please help now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sandy mackie]

bathed her and............and..................and..................yep

ONE MORE...yippee
normal size

 

[PardalisGirl]

Geez........

Geez that girl is testing your patience. Good news though!

 

[sandy mackie]

one more egg.!!!!!!

 

[Miss Lily]

How is she looking - are her eyes sunken in at all? Is she still eating/drinking ok? You must be so stressed out!

 

[sandy mackie]

ONE MORE EGG..... snowed in today. i tell you.....MY eyes feel sunken , im keeping her really hydrated.she eaten a cricket,1 locust and two waxworms [im waiting on butterworms ,thanks miss lily ]thats the most shes eaten. i think weve turned a corner and i dont think we could have done that without everybodys help.thanks folks xx

 

[PardalisGirl]

Poor Mommy!

It sound's like you are going to need a doctors visit after all this drama! It does sound like she is making good progress though. Thanks for the updates!

 

[Miss Lily]

ONE MORE EGG..... snowed in today. i tell you.....MY eyes feel sunken , im keeping her really hydrated.she eaten a cricket,1 locust and two waxworms [im waiting on butterworms ,thanks miss lily ]thats the most shes eaten. i think weve turned a corner and i dont think we could have done that without everybodys help.thanks folks xx

Glad she's doing better! They sure know how to worry us don't they?! It's good that she is eating and drinking though.

 

[sandy mackie]

Its friday , and she laid 3 eggs today. she still looks big though .still not interested in digging or moving around much ..When i take the eggs out , ive noticed some of them look whiter than others.im wondering whether to give her some liquid calcium . the vet said it might be a good idea.any advice please

 

[kinyonga]

I'm sure it won't hurt to increase her calcium somewhat for a few days...it helps with laying the eggs as well...but I'm still very concerned that she is continuing to drop eggs without making any attempt to dig a hole and lay them.

 

[chamlover]

Boy you're story sounds familiar. A couple years back i had a female panther girl that was gravid. Took her almost a month to lay all 33 eggs, i think it was. And i did soak her daily, but she was so weak and she had stopped eating and drinking. I was force feeding her bug juice. My husband told me she was gone at least 3 times but with everyones help on here, I refused to give up on her, and she actually pulled through. I think she was at the vets 4-5 x as well for injections. SO, keep up the great work!!! I know how stressful it can be!!!

 

[sandy mackie]

thankyou. i will get some liquid calc. On sat she laid ONE very round egg , it looked half white half opaque. all the eggs have dried a yellowish colour .Does anybody know the best liquid calc to buy ? some have vit D ?

 

[kinyonga]

I buy the one without D3 so that I can use it without worrying about overdoing the D3.

 

[sandy mackie]

thanks ...no eggs for two days ,I bought stuff called critical care formula , the ingredients are-
maltodextrine
protein concentrate
amino acids
shes still eating and drinking ok

 

[Miss Lily]

CCF is usually used when they are so sick that they can't eat and drink for themselves. When Lily was poorly I bought some but I didn't get chance to even open the tub. Were you not able to find any liquid calcium? I haven't used it although someone else may be able to advise on it's use. I believe it is the UK equivalent of Reptaid - if not it is very similar.

 

[PardalisGirl]

Calcium Glubionate Syrup

I keep a bottle of Calcium Glubionate syrup on hand. You can buy it over the counter at really good pharmacies. It's sold for pregnant women and senior women but works great for female chams too. My vet turned me on to it several years ago when I had an egg bound Panther. It has no D3. The body absorbs what it needs and the rest passes through the kidneys. You can't overdose on it unless you are overdosing the cham on D3. A couple of ml or cc per day given orally works well. It comes in super big bottles but is very cheap to buy. Hope your girl continues to do well....

 

[sandy mackie]

thankyou thankyou... much appreciated. i will get it.
I went to work feeling down today, there has been no eggs for two days and i couldnt hide my unhappiness ,i teach art in a centre for disabled people , everybody saw my sad eyes ...guess what ....when i got home , there was TWO eggs , one huge , one normal so the rollercoaster ride is still going. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee can i ask . if my wee pal survives this ,will she go the same way next time , i cant help feel now that she may have been egg bound when i got her and this is why she wasnt wanted by the last owner , by the way the other cham taco , is doing brill , she was younger .

 

[laurie]

Hang in there Sandy, we are all cheering for you.

 

[sandy mackie]

thankyou ....one more EGG...phew...That makes it 15 so far.i wonder how many more and how long and will she go through this next time , ...not that i mind , now that i know what to expect , i think the cheering is working.when she finishes laying All her eggs i will cheer so LOUD you will be able to hear me from scotland

 

[laurie]

Sandy it might be time for you to start cooking spaghetti, that way you can have it ready to beat her with a wet noodle - she sure deserves it for all she has put you through.

 

[pssh]

After she is done laying if you follow a strict feeding schedule and the basking spot isn't too hot you may be able to prevent egg laying all together. If it doesn't prevent egg laying it will reduce the clutch size so it should be less stressful. Http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com has a good section about it.