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Strange and unusual......any thoughts?

FloridaHogs May 07, 2008 02:08 PM

OK, this is one of my new breeder western hognose. She came in on 1-23 and weighed 411g. Started breeding her at the mid / end of March when she finished 60 days quar. She shed on 4-1. My thought are that is to early to be a perlay shed. Mind you this girl wolfs down rat pups like they are candy, and she eats every week without hesitation. Now here is where the wierd stuff starts to happen

4/24 - found what appeared to be a slug egg in her poo while cage cleaning.
4/29 - She goes into blue
5/1 - She in fully opaque and refuses food
5/5 - Find an egg ehich is infertile and slightly shriviled. Stick it in incubator (it went bad really quick)
5/6 - Find a big egg, but shell seems soft. Stick in incubator. Eyes have cleared back up and she ate two mouse hoppers. She weighs 491g
5/7 - Another egg is found. Again, shell seems soft.

So what is up with this???? Anybody ever heard of such a thing?
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Jenea
Guardian Reptiles

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FloridaHogs May 07, 2008 09:22 PM

Just found another big egg in a small pile of poo. Guess those hoppers moved through fast. Anybody have any ideas on why she is laying during shed and one egg at a time???
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Jenea
Guardian Reptiles

"When your memories are bigger than your dreams, you're headed for the grave" Author unknown

charleshanklin May 08, 2008 11:38 AM

I'm having my hogs act really weird this too. One female is 3 weeks after her prelay shed and I'm like ok now anyday. I had one do the egg in poo thing and no more eggs. now she is eating and breeding again. just odd things with these little criters.
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i'm not over weight i'm under tall

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