Drache613":vjn4bnrs said:Hello,
That is a good sign her beard is not black though, hopefully. she is feeling a bit better.
She has not laid any this year yet? Egg laying is definitely hard on them. The best advice
we can give here is to simply keep her laybox handy so if she does need it then it's ready
for her.
Are you giving her extra calcium & fluids right now?
It does sound like she is about ready to lay so hopefully she wont have any trouble. The vet
should do an x-ray to try & determine where the eggs are, assuming there are some. If the
eggs have dropped to the point where she is ready to lay but needs help, he may try giving
oxytocin which is a hormone designed to help with muscular contractions, etc. It usually
works fairly quickly.
Let us know how she is doing & how it goes at the vets.
Tracie
lisbetha":wpjuh66n said:Poor dear,
We lost our first beardie to egg binding and internal infection due to a burst yolk, but I will say there was a genetic predisposition there due to bad breeder habits - she was 5 and it was the first time she'd ever been gravid.
Calcium is really important for laying - not only for shell generation, but also for muscle contractions - at least that's the case in birds. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't the case in reptiles as well - so many things transfer over.
Keep an eye out for leg dragging and lethargy - those are the urgent signs, but calcium and heat and a relaxing environment are most important for birds.
Since she's laying annually, may just be a matter of piling on the calcium when she's coming out of brumation to keep her in the green for the future.
Drache613":1n52gpuh said:Hello,
How is your girl doing today?
That's good she isn't lethargic right now, but that is too bad she has metabolic bone disease
because that makes it harder on her.
Let us know what the radiologist says regarding egg development in her. So the vet did go
ahead & give calcium & oxytocin then since he feels she likely has eggs?
I hope she is doing well & doesn't have any problems with eggs.
Tracie
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