Laid 11 eggs, now digging again?

NosyBe15

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Hello Everyone.

About 11 days ago my female NosyBe laid her 3rd clutch. (most likely infurtle) she is almost 2 years old. I use a pretty big plant pot for her laying bin that stays in her cage. So she dug and dug and laid 11 eggs all the way on the bottom of the pot. (the pot is about 16 inches deep). So once she was done I dug them up and have them incubating, and put her bin back in her cage. I always keep it in her cage. Now Ive noticed she has been slowly digging again for the last week or so. She is slowly starting to look dehydrated and I am starting to worry about her health. In her first 2 clutches she has laied from 22-28 eggs. How long should I let her mess around with digging and not laying before I get her into a vet. I have food in her cage and a mistking that goes off daily, so if she isnt eating and drinking its by her own choice, this was her third clutch so she knows what she is doing.

I just dont get why she would only lay 11 eggs after all that digging, then completely cover it all up if she wasnt done laying.

Is it time for a vet visit or should I give her another week or so? I have been hand misting her for long periods of time ontop of the mistking to try to get her to drink since she is starting to look a bit dehydrated, but she isnt drinking. She is just sitting there getting misted with her eyes closed. Once I am done, she gives me a mean look and moves on.

Any info would be appreciated.
 
Is it possible that she was interrupted when laying and retained some eggs? If that is the case, perhaps she is becoming eggbound.

If you are worried, I would get her to the Vet. You know better what is normal and not normal for her.

Perhaps someone with more breeding experience can help you understand what is going on but it sounds to me like she's getting exhausted.
 
I have a vet appt set for this friday. It was the first available appt with the reptile specialist.

What is the name of the medication he could be giving her to make her lay again? Ive been searching for it but cant find it. Oxy something?? I cant recall the name.
 
Well the info news isnt that good. I took her to the vet for xrays. She still has eggs inside her, but there is also a big round mass (looks like an egg but its 4-5 times bigger then an egg) that is showing up on the xray. Its the same density of her bones. So it could either be a HUGE egg, which the vet has never seen, or a blatter infection. He gave her shots of fluid and a shot of oxytocin to see if it could help her get the eggs out around the huge mass, but unfortunately she hasnt laid since I took her to the vet. Surgery is 1,000, and he cant even guarantee that she would survive the surgery.. So at this point I am kinda at a loss to think what I can do to help her survive this. She isnt eating or drinking as much as she should, and it doesnt look like she can pass the eggs, due to whatever this huge thing is.

Anyone ever see a Panther develop an egg that is 4-5 times the size of regular eggs? There is no way this thing will fit through her, and its showing up the same color as her bones as the xray, so it has to be calcified over or something like that.
 
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