legitimatehypnotist
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Hi! I've been on the forum for quite some time but I don't often ask for help.
I'm a bit concerned about a gravid female who began laying yesterday at some point while i was working.
She's a four year old lady, proper weight, and was successfully bred last year, laying a clutch of 15, 100% fertile eggs. The process was smooth and easy for her, and took about 24 hours, possibly even less. This year, she produced a clutch from retained sperm, something I knew she may do.
Yesterday, I arrived home at about 5 pm and discovered that she had laid three, very nice pearly white eggs, but no more. i quickly covered her laybox again and decided to leave her alone. This morning, more than 12 hours later, i checked on her again, and saw that she had only laid the three eggs, no more. She clearly still has eggs inside her. Her vent does not appear to be swollen, but i will continue to check for any unusual bulges.
I'm wondering how long i should wait before treating this as eggbinding? How long could it possibly take for her to pass all of the eggs? I'll also note that she was not 400g exactly, meaning she weighed much less than her pregnancy last year, but was still above the 300g mark.
How long should i leave her be before i start soaking/massaging/worrying?
I'm a bit concerned about a gravid female who began laying yesterday at some point while i was working.
She's a four year old lady, proper weight, and was successfully bred last year, laying a clutch of 15, 100% fertile eggs. The process was smooth and easy for her, and took about 24 hours, possibly even less. This year, she produced a clutch from retained sperm, something I knew she may do.
Yesterday, I arrived home at about 5 pm and discovered that she had laid three, very nice pearly white eggs, but no more. i quickly covered her laybox again and decided to leave her alone. This morning, more than 12 hours later, i checked on her again, and saw that she had only laid the three eggs, no more. She clearly still has eggs inside her. Her vent does not appear to be swollen, but i will continue to check for any unusual bulges.
I'm wondering how long i should wait before treating this as eggbinding? How long could it possibly take for her to pass all of the eggs? I'll also note that she was not 400g exactly, meaning she weighed much less than her pregnancy last year, but was still above the 300g mark.
How long should i leave her be before i start soaking/massaging/worrying?