A month ago one of my female geckos laid a single infertile egg. By the look of the egg it's possible that she laid it before time. You can find a photo I posted of such egg in this other thread in this forum: http://geckoforums.net/f132-egg-incubation/95356.htm
However, she clearly had another egg inside which has grown to a full sized plump egg. Yes, I am sure it's an egg and not just a fat body. I'm posting the photo of this second egg inside her belly in this thread. The problem is that it has passed a full month since she laid the first egg which leads me to suspect that she may be egg bound (dystocia). However, on the other hand, I read that egg binding is often misdiagnosed and has very clear signs like lethargy, cease in eating or pooping, closed eyes and straining. She is still acting normal, moves around the terrarium, doesn't strain her legs or show any kind of pain, goes to lick her calcium dish, opens her eyes and eats (not great but that's not new as she always stopped eating sometimes and then resumed, as it happens with many geckos).
She also continues to shed normally, drinks regularly, has 4 different hides including the humid hide to aid in laying, the temperatures inside the terrarium are optimal and controlled by high quality digital thermostats. Until a week ago she was living with a male, but I moved him to another tub in order to reduce stress that could be preventing her from laying. She shed again just a few days ago and I was hoping she would lay then, but nothing happened.
Is there any chance that she will still lay this egg by herself? I was hoping she could absorb it but after so long I'm starting to get really worried.
I have contacted a few local veterinarians and most aren't experienced with leopard geckos at all (I live in a small country in Europe). I was referred to the possibility of an oxytocin treatment (injections) but was also said that it could only make things worse at this stage and result in the production of multiple clutches in the female follicles. I will keep looking for experienced veterinarians of course and possible solutions, right now just wanted to hear about your educated and experienced opinions. Thank you.
As long as she is acting normal could things be ok? Or past all this time she doesn't have many chances for things getting solved in a natural way?
However, she clearly had another egg inside which has grown to a full sized plump egg. Yes, I am sure it's an egg and not just a fat body. I'm posting the photo of this second egg inside her belly in this thread. The problem is that it has passed a full month since she laid the first egg which leads me to suspect that she may be egg bound (dystocia). However, on the other hand, I read that egg binding is often misdiagnosed and has very clear signs like lethargy, cease in eating or pooping, closed eyes and straining. She is still acting normal, moves around the terrarium, doesn't strain her legs or show any kind of pain, goes to lick her calcium dish, opens her eyes and eats (not great but that's not new as she always stopped eating sometimes and then resumed, as it happens with many geckos).
She also continues to shed normally, drinks regularly, has 4 different hides including the humid hide to aid in laying, the temperatures inside the terrarium are optimal and controlled by high quality digital thermostats. Until a week ago she was living with a male, but I moved him to another tub in order to reduce stress that could be preventing her from laying. She shed again just a few days ago and I was hoping she would lay then, but nothing happened.
Is there any chance that she will still lay this egg by herself? I was hoping she could absorb it but after so long I'm starting to get really worried.
I have contacted a few local veterinarians and most aren't experienced with leopard geckos at all (I live in a small country in Europe). I was referred to the possibility of an oxytocin treatment (injections) but was also said that it could only make things worse at this stage and result in the production of multiple clutches in the female follicles. I will keep looking for experienced veterinarians of course and possible solutions, right now just wanted to hear about your educated and experienced opinions. Thank you.
As long as she is acting normal could things be ok? Or past all this time she doesn't have many chances for things getting solved in a natural way?
