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captnemo
at Thu Mar 12 23:06:31 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by captnemo ]
Lillie, my striped JCP began to lay her eggs Thursday, 3/5, and appeared to be finished by around 1:30 AM on Friday, the 6th. Because this is her first clutch, I opted for artificial incubation. Perhaps a mistake in retrospect.
As I began to remove Lillie from the perfect clutch whcih she was beginning to gather and coil around, I noticed she wasn't done...in fact, she had a few more to go. Having already disturbed her and taken the clutch, I placed them in the incubator and her back in her nestbox in hopes that she would finish. To date she has not.
Sunday, 3/8, after speaking to an available exotics vet (not my regular), I lubricated her cloaca, and went a step further examining the closest egg to the cloaca which was soft and pliable. I followed this up with a warm water soak and left her overnight.
On Monday, the 9th, I took the 2 hour drive to my regular exotics vet. Upon examination, he came to the same conclusion of soft, healthy eggs as I had. He added that she is also very healthy and well hydrated. After some attempts to manually move the eggs down to her cloaca, Dr. Stuart gave her her first injection of oxytocin. After instruction on how to give the injection, I was sent home with several doses.
Because of my doctor's experience and the talks I've had with several people here, I'm not overly concerned, but I'm still concerned. She's had several doses of the drug, and last night I placed her eggs back in with her in hopes that it would help her feel more secure and bring about contractions.
Has anyone here had this experience, and how did it work out? She is not looking uncomfortable, or acting irregularly, but I am concerned as to how long this can go on. I am trying to put her health first, so I would like to make sure things are done in the least invasive way with the least amount of stress.
Has anyone had impacted females pass eggs after this much of a time lapse? How long before you would opt for having the eggs surgically removed? Keep in mind, they are soft and maleable, and not calcified.
Thanks in advance!
Mike Curtin
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Mike Curtin
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 Egg impaction: Advice sought - captnemo, Thu Mar 12 23:06:31 2009
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