That is so true, our reptiles couldn't care less if we humans lived or died for the most part, so we need our dogs to counterbalance that somewhat
I was really worried about seeing that membrane. It did look like the uterus, but more thin than a typical uterus. I am hoping it was excessive mucous due to a different issue, hopefully not a parasitic issue affecting the oviduct. The egg she dropped yesterday had no mucous around it, it had what looked like a ruptured egg that had hardened (I must have thrown it away, couldn't find a picture). I know it is very difficult to identify the urodeum and proctodeum in the cloaca, but has anyone ever heard of them doing any sort of lavage to rinse ruptured egg yolk?
I will have to look through my old posts, but I think it was about a month ago that they mated. After that, when I would spy on her, she would remain inflated, but she had very few eggs in her and when I palpated her abdomen, I could feel nothing, and when she would deflate, she was a normal size, and after a month, I still can't feel any eggs, and she has gravid coloration once again. It was the oddest thing. It was almost like a pseudopregnancy seen in mammals. She turned gravid, inflated her abdomen, but... nothing. This is the definition if pseudopregnancy or pseudocyesis in mammals that I copied and pasted from Wiki, but just think of it in relation to reptiles:
Pseudocyesis (sū'dōsīē'sĭs), imaginary pregnancy in women usually resulting from a strong desire or need for motherhood. In the absence of conception, the menstrual periods nevertheless cease, the abdomen becomes enlarged and the breasts swell and even secrete milk, mimicking genuine pregnancy. The uterus and cervix may show signs of pregnancy, urine tests may be falsely positive, and the woman may report sensations of fetal movements. A woman may believe in her pregnancy to the point of delusion and show acute depression when no baby is born. It has been suggested that depression can sometimes alter the activity of the pituitary gland so as to cause hormone level changes that mimic the hormone changes of real pregnancy.
I'm not just talking about a reptile being gravid with infertile eggs, this is different with my Oustie. Pituitary tumors can also be responsible for reproductive abnormalities. What do you think?
It is nice to come on here and vent about chameleon related issues because most of our family and friends that aren't into chameleons don't understand... but we on here all sure do!
