Thread: prolapse?
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Old 16-04-2018, 08:58 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by scapula View Post
Should I try to make a place for her to lay indoors? i.e. a box of earth with a lamp over the top? She has been outside during the day but I bring her in at night as I am at high altitude here 3600 ft, hot in the day but chilly at night (5c).. She is pacing, and mounting trying to escape etc..
I will do the sugar in the morning,
How long do I bathe for? and I wash her afterwards?
hope it works because the vet is not for reptiles more for for cows and horses ...thanks for helping
When one of my males had a prolapse I kept him in the sugar water until it went back in, but I did this straight away. And it went back in. Not sure if it will work quickly with a female and it happened a while ago.
You could try building a nest inside, it never worked for mine, but if you dont try you wont know:0)
If your tortoises prolapse gets worse, then you will need a vet. They use Oxytocin I think to induce the eggs.
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