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lele
at Fri Dec 30 11:09:02 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lele ]
Hey Erin - you're not done with school yet??? (jk)
I am glad to hear your little girl is doing so well. Got pics?
As you know the diet seems to be a real key re: egg development. Had Luna lived I had pretty much made the decision (with the help of my vet and the folks here) that I would mate her (provided I could find a healthy male) and just not keep the eggs. This was in the hopes that it would adjust her hormones so she would not continue to develop eggs. It would have been an experiment of sorts, and of course, risky but I think it would have been worth it to try - considering the alternative. Obviously she would still have had to carry and lay the eggs which does not sound like an option for your girl.
B/c she had such a rough beginning maybe her reproductive system is underdeveloped and she may not deveop eggs at all. There is always the option of getting her "fixed" but, as you know all too well, the risks there - and again, she may be too small to survive it. Gee, I've just been a really big help here, huh? lol!!
I did begin to look into brumation just to try and slow her down during the winter months. I could not find much info, but if you lower her temps and light cycle a bit it may shut down her body enough. kinyonga said that some of her female veilds never devoloped a single infertile clutch. She would definitely be someone to ask and maybe bounce your feeding regimen off her, too.
Well, on that note - Happy New Year 
lele
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0.1 Mad. Hissers and she is on the loose!
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RE: Question about preventing eggs? Lele? - lele, Fri Dec 30 11:09:02 2005