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Bohan · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject: Gravid ?

Hi, i witnessed a copulation last week but i think they have done so successfully weeks before that. The female really seems to be putting wait on and i'm wondering is she gravid or just fat with her extra food??
I put a peice of wood in the other day that had a few woodlice on it and she scoffed the lot, so i'm thinking extra calcium for developing eggs.

The extra weight does appear to be quite far back?
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Mememe · Site Moderator Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141

Looks gravid to me Wink

Very nice monitor - maybe give her some mice with a slight dusting of calcium?
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Bohan · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks, yes i have been giving them both a couple of fluffs per week liberally dusted with pure calcium (dont like the other powders high in vit A and such) as well as gut loaded roaches, crickets. Strangely they wont eat blacks (G bimaculatus) Very Happy

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thomas mcpherson · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 27 Aug 2006 Posts: 613

yep i would say it looks gravid hope i manage to do the same with my ackies

K. Jensen · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:31 am Post subject:

Hey Bohan.

I had the same problem when i had acanthurus they also did not eat G bimaculatus. And some of those monitors i have now also don't want to eat them.. ( i'll also say that she is gravid)
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