Post by violetfae on Jul 27, 2011 21:28:30 GMT
pretty sure one of my girls pregnant (she's way fatter than her sister of the same age) in view of this I bought a terracota planter last week so she could a proper nest that I didnt have to disturb (up until now it has either been bendy wooden sticks made into a shelter or they did like their big chube for a while, I modified a sea grass hanging basket which they destroyed in a week and then it was a "good" cardboard box which whilst they gnawed a back door in they did nest really well in it again lasted a week lol it was only ever temp until i sorted something else)
so last week with the terracota planter I covered a part of it with coco moss so there was a more sheltered bit but i could see, lined it with a little sawdust then some coco moss then lots of bedding coco moss came straight out (without moving the bedding somehow) put a couple of cardboard tubes in cage stuffed with more bedding in the hopes of a chew and move manouver and all they are doing is sleeping on a ledge together no nesting going on at all just mega amount sof bar twanging that I am tryign to stop in various ways to no avail.
I'm worried she'll give birth randomly in the cage and the babies will be in a suspended tube or something
any ideas on encouraging nesting?
so last week with the terracota planter I covered a part of it with coco moss so there was a more sheltered bit but i could see, lined it with a little sawdust then some coco moss then lots of bedding coco moss came straight out (without moving the bedding somehow) put a couple of cardboard tubes in cage stuffed with more bedding in the hopes of a chew and move manouver and all they are doing is sleeping on a ledge together no nesting going on at all just mega amount sof bar twanging that I am tryign to stop in various ways to no avail.
I'm worried she'll give birth randomly in the cage and the babies will be in a suspended tube or something
any ideas on encouraging nesting?
