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#204006
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can i see pics of the breeding tank and the laying box? people said they need a 18inch deep hole. how would i put that into her tank so she can lay the eggs? and is 82F good?
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12/22/04 8:30pm
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#204053
7Brett7
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Message To: Parrots In reference to Message Id: 204006
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Ok, first of all, your egg nest is seperated from your breeding enclosure. Most people including me, take a med. or large rubbermaid container, and fill it up say 18 inches slope up on one side, with a moist mixture of non-chemical soil with vermiculite, or sand. Once you have this set up, you can test in by making a little hole with your fist. If the hole remains intact and doesn’t collapse your good. Leave this shallow impression to attract your female, so she gets the point to lay her eggs. this will make her lay pretty quick if she is close to laying. And once she lays her eggs she will bury them pretty deep. Let her finish burying, untill yousee that she is just sitting there doing nothing. Soak her in some warm water, to rehydrate her, and then put her in an enclosure SEPERATED from the male, and give her a great supplemented meal, so her body can regain the lost calcium. After about 2 to weeks, to insure fertility in her next clutch, put her with the male again. Repeat the process! Heres some pics...
Here she is laying, and burying some of her eggs. Remember, do not try to touch her while she is laying. And heres a picture of my recent clutch at the 56th day of the incubation period. Your first clutch may not always be fertile and very succesful. Thats a rule. Healthy eggs grow, like these.
Good luck! And remember this, do you have the space, time, and money to support and space to keep all the hatchlings that can be produced. Always think ahead! ~Brett
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12/22/04 9:21pm
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#204126
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 204053
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so i should wait till i see a big belly then put her in the lay box? and is vermiculite and sand good?
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12/22/04 11:04pm
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#204321
7Brett7
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Message To: Parrots In reference to Message Id: 204126
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There are some ways to determine if your female is about to lay. One you can track herweight from day one of mating. You will notice an increase in weight as if she has mated succesfully. After about 2 to 4 weeks, you should become cautious and very softly run your fingers down the females belly. You may feel the eggs, although the girl may tighten her stomach muscles . Like I mentioned before, the first time your female lays is usually very uncessful and unfertile. When your female is ready to lay, she will be possibly resisting to eat food, running all around the cage furiously. Digging up your substrate and objects that you have in your enclosure. Once you notice this, you must place her in her egg nest site. Remember how Imentioned before to start off the hole for her, well do that. It really helps her. She can dig a few holes befire she lays, but if your hole is suitable, she will be fine. Andyes, moist sand and vermiculite are a great substrate to use for the site. I personallyuse it. Goodluck. By the way do you have any dragons yet?
Just curious, Its good to get info. especially on this ahead of time to know what to do, and how to do it correctly!  
~Brett
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12/23/04 8:17am
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#204653
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 204321
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i have 1 female and 1 male geting another female soon but i will be breeding next year lol. and do i set up the laying box like a tank?
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12/23/04 6:04pm
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#204698
7Brett7
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Message To: Parrots In reference to Message Id: 204653
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You basically just need a sloped mound of the moist substrate. If your female is just readyy to lay, she won’t be trying to crawl out, until when she is finished, so you do not have t really worry about some sort of screen or top for te container. You have to to have some sort of light suspended over the site. Heat lights tend to make the female want to lay more, because they warm up the soil a little, and the female feels comfortable laying her babies in the warm soil. Just dont let it get too hot. Make sure the mixture is moist always, but not too soggy, and the temp. should be around mid 80’s.
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12/23/04 7:04pm
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#205090
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Message To: 7Brett7 In reference to Message Id: 204321
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where do u get ur vermiculite? and can i use play sand? how big does the laybox have to be
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12/24/04 10:42am
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#205750
7Brett7
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Message To: Parrots In reference to Message Id: 205090
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I already toldy you. You use a medium or large rubbermaid containor!!! Play sand won’t hold up to being burrowed in, with out vermiculite or chemical free soil. Vermiculite can be purchased at loews, home depot, or any plant shop. Just make sure the ingridients read 100% vermiculite, and that there is no chemicals, cause they will kill the eggs very quickly! 
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12/25/04 9:57pm
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