Russian Rehab
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hello alll
I need help in knowing when it is time to worry/ go to the vet in regard to my musk female laying eggs. i am concerned about egg retention.
here is the story.
this is my first time with a femail needing to lay. i have only every had a boy before.
i gave her a nesting box and varied diet and UVA?UVB light and everything i hoped she would need to have healthy babies.
in the last two weeks her behavior has changed which makes me think she is getting ready to lay. she has been dinging in the nesting box at night (no eggs yet) she actually fully escaped her tank last Thursday. it took me two hours to find her under the refrigerator. i tryed placing her in a big box of substrate for two hours yesterday and im gonna do it again today because i saw online that that can help trigger laying. she has been eating less and moving less in the last two weeks.
the lethargy worries me. is this part of getting ready to lay or is she showing signs of being egg bound?
i have a great reptile vet but i worry if the stress of a vet visit is worth getting checked out at this point in time?
when is it time to go to the vet? what should i look for or how long do i wait before i should be worried?
also any tips for triggering laying would be great!
Thanks
Nina
I need help in knowing when it is time to worry/ go to the vet in regard to my musk female laying eggs. i am concerned about egg retention.
here is the story.
this is my first time with a femail needing to lay. i have only every had a boy before.
i gave her a nesting box and varied diet and UVA?UVB light and everything i hoped she would need to have healthy babies.
in the last two weeks her behavior has changed which makes me think she is getting ready to lay. she has been dinging in the nesting box at night (no eggs yet) she actually fully escaped her tank last Thursday. it took me two hours to find her under the refrigerator. i tryed placing her in a big box of substrate for two hours yesterday and im gonna do it again today because i saw online that that can help trigger laying. she has been eating less and moving less in the last two weeks.
the lethargy worries me. is this part of getting ready to lay or is she showing signs of being egg bound?
i have a great reptile vet but i worry if the stress of a vet visit is worth getting checked out at this point in time?
when is it time to go to the vet? what should i look for or how long do i wait before i should be worried?
also any tips for triggering laying would be great!
Thanks
Nina