Egg bound?

Carinata

Breeder of High End AFTs
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452
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Manassas, VA
One of my girls laid 2 perfect eggs 1/13, and she hasn't laid since. She looks like she could lay any second but looks like she is stressed (turning pale). Do anyone have any suggestions? I have soaked her and that's about it.
 

T-ReXx

Uroplatus Fanatic
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Buffalo, NY
If she's bound she needs a vet. The only options are an injection of Oxytocin to stimulate egg laying, aspiration of the eggs to make them easier to pass, or in worst case scenarios surgery.
 

SFgeckos

New Member
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CA
You mentioned her last clutch laid was 1/13, I wouldn't worry too much since today is 2/9. There can be considerable variation in the length of days (3-7 weeks in my experience, average being 3-5 weeks) between clutches and factors such as heat, nutrition, genetics, previous history of clutches, etc can determine and influence the intervals. Most important question I think is when was her pre lay shed? Has she been digging for a few days?

Jon
 

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