Egg bound Ornate box turtle?

[Kirkie]

Originally Posted by Bindi

Any luck last night Dave?

'Fraid not Binders.

Found her asleep in the hole again. Today she's using the other spot I set up, basking away and refusing all food except sweetcorn.

She's driving me mad.

[Bindi]

Is it worth a trip to the vets for some oxytocin or is that not done for ladies like Pru?

[Kirkie]

I'll give it a few more days Bindi. Then I'll take her to my chap, get an x-ray done, see if anything is preventing her laying. See is acting totally normally (for her) during the day, by night she goes a bit loopy. She's not distressed by it at all. She's spent a lot of time around the second nest site I set up today, maybe the change will do her some good.

[Geomyda]

Originally Posted by Kirkie

I'll give it a few more days Bindi. Then I'll take her to my chap, get an x-ray done, see if anything is preventing her laying. See is acting totally normally (for her) during the day, by night she goes a bit loopy. She's not distressed by it at all. She's spent a lot of time around the second nest site I set up today, maybe the change will do her some good.

Females, Loopy at night: Perish the thought! The next thing you will be looking for, is a full Moon

[Box girl]

Its only just been 6 weeks so I would give her quite a bit longer before a vet visit. Some of ours take weeks to lay!
To Bindi in box torts it is not always a good idea to use oxytocin it is very rare to get egg binding in a box tort.

Originally Posted by Kirkie

I'll give it a few more days Bindi. Then I'll take her to my chap, get an x-ray done, see if anything is preventing her laying. See is acting totally normally (for her) during the day, by night she goes a bit loopy. She's not distressed by it at all. She's spent a lot of time around the second nest site I set up today, maybe the change will do her some good.

[Bindi]

Originally Posted by Kirkie

I'll give it a few more days Bindi. Then I'll take her to my chap, get an x-ray done, see if anything is preventing her laying. See is acting totally normally (for her) during the day, by night she goes a bit loopy. She's not distressed by it at all. She's spent a lot of time around the second nest site I set up today, maybe the change will do her some good.

I expect you're more stressed than she is, maybe tonight will be the night

Originally Posted by Geomyda

Females, Loopy at night: Perish the thought! The next thing you will be looking for, is a full Moon

Originally Posted by Box girl

Its only just been 6 weeks so I would give her quite a bit longer before a vet visit. Some of ours take weeks to lay!
To Bindi in box torts it is not always a good idea to use oxytocin it is very rare to get egg binding in a box tort.

thank you Box girl, i didn't know if it ws used or not - thanks for the info, reassuring for Kirkie I'm sure that egg-binding isn't common

[Kirkie]

Sitting up with her tonight. She's been straining away. I've just caught a glimpse of two eggs in the nest.

[Bindi]

Yaaaayyy!!! Well done Pru xxxx Hope you bought her some flowers Dave

[Geomyda]

Originally Posted by Kirkie

Sitting up with her tonight. She's been straining away. I've just caught a glimpse of two eggs in the nest.

Pic's please!

[Box girl]

Brilliant I am pleased she has finally decided do lay possibly as it has got warmer ie low pressure.
We got the first proper eggs from one of our Reeves turtles yesterday late into the night. Looked this morning look as though they could be fertile YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!! This is a first for us normally she lays in the water.

Originally Posted by Kirkie

Sitting up with her tonight. She's been straining away. I've just caught a glimpse of two eggs in the nest.