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This morning she still had not passed what was left of the eggs, and they had not moved - so (as instructed) I took her back in and he gave her an antibiotic and oxytocin injection.

I gather the latter is suppose to induce labor.

They still haven't passed but they have moved closer to the vent, so perhaps by morning they will be gone.

I offered her a f/t fuzzy - no interest. Offered a live anole - very interested, but she didn't go after it.
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I decided my old sig was too big.

Oxytosin causes contractions of smooth muscle (the type you don't have conscious control over). I have seen mixed results with its use in reptiles, again going back to the confounding influence of does the stress of the vet/injections make her less likely to lay in spite of medical treatment.

If the shells have moved thats a good sign. Only a matter of time. She may not eat until the are out.

Chill with the anoles - she doesn't need parasites too.

The reason for the anole - last year when she tried to double clutch w/o second mating and had a clutch of slugs - she showed absolutely no interest in eating for several weeks until an anole was offered. After she ate an anole she then took f/t mice again.

This clutch clearly took a lot out of her - so I'd rather not deal with the several weeks of non feeding, and with each rodent feeding attempt she refuses will go to anole.

The anole is captive hatched, which doesn't guarantee it's parasite free, but it's not been living in the wild.
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I decided my old sig was too big.

The movement of the eggs closer to the cloaca sounds hopeful here, and I hope things work out for her. From data studies I've read, Oxytocin seems to work best on chelonians(up to 90%), and the least on lizards, while snakes are successful 50% of the time or less.

Here is a link I think you and some others will find helpful and interesting.

Good luck with her!

~Doug
Link

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