kenya
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My little gravid panther was bred on Halloween and wouldn't eat much during her pregnancy. I got her to eat a few superworms and a few silkworms the whole time and I gave her liquid calcium every other day. She seems now to be eggbound- her eyes are sunken (distress, not dehydration) but her grip is fine and she moves around fine. I have had a large laying bin in with her since around day 15. She started digging a few days ago but didn't dig very far before abandoning the furrow. She has been in seclusion for around two weeks and there was no one around to scare her away from digging (she was in the laundry room and we peeked through the slats in the door at her)
I have a vet that I would like to take her to but the vet closes at 6 and my girlfriend gets off work at 6 or 7 and I don't drive.
I am rather panicked. If I take her to the emergency vet, they aren't experienced with reptiles, especially chams. I called the regular vet that I want to go to and told them what is going on. They basically said that I am out of luck and there isn't much I can do at home. They suggested I bring her in tonight for x rays and said that Oxytocin doesn't work most of the time and surgery would probably be required. I asked them to send dosages of Oxytocin to the e vet just in case I had to go in tonight and they said they would.
I gave my cham a few drops of liquid calcium just now and am going to make a little batch of bug juice for her.
What should I do to try to induce her to lay in the meantime? I will be able to get to the emergency vet tonight after 7 and am not able to make an appointment at the regular vet for the next several days.
I really don't want to lose her. She has lost 10 grams in the last three days. I showered her two days ago but she didn't seem to drink.
Just to reiterate, she is still active and is not acting sick or lethargic but her eyes are sunken.
I have a vet that I would like to take her to but the vet closes at 6 and my girlfriend gets off work at 6 or 7 and I don't drive.
I am rather panicked. If I take her to the emergency vet, they aren't experienced with reptiles, especially chams. I called the regular vet that I want to go to and told them what is going on. They basically said that I am out of luck and there isn't much I can do at home. They suggested I bring her in tonight for x rays and said that Oxytocin doesn't work most of the time and surgery would probably be required. I asked them to send dosages of Oxytocin to the e vet just in case I had to go in tonight and they said they would.
I gave my cham a few drops of liquid calcium just now and am going to make a little batch of bug juice for her.
What should I do to try to induce her to lay in the meantime? I will be able to get to the emergency vet tonight after 7 and am not able to make an appointment at the regular vet for the next several days.
I really don't want to lose her. She has lost 10 grams in the last three days. I showered her two days ago but she didn't seem to drink.
Just to reiterate, she is still active and is not acting sick or lethargic but her eyes are sunken.