Re: waiting for eggs

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Posted by Toni on May 15, 2000 at 22:50:58:

In Reply to: Re: waiting for eggs posted by Harry's Dad on May 15, 2000 at 16:51:50:

>>What concerns me more with what you are saying is "her double Calcium feedings". For how long have you been feeding your iguana double Calcium? How much per feeding?
I've been giving her an eyedropper full - I think it's 1 cc - 2 x's per day for only 3 weeks, since I first took her to the vet.

>>If her diet has the proper amount of calcium, I feel you might be over-dosing her with calcium. Do you know how much "natural" calcium she's getting in her daily food?
She was eating quite a variety of greens; mustard, turnip, collard, endive, escarole. For veggies, she gets both summer and winter squashes, parsnip, snap peas, green beans, sweet potato, some occasional carrot, and various other things that catch my eye once in a while.

>> What's the cage temps during the day? I would make sure an area in the cage is around 96 to 98 degrees and with another area no lower than 85 degrees during the day. Warmer temps are good for health problems.
She's a free-roamer and the window where she lays is in the upper 90's, and she hasn't been moving from there too much lately.

>> Be careful about handling her at this time, the eggs can break inside of her and you'll have a much more serious problem if that happens.
Yes, I am very careful, picking her up by supporting her at the legs/base of tail, and under her front arms. By the way, i forgot to mention earlier that she's 4' long and almost 9 lbs.
>> Also, it's possible for your iguana to re-absorb the eggs and not lay any of them.
How will I know if this happens - are there any signs or indications? Or do you just wait until she starts eating and acting normal again?

>>Hope this helps some.
Thank you - all input helps immensely

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: >>What concerns me more with what you are saying is "her double Calcium feedings". For how long have you been feeding your iguana double Calcium? How much per feeding? : I've been giving her an eyedropper full - I think it's 1 cc - 2 x's per day for only 3 weeks, since I first took her to the vet. : >>If her diet has the proper amount of calcium, I feel you might be over-dosing her with calcium. Do you know how much "natural" calcium she's getting in her daily food? : She was eating quite a variety of greens; mustard, turnip, collard, endive, escarole. For veggies, she gets both summer and winter squashes, parsnip, snap peas, green beans, sweet potato, some occasional carrot, and various other things that catch my eye once in a while. : >> What's the cage temps during the day? I would make sure an area in the cage is around 96 to 98 degrees and with another area no lower than 85 degrees during the day. Warmer temps are good for health problems. : She's a free-roamer and the window where she lays is in the upper 90's, and she hasn't been moving from there too much lately. : >> Be careful about handling her at this time, the eggs can break inside of her and you'll have a much more serious problem if that happens. : Yes, I am very careful, picking her up by supporting her at the legs/base of tail, and under her front arms. By the way, i forgot to mention earlier that she's 4' long and almost 9 lbs. : >> Also, it's possible for your iguana to re-absorb the eggs and not lay any of them. : How will I know if this happens - are there any signs or indications? Or do you just wait until she starts eating and acting normal again? : >>Hope this helps some. : Thank you - all input helps immensely :

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