my female penelope had a hysterectomy last year after having problems when she became gravid and was unable to pass the eggs even after a course of oxytocin. but a couple of weeks ago she started digging again. i went back into the vets where she had the op to see what they thought but they told me it could just be her hormones making her confused and nothing would come of it... but cleaning out her viv yesterday what do i come across but 29 eggs!!.. obviously i went straight back to the vets to find out what was going on (very confused by this point). unfortunately the guy who did the op wasnt around but another reptile expert explained what had probably happened. apparently when chameleons are gravid they can sometimes be gravid in only half the uterus, so when my female went in for her op, the vet may have seen just one side with eggs in an just removed that, which obviously wouldnt leave much to work with but apparently enough to become gravid again! she said that because the uterus is often only a few cells thick it can be difficult to tell when you have got rid of it all. my female seems okay but just going to keep an eye on her and keep checking her belly for more eggs because we had so much drama with this last year i do not want the same thing happening to my poor girl again!
if anybody has any thoughts on this i'd be grateful.. bit annoyed at how much time money and stress was spent last year and they haven't even done the full job, don't want to go through the same thing all over again as i thought i had peace of mind that she wouldnt get egg bound again, but now shes laid i don't know what to expect!!
if anybody has any thoughts on this i'd be grateful.. bit annoyed at how much time money and stress was spent last year and they haven't even done the full job, don't want to go through the same thing all over again as i thought i had peace of mind that she wouldnt get egg bound again, but now shes laid i don't know what to expect!!