A nice deep hole.
There is more than 20, but no accurate count.
And when finished puts it all back together.
Yea, I have to dig them up. where she laid them the sun never shines directly on the ground and our temps are dropping, we are in the 60s at night now.
She turns 5 sometime this month, Her name is Enoch (thought she would be male) She came as a hatchling from ATC in Oct 2010, Her straight length measurement is between 20 and 21 inches. I don't remember her weight but pretty sure it is around 50 pounds They could be fertile, This summer is the first time she has been with males, and I've witnessed some hanky panky going on out there.
Well, Walker woke up and disturbed Enoch enough to make her stop the nesting process. She walked across the yard for a drink of water and then went in her house. This morning she was out wandering the yard a little after sun up. Eventually she returned to the unfinished hole from yesterday and started working like she never left it. Hours later she finished laying and started covering covering the eggs.I was able to lift her butt out of the hole and remove 27 eggs without much trouble,
When I had finished and scooted her sorta in the same position she was in, she went back to filling the hole.
The main diet are the weeds and grass that make up my lawn. I started cutting and drying it for winter feeding. They also get several types of opuntia, both pads and fruit. When available leaves from mulberry, grape, honey suckle, virginia creeper, and some other seasonal plants. I also feed both mazuri types, some daily, especially in the winter, On how much per day ? I let them have all the greens they want so they never have to go to sleep hungry. During real cold weather the 3 youngest have unlimited access to a bowl of LS mazuri. Walker my oldest prefers the original formula and Sylvia with his deformities can't figure how to eat either type dry. I am near Wash DC and keep the sulcatas outside all year. I've had Walker (my oldest) since hatching in 1996 and the youngest is Alex at 3 years. Good Luck with your new family member.
Then moved a few feet and started another.
Hopefully she will stick with this one because we are in the mid 60s and not many hours of sunlight left. I hung a CHE over her to add a little heat. This will be her third clutch in 60 days,
goodluck with the eggs!
We are at 70 degrees F and have about 2.5 hours of daylight left, hoping she finishes soon, but if not I have everything ready to add light and heat Wondering if laying eggs once a month is normal for sulcatas ?
