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My female corn is laying eggs right now
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Old 05-05-2020, 09:24 AM   #1
D'n'D
My female corn is laying eggs right now

Hi,

I'm a total beginner. My 5-year old female, never mated in her life, stopped eating about a month ago, and after some very weird behaviour (baths in her water bowl over the past week or so and a shedding about 1 week ago) I woke up to her laying eggs this morning.

All I need to know what to do with her. I don't want to intrude on her and stress her out, but I need to know when she's done so I remove the infertile eggs. She's laid at least 7 so far. Imagine if she had a boy around!!!

Can someone experienced just tell me what to do and if there are any tell-tale signs if something is not right with her? We love her to bits.

 
Old 05-05-2020, 10:22 AM   #2
crackerhead
There is no rush to remove slugs. Usually they dry up pretty quickly on their own and become hard yellow "rocks". The laying process is commonly over well within 24 hours. You can discard them at that point. Make sure she has clean water available and leave her be for now. She'll shed in about a week's time and go on about her business of eating, etc.. Some people offer a small prey item immediately after laying. I wait until after the post lay shed, your choice.
Good Luck,
Terri
 
Old 05-06-2020, 05:46 AM   #3
D'n'D
Thanks Terri. Here we are next morning. She's still in the same position. I think she layed about 20 eggs until now. You can tell some eggs are still fresh. Will she leave the eggs when she's done?
 
Old 05-06-2020, 06:48 AM   #4
D'n'D
I took the slugs out: 25!!! She drank water. And I palpated her, she feels so light now, but I feel one lump about 20 cm ahead of the cloaca. It doesn't seem to want to budge. What do I do?
 
Old 05-06-2020, 07:48 AM   #5
D'n'D
So, I gave her a warm bath and managed to push the egg to about 3-4 cm from the cloaca. Huge improvement. Now, I don't have the right tool to perform the aspiration, and the egg is still too far back. I'm giving her some time to see if she passes it on her own.
 
Old 05-06-2020, 10:57 AM   #6
crackerhead
Just let her be. I have a female that every year lays 21 eggs and retains one that she passes a month later. If you have never aspirated an egg or have been shown how it's done, it's better to do no harm and let nature take it's course. Plus slugs do not aspire as easily as fertile eggs.
Terri
 
Old 05-06-2020, 01:39 PM   #7
D'n'D
She's trying very hard to pass it but she can't. I'm afraid the oviduct is twisted.
 
Old 05-08-2020, 07:09 AM   #8
D'n'D
Two days later, after oxytocin, the egg is still in there. I'm torn, she can die from this, right?
 
Old 05-08-2020, 08:36 AM   #9
pokerarjan
I have a corn snake about to lay eggs but i have no moss and shes getting stressed climbing everywhere what can i do and will she lay without moss


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Old 05-08-2020, 08:44 PM   #10
D'n'D
I just received the x-ray and I can see that her oviduct is twisted. Forgot to say - I trained as a vet. I only practiced for three years in Europe. And I can still read an x-ray! Unfortunately I’m no snake specialist.

Hopefully she can make it until Sunday when the clinic is open. I wish I had some tools but I am completely helpless. Not even a surgical probe to confirm that the oviduct is indeed twisted.

Bloody hell what a bad luck!


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