continually laying eggs

[roger]

I need some help.My raptor is continually laying eggs.She has laid 12 clutches, mostly infertile.How do I get her to stop laying ??

 

[mainelygeckos]

cool her?

 

[thegeckoguy23]

I don;t think you can stop her, If you can't keep the eggs have fun egg a house or make a olmlent or something.

 

[roger]

cool her?

Is that a question or a statement ? when u talk of "cooling" do u mean as in pre-breeding cooling where u stop feeding her and turn the heat off?

 

[Stl_Greaser]

Is that a question or a statement ? when u talk of "cooling" do u mean as in pre-breeding cooling where u stop feeding her and turn the heat off?

He means to cool the temps in the enclosure. With out warmth she will stop producing eggs. So turn off the heater or turn it way down if it on a thermostat.

 

[roger]

He means to cool the temps in the enclosure. With out warmth she will stop producing eggs. So turn off the heater or turn it way down if it on a thermostat.

She is carrying eggs now.Do I cool her once she lays her eggs?Do I stop feeding her to empty out her stomach before i cool her?

 

[Brett B]

Cool her after laying. This can be risky because she will stop eating once cooled and she has lost enough weight from laying eggs already. I would gradually cool her after she lays. Drop the temp no more than 5 degrees a week. And feed her like crazy. She has lost enough weight already and geckos cannot digest and will not eat food if the tank is not hot enough.

 

[roger]

Cool her after laying. This can be risky because she will stop eating once cooled and she has lost enough weight from laying eggs already. I would gradually cool her after she lays. Drop the temp no more than 5 degrees a week. And feed her like crazy. She has lost enough weight already and geckos cannot digest and will not eat food if the tank is not hot enough.

yeah thats the dilemna I have .If I drop her temps obviously her eating will be affected and she'll lose more weight .Hmm

 

[Brett B]

If shes laying fertile eggs I would honestly keep it going. If it starts to get a ridiculous number like 20 clutches, I would call it off. But I honestly don't think it would go on that far. And it is safer to do that than to guarantee weight loss, and possibly harm the animal for life.

 

[Landen]

I would also make sure that she is taking in calcium. I assumed that one of my over acheivers was eating from her calcium dish until I noticed her front arms were rubbery and she'd never had bone issues. Turns out she'd refused to eat calcium on her own and the eggs took all the calcium she had... She's being rehabed now but better to watch for that before there's a problem.

 

[Taquiq]

I need some help.My raptor is continually laying eggs.She has laid 12 clutches, mostly infertile.How do I get her to stop laying ??

There is always a risk of egg binding and honestly if you want to stop her just cool her. Letting her keep laying or cooling her both have their risks. It's your call.