She ate this morning, surprisingly. I offered her a dusted mealworm, and she took it so readily that I offered her a dusted super, which she also took. Lupe's a big girl so I was tempted to give her more, but wasn't sure how well the trip would go on a full stomach.
Her bloodwork called for antibiotics, and they found some egg complications that I'll have to work her through. The colon itself does not seem to be obstructed, so the lack of stools might be as simple as "poop requires food." (Also, it's not impossible that she's dropped a few that I simply assumed were Pancho's.) They gave her an assisted feeding to try to force a bowel movement, and they're monitoring her over the weekend in a big incubator. Looks like I'll have her back on Monday.
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0.1 2006 Western Hognose (Bebe)
0.1 age unknown Cane Toad (Hengo)
1.0 2006 Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Queequeg)
1.0 2006 Madagascan Speckled "Hognose" (Sigmund)
1.0 2008 Bullsnake (Winkle)
1.2 2008 Eastern Collared Lizards (Pancho, Lupe, and Chica)
2.0 2009 Eastern Collared Lizards (Cesar and Nino)

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