Male/Female/Pregnant..?

[Cazador]

That's a female, and she's large in the right area to be gravid (between her mid-point and her vent). Babies aren't difficult to feel, if you let her crawl between your thumb (on her back) and your fingers (under her belly). Gently press down so that she can crawl into her cage without too much effort, but hard enough that your finger tips press slightly into her abdomen (about 1/8" or 2mm). She'd feel lumpy if she were gravid. I couldn't see any obvious lumps, but that's not really out of the ordinary. How's her appetite?

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[KITKAT]

Rock-a-by baby.... in the substrate!

[Gyre]

How's her appetite?

Extremely good. I'm alternating between minnows and redworms. She'll eat four minnows, or five to six worms dayly. I'm sure she'd eat more, but that certainly seems like enough.. I don't want to over feed her.

P.S. Please don't call yourself ignorant. You're learning like every other intelligent person on the planet .

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[Cazador]

She'll eat four minnows, or five to six worms daily.

That could also be the reason she's so large... If these are 5-6" nightcrawlers or 2" minnows that she's getting daily, it would certainly explain her size. Even if they're only 2" worms, I'd only feed her about every 3-4 days, at most. You definitely need to cut her back at meal time.

Here's a "guideline" you might choose to follow: Feed babies daily, juveniles every 2-3 days, and fully grown adults once or twice a week.

There are two schools of thought for feeding gravid females. Some feed them as much food as they want as often as they want it, and others feed small portions every two days or so. I've found that the second method keeps the female eating longer throughout her gestation period and helps her maintain weight.

Given her past feeding schedule, I'm a bit skeptical that she's gravid, unless you're able to feel lumpy young as she crawls through your fingers. They shouldn't be up near the stomach (mid-point), they should be between the stomach and vent. Best wishes,
Rick