Mei's resting in den area, though updates' are of her eating well, and maybe coming to end of her pregancy stage, I guess all we can do is wait and see, what Mei is going do - Cubbie ?

last night she ate and slept

Mei rests' seen her lick paws', other part I'm not sure
moves to rock structure, flops down - nibbling boo now :dunno:

April 21

Mei Xiang continues to keep us guessing. She has a great appetite and continues to strip and eat the culm, or inner stalk, of all the bamboo offered to her. She is wide awake and cooperative with her keepers, often watching through the window as they place her next meal.

Mei also continues to cooperate with ultrasound procedures, lying calmly on her back for the exam and then intensely playing with her “gelly” belly afterwards. The ultrasound gel makes her double over and rub her belly and ears vigorously, exhaling with pleasure. Rolling on her back reminds one staff member of a breakdancing back spin as she scent anoints her body with the gel.

In the wild, pandas nest in tree holes, caves, and crevices, as well as under mountain side ledges. Since cubs must be held by their mothers for proper thermoregulation and easy access to milk, rearing is a 24/7 affair. Little effort is put into building an elaborate nest. Over the past week Mei Xiang has been consistently shredding bamboo culm in the den, in addition to everywhere else in her enclosures. She has a variety of toys and even her “Kong baby”, a rubber cub-sized dog toy that she will frequently cradle at this stage of a pregnancy or pseudopregnancy. She has carried the toys (a ball and a spool) into the den but removes the “Kong baby” when the keepers move it into her den. Although her behavior is not providing consistent cues, her hormones are indicating a familiar pattern that indicates we are reaching the end of this pregnancy event.

Mei 's in den and behaviour is unsettling

Apparently they are starting a 24 hour watch on Mei Xiang starting tonight!! Fingers, toes and paws crossed for a success for this wonderful pair of pandas, Tian and Mei:

Mei continue's sleeping in den area - a good sign :dunno:

Tian laid back - he's not sweating the small stuff - (new cubbie)

Pandalover very much for bringing update here. I'm not much good at adding info from NZ site to this forum here :oops:
I see they've got both cams' on Mei now, so that's encouraging for hope and new cubbie

Mei cuddles ball - left den for potty break - boo snack