Brit6
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I have had this girl for the last 25 years. She's laid eggs about 6 times total mostly within the last 7 years including last summer. She recently became sick after I was out of town and she was up at my dad's in an outdoor enclosure. I realized she wasn't moving, eating, and was weak. I noticed a foul odor from her hind end and upon further inspection noticed that there seemed to be an egg right inside her bum. I panicked and brought her to an emergency vet. After x-rays, it was apparent that she has 3 eggs in her, and one clearly right at the vent. Under weight, dehydrated, and malnourished. Vet gave her an IV, vitamin and mineral shot and Calcium. Sent me home with Emeraid Omnivore to assist feed her and calcium.
I went to my local reptile shop and they suggested puncturing the egg with a needle and sucking out the yolk to deflate it then remove the egg. That made the most sense instead of feeding her while she can't pass anything past the egg closest to the vent. They said they do this with snakes that get egg bound.
So, I tried that. It worked great. I got the egg out. Along with some extra chunks of something fibrous and solid that was about one inch by 1.5 inches and smelled pretty bad... she immediately felt better. Bad smell has significantly improved too. She chomped a night crawler right after that. So that was a good sign. Been giving her nice warm soaks, set up a tub with ample dirt/sand, water, greens (she's not eating any more though) with a heat lamp, sunlight lamp, and a terrarium heat pad. She looks alot better than when I first took her in, but I have some questions:
1. Can she now pass stool if the other two eggs are further inside her still?
2. Should I still be "assist" feeding her?
3. She's drinking alot of water and excreting only liquid out her vent. Is that ok?
4. Would anything else help her relax and get those eggs out?
5. She always has laid outside. When should I move her back outside to stimulate her natural digging and laying?
6. Can she pass those other two eggs without help if the one was stuck at her vent?
7.???? I'm trying so hard to help my girl!!! ANY valid comments, experience, suggestions are greatly appreciated at this point.
Thank you so much!
I went to my local reptile shop and they suggested puncturing the egg with a needle and sucking out the yolk to deflate it then remove the egg. That made the most sense instead of feeding her while she can't pass anything past the egg closest to the vent. They said they do this with snakes that get egg bound.
So, I tried that. It worked great. I got the egg out. Along with some extra chunks of something fibrous and solid that was about one inch by 1.5 inches and smelled pretty bad... she immediately felt better. Bad smell has significantly improved too. She chomped a night crawler right after that. So that was a good sign. Been giving her nice warm soaks, set up a tub with ample dirt/sand, water, greens (she's not eating any more though) with a heat lamp, sunlight lamp, and a terrarium heat pad. She looks alot better than when I first took her in, but I have some questions:
1. Can she now pass stool if the other two eggs are further inside her still?
2. Should I still be "assist" feeding her?
3. She's drinking alot of water and excreting only liquid out her vent. Is that ok?
4. Would anything else help her relax and get those eggs out?
5. She always has laid outside. When should I move her back outside to stimulate her natural digging and laying?
6. Can she pass those other two eggs without help if the one was stuck at her vent?
7.???? I'm trying so hard to help my girl!!! ANY valid comments, experience, suggestions are greatly appreciated at this point.
Thank you so much!
