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Old 05-07-08, 03:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Preterm labor in egg layer???

Can an egg bearing snake have the equilivant to preterm labor???
OK, one of my new breeder western hognose is IMO doing this. She came in on 1-23 and weighed 411g. Started breeding her at the mid / end of March when she finished 60 days quar. She shed on 4-1. My thoughts are that is to early to be a prelay shed. Mind you this girl wolfs down rat pups like they are candy, and she eats every week without hesitation so a shed is not unexpected. Now here is where the wierd stuff starts to happen:

4/24 - found what appeared to be a slug egg in her poo while cage cleaning.
4/29 - She goes into blue
5/1 - She in fully opaque and refuses food
5/5 - Find an egg which is infertile and slightly caved in. Stick it in incubator (it wen't bad really quick)
5/6 - Find a big egg, but shell seems soft. Stick in incubator. Eyes have cleared back up and she ate two mouse hoppers. She weighs 491g
5/7 - Another egg is found. Again, shell seems soft.

So what is up with this???? She is laying one egg a day while in shed!! Anybody ever heard of such a thing?
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