Re: SICK BABY...PLEASE HELP!

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Posted by Dino on February 18, 1999 at 22:45:00:

In Reply to: SICK BABY...PLEASE HELP! posted by Emma on February 18, 1999 at 16:09:00:

I cheated a bit here,and cut and pasted the following from a previous post of mine,most though is relative.......

Infertile eggs,are by nature,harder for the female to pass. A few considerations here; egg binding is typically associated with the female not having enough room to climb around,and/or move about due to cage restrictions. Another vital part of getting a female to pass eggs,fertile or infertile,is having a suitable laying site. A female who is not content with the laying site provided,will not lay her eggs.
And if she does so without the assistance of an appropriate laying site,she will most likely drop them sparatically throughout the cage,over an unhealthy span of time. I always found the big outside garbage cans,layed on their side,filled about half way with sand,to work best. If you insert a large PVC pipe into a matching diamater pre cut hole in the lid,she will use this as an access.Be sure the male does not bother her,which can be accomplished,if the PVC entrance is fed into the cage,by sealing off the entrance,once she's in. You'll know she's doing her buisiness when you hear the sounds of scratching,and digging,for hours on end.Good Luck.

Dino

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: I cheated a bit here,and cut and pasted the following from a previous post of mine,most though is relative....... : Infertile eggs,are by nature,harder for the female to pass. A few considerations here; egg binding is typically associated with the female not having enough room to climb around,and/or move about due to cage restrictions. Another vital part of getting a female to pass eggs,fertile or infertile,is having a suitable laying site. A female who is not content with the laying site provided,will not lay her eggs. : And if she does so without the assistance of an appropriate laying site,she will most likely drop them sparatically throughout the cage,over an unhealthy span of time. I always found the big outside garbage cans,layed on their side,filled about half way with sand,to work best. If you insert a large PVC pipe into a matching diamater pre cut hole in the lid,she will use this as an access.Be sure the male does not bother her,which can be accomplished,if the PVC entrance is fed into the cage,by sealing off the entrance,once she's in. You'll know she's doing her buisiness when you hear the sounds of scratching,and digging,for hours on end.Good Luck. : <li>Dino : <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Bedrock/index.html"><img src="http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Bedrock/images/dinopage29.jpg" border=0 alt="Click here to visit - Dino's Herp Homepage"></a>

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