and still getting use to his hours..He doesn't get home sometimes till 2am.....GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR  |
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Post by prism_wolf on Mar 12, 2008 4:24:37 GMT -8
It takes about 60 before they lay.
Yes - they can get very grumpy. Do you have a nest box set up for her yet?
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