we might have a problem

[robin]

buffy laid one egg 2 days ago. well she has yet to lay her second egg. i can see it in there but she has not laid it. i have had female who laid a few hours or like a day later but never this long. buffy seems fine just isnt laying the other egg. any tips? suggestions? personal experiences?

 

[robin]

i am giving her some warm water soaks and gentle massage but if she has not laid the egg by tomorrow i am going to call the vet to see if i can get in tomorrow morning

 

[Mel&Keith]

Is the egg she already laid fertile? We've had a female lay a slug then lay a fertile egg about a week later.

 

[JordanAng420]

Is the egg she already laid fertile? We've had a female lay a slug then lay a fertile egg about a week later.

I agree, I have a female that does that on occasion.

Robin, is she acting differently? Soaking herself in her water dish? Anything that would indicate that she's in pain or uncomfortable?

 

[gitrdone0420]

Oh, I hope she is going to be ok! I dont want anything to happen to my Buffy! =P Just kidding, I really do like her though and really hope that she pulls through ok!

 

[JordanAng420]

If she starts acting funny Robin, like she's in pain of any kind, you might need to give her an injection of Oxytocin...it's the same thing as Pitocin in humans, it induces labor.

 

[robin]

update: i took her to the vet this morning (we have an awesome reptile vet) anyways he got all her info and illuminated her tummy saw fat pockets and some veining but her veins not egg veins. he could not tell from illuminating her tummy if she was holding an egg, so he x-rayed her. he found no calcification to point to an egg. so either she laid one and one egg only this time or the egg she is holding has yet to form the calcification layer, i just have to keep my eye on her. he thought she was gravid up until the x-ray. so now we watch and wait. hopefully she isnt holding the other egg. he says she needs to go on a diet LOL but i told him i was going to wait until after she finished laying and got back up to do that. he agreed.

 

[robin]

If she starts acting funny Robin, like she's in pain of any kind, you might need to give her an injection of Oxytocin...it's the same thing as Pitocin in humans, it induces labor.

yeah thats why we went, we figured she needed some oxytocin (so did he). LOL her fat even fooled the vet!

 

[robin]

Is the egg she already laid fertile? We've had a female lay a slug then lay a fertile egg about a week later.

yup fertile egg nice big egg too!

 

[Kristi23]

I didn't breed her last year, but if I remember from the year before, sometimes she'd lay two eggs at a time and other times it was just one. I know that I have one female who will lay one egg every couple weeks (she uses both sides).

I'm glad she's okay. Sorry I didn't see this thread until now.

 

[robin]

no kristi it's ok. miss. buffy is all okay