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Old 09-Aug-07, 11:52 AM
JKretzs613 JKretzs613 is offline
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Hello

Hello,

How is your female, did she lay anymore eggs yet? How old is she?
I would give her 5-7 days but if she does not lay I would get her in for some x-rays to see what is going on if anything, with her follicles. Do you have everything setup appropriately for her, a laybox of vermiculite & soil about 12 inches deep? Put her in there for a couple of hours per day to encourage her to dig a nest. Sometimes it helps to put a heatlamp over them too to help with muscular contractions.
Do you give calcium on a regular basis? Is she well hydrated?
Let me know if you need any help.
Egg binding can be serious, & seems to happen with the younger or the older. The dragons that are too young may not have fully developed ovaries which are large enough to allow full sized follicles through & the eggs can get lodged, leading to problems. The older dragons can sometimes not have the muscle tone or have nutritional deficiencies that cause egg laying to become difficult.

Tracie
 

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