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Posted by: FR at Mon Apr 28 09:43:29 2014  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

Please, I had to come up with that method because there was need. Now, there is no need, as there are methods that totally prevent egg binding. Its far better to offer better nesting then put a female thru that, even if we can remove the eggs.
You must consider, what that does to a female. While most survive, they are not the same, as binding causes scar tissue to form to various degrees. Each following reproductive event, stresses the female and further scars the oviducts. So please, its best to prevent egg binding. Its easy to do.
Lastly, even in the early days and with poor nesting, egg binding was not an every time event. It was a worse case event. The real problem is the stress that's placed on females that did not become egg bound. So better nesting, is easy and helps all and is more fun then sitting around hoping your animal does not die doing something completely normal.


   

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