Hey guys! I just found two more eggs from my girl Gloria! It's her first season and the first 3 were all laid in singles but the last two times she has laid, they were in clutches. I'm just curious to see how much weig they can lose. This is mine and hers first season. She was originally 79 grams and now is 54. I was also wondering what to feed her to get her weight back up. Thank you!
Weight loss during breeding
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normally they fast then as soon as the eggs are laid they eat like a horse lol.
I would just offer her food every day, if shes hungry she will eat. mealworms are good for building up fast could also try calci worms if shell eat them.
I would just offer her food every day, if shes hungry she will eat. mealworms are good for building up fast could also try calci worms if shell eat them.
DrCarrotTail
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Some of my first time breeders didn't eat until after their second clutch but they were the minority. 25g is quite a bit. Make sure she has food 24/7 and give her a few wax worms to keep her weight up. I leave mine mealworms in a dish all the time and offer superworms or dubia in the evenings. Many of mine eat everything in sight for 3-7 days after laying a clutch and then go off food again.
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Feed as much as possible to get them fattened up. Also my female was about 80 grams when I bred her and she just laid her 5th clutch 2 days ago and she's 55 grams and she's also a first year breeder.
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