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This has just been a weird year for herps.
I have my two fertile eggs from my first ever clutch and they seem to be going OK. My other female is due to lay any day now and I 'm kinda worried about her. She is HUGE and starting to lose a bit of mass in her tail and back legs from building eggs, I'm sure. She's eating OK, but not as well as I would like. She'll eat a quail chick, small rat or large mouse, but has refused food for the past couple of days (no to turkey, rodents, egg...nothing stirs her). She looks very uncomfortable and her ribs seem to have spread to accommodate the eggs. She has a huge mound built and sleeps in there or in her hide box. She used to charge if your hand came near the glass, but now she's more lethargic.
I'd post a pic but my daughter has the camera out tonight. I didn't want to wait to ask though. Does this sound normal for a very gravid tegu?
I have my two fertile eggs from my first ever clutch and they seem to be going OK. My other female is due to lay any day now and I 'm kinda worried about her. She is HUGE and starting to lose a bit of mass in her tail and back legs from building eggs, I'm sure. She's eating OK, but not as well as I would like. She'll eat a quail chick, small rat or large mouse, but has refused food for the past couple of days (no to turkey, rodents, egg...nothing stirs her). She looks very uncomfortable and her ribs seem to have spread to accommodate the eggs. She has a huge mound built and sleeps in there or in her hide box. She used to charge if your hand came near the glass, but now she's more lethargic.
I'd post a pic but my daughter has the camera out tonight. I didn't want to wait to ask though. Does this sound normal for a very gravid tegu?