Cider (my normal het butter) laid 23 eggs last Friday night-Sat morning. She is a nice big healthy girl, her weight was 600 grams, 3 years old. This was her first year breeding. All eggs came out with no problem rather quickly except 2. There are 2 eggs left and they are down by the vent. They have been there since last Saturday. She hadn't eaten the 2 weeks before laying so I thought she may be just weak. Monday I gave her a warm bath and let her swim around the tub for about 10 minutes. Tuesday I let her swim again and gently massaged her belly pushing towards the vent. I offered her two small fuzzies thinking this may give her that little extra strength to push. She ate both fuzzies, and now today, Thursday, she is in her blue faze preparing to shed. Still no progress on the eggs. I'm thinking that it may be time for the vet, but I just don't know. I have never experienced this before and I have read everything I can find on these boards about it. Do you think that shedding may help her to move the eggs or hinder? I just don't know when I should start to be concerned and take more drastic measures like a trip to the vet. I just don't know of any good reptile vets in this area.
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I'm Thinking Egg Bound
- Thread starter Hope H
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kathylove
Pragmatic & Logical
If she has already gone "blue", she may not be able to do it herself. But if the eggs are close to the vent, it is not difficult to help her. Although I describe the method pretty thoroughly in my Cornsnake Manual (and the new version), I will be happy to walk you through it if you give me a call sometime at 239-728-2390. It is a lot easier to discuss it than to write it all out.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Thank you, I will try and reach you tonight when I get home from work. I would feel better if I had at least seen it done before. Her safety is my priorty and at least being talked through it is alot more comforting then just hoping I'm doing it right. I just ordered your new Book and I'm hoping it arrives today 
Thanks Again...
Thanks Again...
kathylove
Pragmatic & Logical
Sure. I think I will be home, but may have to go out for awhile. You can call later, even if it is quite late at night. Or try Sunday as I will be out all day Sat.
If you want to be ready, get a lubricated (preferably water based, such as KY Jelly) large snake probe (or knitting needle if you don't have a probe), a pair of forceps or tweezers, and an assistant.
Talk to you later.
If you want to be ready, get a lubricated (preferably water based, such as KY Jelly) large snake probe (or knitting needle if you don't have a probe), a pair of forceps or tweezers, and an assistant.
Talk to you later.
Thanks again for your time and instruction Kathy. After not being able to get the egg to budge by probing, I did find a nice vet. Maybe the probing sort of loosened things up because she just inserted a syringe with some water and sort of flushed her out. With the water inside of her, she just gently squeezed and massaged both eggs out. Mama is doing fine...