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This has been the season of problems for me...First a female passed an infertile egg and only a week later a healthy looking clutch. She is doing fine and so are the eggs....But now I have MORE problems...two females' eggs seem to have broken on the way out and their contents leaked out. One of the females then passed what seemed to be the egg shell with still a little of the yolk inside. The other seems to be still going through the same process...Should I panic and run to the vet? Or should I just keep them quiet and wait a few more days? Since they passed the egg contents, will they still have problems with the remaining eggs, or should I assume that now the other eggs will come out naturally? They are not restless and they DO look like they have a few eggs inside. I made an appointment to take them to a reputable reptile vet tomorrow, but I'd like some feedback, because although I don't want to jeopardize their health, I don't want to pay a lot if there is no real emergency
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...

There is no such thing as a cheap vet visit. If your females are having the issue of broken eggs while delivering ..... then there is something very wrong going on. I would say a vet visit is in order. I have never had this issue so I can only recommend a visit to your reptile vet.
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Best regards,
AlanColesReptiles

the Vet is your safest bet. if you know someone with an ultrasound perhaps they can take a look for you and you can decide from that if you need to go to vet.
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1.0 firefly(pos het pied) 1.0 enchi 1.0 super reduced clown 0.1 bumblebee 0.1 mojave 0.1 butter pastel 0.1 spotnose 0.1 pewter 0.1 pastel 0.1 pied 0.1 het pied 0.1 vanilla 0.3 het clown 0.7 normals

They are going to the vet today. He is an expert in reptiles. I have known him for years. Will keep posted
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...

I took both females to the vet, Dr. Don Harris, today. He examined them, x-ray'd them and concluded that although what happened is a very rare occurrence, they are NOT egg bound. He gave them both an Oxytocin shot and told me to keep them quiet and warm, and that eggs should come out in two to three days. One of the females has at least 3 eggs and the other at least 2 eggs. I still have two more gravid females. Hopefully they'll get to term without problems.
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...