When I asked if you disturbed her much I was thinking more along the lines of checking on her every hour or two. I wouldn't blame myself if I were you. My guess is that the remaining ones are slugs and that she just plain ran out of energy trying to push them out. Slugs are more difficult for them to pass than fertilized eggs.



I have heard of vets giving oxytocin but I've never heard of a case where it worked on a snake. In any event, if you are able to make progress on the one near the vent that's good. Just be gentle with it. It's fairly easy to tear the oviduct doing this. If it doesn't come out after a couple of days and doesn't seem to be making progress towards the vent, you might have the vet aspirate the egg. If it's really large like you described it may help her to pass it.



As far as the two that are not near the vent, I wouldn't try to massage them down or aspirate them. Personally, I would leave them and she if she eventually pushes them out or re-absorbes them. But that's just my opinion.



How long has it been since she passed the last egg? If it's been a couple of days you might try feeding her a small meal. If she takes it, it might help boost her energy enough to allow her to pass the rest. She may not eat though...
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Paul Weaver

Carolina Herps

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