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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:37 pm   A NEW update on "gravid" Tobi..NEW PIC!

Ok all...she is PREGGERS for SURE! Still has not laid... :roll: But the vet told me that she would not give oxytocin UNLESS she has tried to lay eggs after (nesting) and she was straining and just couldnt get them out. Otherwise, she told me to let nature take its course.....

Dont know how long we can handle this anymore! But THEY are there!

I couldnt get a good pic of the xray though. But you can see a smaller egg on the left and a little larger one (not as clear) underneath; which is COOL!

None of us knew whether or not they should be lower...or anything or if this looked ok. The eggs looked fine as in size (actually pretty big) and nice and oval, rounded... So...she thinks all is well and she is healthy and should lay. She (the vet) also told me that if she had to, she could stick a needle in to aspirate (suck out the contents of the eggs) and then go in her cloaca (sp) with forsnips and pull out the eggs if she has troubles. This is without anesthesia. At least we have another option!

Just wanted to update ya'll and show you the pic. :)

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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:54 pm   

Aw. Tobi has eggies. I am sorry that she's driving you crazy, bu you know that you were interpreting her behavior correctly now!
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:56 pm   

Thank Goodness! lol At least we BOTH werent just crazy!
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:19 pm   

Fascinating! The eggs look huge to me - though there's no way to estimate scale. How in the world does a turtle hold a dozen or more of them? The two are crystal clear in the x ray. Keep us posted!
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:24 pm   

Spots, thats exactly what I said to the vet! I thought since we couldnt feel the eggs they must have been TINY..... but nooooo they gotta be BIG! lol I sure hope she passes them. And I feel the same way about a dozen or more...OMGeesh! I dont see how they can hold em either..especially since they are smaller turtles also than Tobi!
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:27 pm   

so what are u going to do with the eggs when she lays them?
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:32 pm   

wow...I hope Tobi is gonna be ok!

yea, I've wondered what you do with infertile eggs...Feed them to your turtle? They're probably pretty nutritious.
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:32 pm   

Probably trash em, Turtle. They arent fertile... (thank goodness. Dont wanna take care of tons of babies! Got enough on my hands.)
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:47 pm   

Oh Camee... this must be so frustrating. How many eggs were there?
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:05 am   

STEVE!!!!!! I have to ask you a ? Thank goodness you are here! lol

(There are 2 big ones btw)

When your RES was in "labor", did she breathe hard? not gasping, NO open mouth, just like throat and neck pulsating?

Why Im asking is Tobi is in her nesting box now and she was walking and walking and she finally stopped. She has NOT dug, but is sitting very still and I put a towel over the top and Im checking on her every couple minutes and NOTHING is bothering her...and she is breathing hard...?! Normal?!
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:20 am   

Both my RES breath heavy, though I can usually hear my female... almost sounds like a whimper sometimes. I think she's a little on the heavy side, but she's been like that for a few years already.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:25 am   

That makes me feel better (Tobi is on the heavy side too)...she is just sitting in the same place in her box..with her front feet up close to her head and her back feet out, not moving at all. COULD THIS BE IT? (Even though she hasnt dug a "nest" so to speak)?
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:32 am   

I don't know. I've had no success with the box nest. However, when I took her outside, she didn't waste anytime. Perhaps Tobi is just a little tuckered out.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:44 am   

Dont tell me that! lol

The only reason I think maybe...is cuz she NEVER has sat still in this box! Or on the floor for that reason.

Im not sure then if I should leave her there for a couple more hours or to put her back into her tank?! Guess I might wait a while longer and see if ANYTHING happens! (Cant U tell, Im like a nervous mommy!)
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:49 am   

What if you left her in there overnight? Maybe some peace and quiet will help to adjust. And if she's in the mood, may she'll get to work...
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