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PHFaust
at Thu Nov 15 01:37:47 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHFaust ]
>I don't have a lot of money so I would like to be sure she has dystocia before I take her to the vet. At this time she is still very active, and shows no signs of laziness and she is not really skinny.
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>>Any advice you guys could give would be great! I'm so worried about my baby dinosaur!
I dont post much here, but I really really have to suggest x-rays.
Having lost several female iguanids to egging issues (the most troubling was my caymenensis hybrid) I would not hesitate at this point for a second opinion.
Even after laying, they can retain eggs. All it can take is 1 retained egg. Also the animals that are lost to egging issues, be it burst or retained, go from being healthy in the morning with no issues, to dead in the afternoon. It is a very fast process and a very troubling one.
That being said, re-absorption of eggs is a reasonably common thing. Some iguanas are more prone to it. Our one female did it for 3 years and then stopped laying.
While I understand money can be tight this is one major issue that you really need a second opinion. And it is also the reason I will only own male iguanids.
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RE: Help! My girl's eggs disappeared! - PHFaust, Thu Nov 15 01:37:47 2007