Re: To: Xta

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Posted by RJ Mello on September 21, 2001 at 12:54:23:

In Reply to: Re: To: Xta posted by xta on September 20, 2001 at 18:15:49:

LOL. Lucky you... Males are much lower maintenance that way. All 4 of my Iggs were rehabs and, the luck of the draw gave me 3 out of 4 that were girls. So's my rehab BD.

Well, at least I won't have to worry about Shirley's female problems anymore.

: Thanks for the heads up... I missed your post. I don't really have much to add though because I only know what I've heard from other female ig owners whose vets have told them it is much easier to do it when they are egg bound. It makes sense what you are saying about the risk, although I had not heard this. The only other thing to consider is if it is much harder for the vet to do it properly when the ig is not egg bound that means the ig could need to be opened up again for more surgeries later (and next time they probably would be egg bound) so why not do it when they are egg bound the first time? (that is if an owner decides their ig needs to be fixed for medical risk reasons) Some igs lay without any problems at all. I would make a decision based on the success rate stats of spays when egg bound vs. without eggs. You may want to check MK's site to see if there is any further info. on that (my lizards are all males to avoid such worrying!!!)

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: LOL. Lucky you... Males are much lower maintenance that way. All 4 of my Iggs were rehabs and, the luck of the draw gave me 3 out of 4 that were girls. So's my rehab BD. : Well, at least I won't have to worry about Shirley's female problems anymore. : : Thanks for the heads up... I missed your post. I don't really have much to add though because I only know what I've heard from other female ig owners whose vets have told them it is much easier to do it when they are egg bound. It makes sense what you are saying about the risk, although I had not heard this. The only other thing to consider is if it is much harder for the vet to do it properly when the ig is not egg bound that means the ig could need to be opened up again for more surgeries later (and next time they probably would be egg bound) so why not do it when they are egg bound the first time? (that is if an owner decides their ig needs to be fixed for medical risk reasons) Some igs lay without any problems at all. I would make a decision based on the success rate stats of spays when egg bound vs. without eggs. You may want to check MK's site to see if there is any further info. on that (my lizards are all males to avoid such worrying!!!)

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