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Stubbs
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 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: royal eggs |
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| I've a gravid female royal who is about a week away from laying. The only problem is that she has completely ignored the nest box provided and set up camp under the newspaper at the cooler end of the viv. It is currently about 28 degrees where she is and im concerned that this is too cool. Should the temp be raised? |
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James
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| Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| iam sorry i cant help you anymore as i have no royal breeding experience. but aslong as there is a temp gradient iam sure if she wanted to get abit warmer she would move. hopefully somebody else with experience will be able to offer more help soon. bump. |
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snakeypete
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she knows what she's doing ... Mother Nature has a knack of sorting her self out ...as said ...long as she has a gradient . if she wants to use the nest box she will ...if she dont ...she wont ! sounds simple I know ...but it is that simple.
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quasimodo
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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May we please have a photo when she does lay ? All the best 
Sue |
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jamie_s
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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ive only ever used 1 nest box for royal females,i just let them lay them and then remove the eggs.dont stress too much they are good at it
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woodage
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| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| jamie_s wrote: | | ive only ever used 1 nest box for royal females,i just let them lay them and then remove the eggs.dont stress too much they are good at it |
Exactly! |
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Scott W
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| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| snakeypete wrote: | | she knows what she's doing ... Mother Nature has a knack of sorting her self out ...as said ...long as she has a gradient . if she wants to use the nest box she will ...if she dont ...she wont ! sounds simple I know ...but it is that simple. |
exactly right
I haven't bothered with nest boxes so far this year. The females have all laid at various distances from the hot end, all without problems.
best of luck with the eggs.
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