change behaviour when spade
- Thread starter kirsty
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In reptiles you will not see a difference in a spayed animal besides them not mating or laying eggs. It does not turn them into a male, it just eliminates her ability to reproduce. It should in theory reduce aggression because they're not protecting themselves as much or so anxious to find a mate, but not always the case in real life. She will still have normal female coloration, and whatever her personality was when she wasn't receptive or gravid will probably be the same afterward. My iguana did not change at all.
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summoner12
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Why are you having her spayed? Reptiles don't always do very well with surgery. I don't see the value in this.
kirsty
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Not by choice , she got poorly , not egg bound but just would not lay at all , we tried everything suggested her and after a rapid decline and no eating we took her to the vets , she was x-rayed and she was full of fully formed eggs she just didnt want to lay them or got too tired and couldn't . she was beginning to deplete in her bones in her feet and thay were beginning to become see through on the x-ray so the vet a VERY good chameleon vet advised us to have her eggs removed and ovaries at the same time to prevent it from happening again , i am pleased to report that she is home and feeding now getting back to her usual self , i just quieried this as to wether it affected the hormonal balance of a femele chameleon once her ovaries were removed
laurie
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Kevin it saved the chameleons life, since it would not lay her eggs. I think they are lucky in England that they have that choice.
kirsty
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dont you get a choice then in America??? The vet really insisted on it , he said she would rapidly decline especially her bones and that he could send us home another night or two and we could keep trying but then she may not be fit or strong enough to survive the surgery , we opted to try and give her the best chance and she's on the mend doing nicely eaten this morning , which has been an absolubte delight as she was so worrying not eating anything at all .
Just waiting for a poop now and then if its good i'll be soooo happy
she is a little dahhling x x
pssh
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Of course we have the choice, it's just hard to find a vet with enough experience to do it correctly.
By the way, if she could not lay, she was eggound.
I think Kevin thought the operation was not linked to any health issues and had no real reason behind it other than to just do it. After all, he replied before she even said anything about it.
By the way, if she could not lay, she was eggound.
I think Kevin thought the operation was not linked to any health issues and had no real reason behind it other than to just do it. After all, he replied before she even said anything about it.
