So far, Andi, my female sulcata, has attempted to lay two clutches of eggs when the weather was in the low 60's in the afternoon and on it's way to the mid 40's for the night. The first clutch she managed to lay, but then she did not get out of the hole, nor bury them. Andi got picked up that night and put into her house with the heater. But, she cried for over an hour I think she knew I was going to destroy her eggs, and she made me feel really bad. The second attempt, she dug the hole, and stayed there for a few hours. Once again she got carried back to her house, and put inside. The hole was empty. I found the next morning that she had laid her eggs in the house, and they were all broken the next morning after she came back out.
This is not the first year that she's laid eggs. In the past, she has laid them in the early spring when it is 80+ during the day; most days it would get into the 90's by that time of year.
My question is, why is she laying when it is too cold for her to be able to move?
This is not the first year that she's laid eggs. In the past, she has laid them in the early spring when it is 80+ during the day; most days it would get into the 90's by that time of year.
My question is, why is she laying when it is too cold for her to be able to move?