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2y old beardie developing follicles
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[QUOTE="Jessss, post: 2006010, member: 109038"] Hi! Glad to hear she’s doing well :) I just wanted to add from my experiences with this,hopefully it helps. I have 4 beardies,2 boys and 2 girls.Both of mine have had follicles/eggs,both of my girls are rescues and have health issues due to their past so it may have been the reason we had some issues and doesn’t mean it’ll be the same with your girl! My first girl bee started showing signs in mid April,she started eating more and gaining weight(looked very round/bloated) she then began glass surfing and digging which was unusual for her.She was running around in her tank a lot more and seemed restless most of the time.After about a week and a half of this she began to show concerning symptoms, her beard and tail tip was always black,she would occasionally Bob and she stopped eating (this is common for beardies to stop eating a week or so before laying).She was still showing all the signs from before along with these new ones.Monday I took her to her vets,was given some meds for her stomach as the vet said she was bloated and got sent home.The next day bee was worse,so I took her back and asked for an ultrasound after the vet couldn’t feel eggs.Once she has the ultrasound we could see she was holding around 30 big eggs,she was given a shot to induce labour( I’m not 100% sure but I think the eggs need to be in a certain position to be allowed the shot) She stayed in all day and I picked her up that evening,the next morning she was still the same so I took her back again.I left her with the vet and they preformed another ultrasound which showed no changed with the eggs.She called me and said she suggested an emergency spay as bee wasn’t doing too well,she was struggling to breathe and was too restless.I agreed and they did the spay 5 minutes after we got off the phone.I picked her up the same evening,she looked extremely rough like a lot worse than I imagined.I was scared to check on her the next morning but was very relieved to see her little eyes open and giving me stink eye! Recovery was 1-6 months,she didn’t walk for over a week after surgery but she is now back to her normal self,surgery was £500 but will vary in vet and practice.During surgery 1 egg burst,vet removed 30 huge eggs if we hadn’t of removed them bee would’ve died from septic shock or an egg bursting inside of her.This isn’t common but I wanted to mention about it because I agree spaying is a last option but it’s sometimes the only option. My other girl honey started acting off in July,she started glass surfing,digging,eating like a piggy,put on a lot of weight and started having smaller than usual but more frequent poos.About a week before laying she stopped eating,she was offered a laybox but chose to lay her eggs in the corner of her viv in a little nest she made from her blanket.Came back from work to a shock,this all happened again exactly the same the next month.She laid in august then again in September,luckily that was it. These are the things I would say I’ve noticed from both of my girls when laying: Normal:digging,glass surfing,eating more then usually stops eating a week before laying,seems restless,bloated/weight gain and more frequent and smaller than usual poos (this was a big sign that honey had eggs and usually the first!) Concerning:black beard or tail tip,bobbing,no poo at all,no eating at all,suddenly stops showing the signs above and becomes lethargic,laboured breathing. I’m sorry for the length of this reply a lot has happened! I don’t think you’ll have any problems with your girl,just make sure you provide a lay box and keep up with her calc and supplements.Honeys time frame for laying eggs would be over 4 weeks and would lay on the 4 week! Hope this helps and your girls is doing good :) [/QUOTE]
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