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Harpo
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She may be be pregnant 
I just rescued this one from a cat and I think the belly looks a little big........I just tried to uplaod pictures but i am having trouble. The bottom line is can i leave the eggs in the tank with her or do i have to remove them?
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06/05/08 06:09pm
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Eli15
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Message To: Harpo In reference to Message Id: 1752832
 She may be be pregnant
leave them in the cage
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06/06/08 12:07am
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#1753228
Aliceinwl
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Message To: Eli15 In reference to Message Id: 1753142
She may be be pregnant
If you want them to hatch, remove them. Put them in a plastic container with moist, not wet vermiculite (~1:1 vermiculite to water by weight; make sure you get the kind without fertilizers; it’s available online or at garden supply stores like OSH). Be careful not to rotate the eggs when you remove them and bury them about 2/3rds of the way. Put the lid on the container and place it somewhere where the temperature stays relatively stable. Crack the lid once a week for air exchange. If you see large hanging drops on the lid, wipe them off (it means you added a little too much water). If the eggs start to dent, add a little more water, but be careful not to get the eggs wet. Eggs will hatch in about 2 months.
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06/06/08 04:49am
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Harpo
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Message To: Aliceinwl In reference to Message Id: 1753228
She may be be pregnant
I am working on getting the pictures uploaded. The smaller one I have was caught in my living room. It is about 12" long and still has it’s tail. It is very light in color with the black stripes going around and down the bellie. The head is quite triangular.
The one I just rescued has a much larger body(quite fat)and is 3 to 4 shades darker. The head is less triangular. I put a seperate container in the tank this morning with part sand and part Echo-Earth and got it moist. I have a heat pad under half of the new container so now I guess I just wait.
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06/06/08 03:12pm
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