First clutch?

[Rayane57]

i brought my veiled to the vet almost two weeks ago and had X-rays done. My veiled definitely has oval shaped eggs (some were softer than others and were pretty well see through). The veterinarian told me to bring her back in a couple of weeks for a dose of oxytocin. Can someone please share their experience with oxytocin?
I'm worried about my veiled, she has a huge nesting box with soil/sand medium moist enough to tunnel. How long until I should be concerned about egg bounding? Does that happen often? Her enclourse is covered all the time, She is eating 2-3 crickets a day and she was wondering around the bottom of we enclourse but the past few days she has been staying up at the top. Does anyone know how much oxytocin usually costs?

 

[melble68]

i will start out saying i broke my wrist a month ago, so my typing is atrocious right now. i have no experience with oxytocin, but i do have two female panthers. one that is an egg laying machine, and the second is only about 11 months old and has not laid any yet. my 2 cents worth is that if she's still eating she's not ready to lay. i am by no means the super expert, but i myself wouldn't worry yet. i weigh my cams every monday, consistently feed. and watch their weight. as my females bulk up 10 grams or so real quick, and i notice their intake slowing down and eventually stop eating, it shows to me she's ready to start digging. my female has taken anywhere from 4 days to only 6 hours of digging between three infertile clutches when she has laid. the 4 day time was super nerve racking for sure. as i write this she is currently into day 2.5 of laying her first fertile clutch. there are a few things that can cause females to lay infertle eggs. one is to much food, second can be to high of basking temps, and a third is just seeing a male from across the room. even with the everything being perfect some females will just lay eggs every couple to few months. that is my case, and is why i am now introducing my older female to my male when she is receptive. having the egg bin accessible, covering your enclosure, shes still eating yet wondering down low, i think shes getting close but you are doing what you are needing to do. and on top of that you are being proactive with seeing a vet that you are comfortable with. stay calm. lol.

 

[alphakenc]

Does anyone know how much oxytocin usually costs?

Here is the link that you can check for cost.
http://erc.msh.org/dmpguide/results....&supplement=&class_name=(22.1.)Oxytocics<br>

 

[kinyonga]

Oxytocin will only work when she's ready to lay and if given at the wrong time may cause problems.

Most eggbinding problems come unnecessarily as the result of poor husbandry (overfeeding, failure to supplement/feed properly, failure to provide a proper egglaying site, etc.) although sometimes it's from reproductive organs issues or from eggs that are misformed.

Signs of impending eggbinding can include but are not limited to lethargy, sitting low in he cage, eyes shut during the day, not eating, digging a hole,etc and phantom laying. If this happens she needs to see a vet before she gets too weak to be helped.

Good luck!