So if a female is carrying slugs (presumably) since to my knowledge shes never been with a male (unless it was very early in her life, back in fall/winter of 2006), does one (me) need to provide a incubator area to encourage her to pass them there or will she just pass them when its time, given she doesn't reabsorb them - it - whatever.
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What to do?
- Thread starter akai06
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TripleMoonsExotic
I <3 Stripes!
You will need to provide her with a laying box (an incubator is what you put the eggs in to incubate/hatch them) to encourage her to lay them and not hold onto them for an extended period of time. Some snakes do not require a laying box, but you would be better off being safe and offering her one.
bitsy
Owned by Corns since 1991
Beware the amount of time she spends in the laying box though.
My lovely lass who ovulates wildly each year without laying, will spend weeks at a stretch in a laying box if I allow it. A couple of years ago, she ended up with scale rot from being in a damp environment for so long. I now "ration" her access to the box, allowing her five days with, and three days without.
Access to the laying box seems to make her her relaxed, even though I know the odds are she'll never lay anything.
My lovely lass who ovulates wildly each year without laying, will spend weeks at a stretch in a laying box if I allow it. A couple of years ago, she ended up with scale rot from being in a damp environment for so long. I now "ration" her access to the box, allowing her five days with, and three days without.
Access to the laying box seems to make her her relaxed, even though I know the odds are she'll never lay anything.
Dread Pirate Roberts
ACR Breeder#306
As stated , some do not need a laying box to lay at all. I've had one lay beside the nice cozy damp box! And with slugs a lot of the time they will drop them anywhere ( I think they know) I usually find slugs laid early, and outside of the lay box, then She will lay the good eggs in the box. I think it is a good idea to at least offer a lay box for her comfort and choice. something about that earthy smell calms them ! HTH