Kermit is driving me mad. - Page 2 - Paw Talk

Kendalle · #16 01-10-2009, 04:32 PM

I know 6 weeks seems like ages, but reptiles are crazy... lots of snakes can go well over 6 months with out eating, some over a year, crocs and gators can go over a year as well.

It is normal... the way it is her eggs are taking up so much space that she has no room for eating. it is squishing her stomach and intestines... this is normal, she is using up all the fat in her body most noticeably her tail is loosing weight as her tummy grows.

I finally got her to drink from my squirt bottle yesterday (i assume she has been drinking from her water bowl anyway) and today i caught her drinking from her dish.

swedishfish · #17 01-10-2009, 09:54 PM

wow iguanas are crazy. i dont know anything about iguanas so i cant help but thats ok because it sound like you know what to do already. goodluck to you and kermit im sure she will be fine shes in good hands

Kendalle · #18 01-10-2009, 10:15 PM

I know everything to expect on paper, however, when it really does i still panic. kind of.

mtmaughan · #19 01-12-2009, 02:47 PM

How is she?

Kendalle · #20 01-12-2009, 03:19 PM

ok, she is looking more eggy i hope she lays soon.

Angelnstuff · #21 01-12-2009, 11:00 PM

It's nice to hear shes been drinking atleast. I think our pets like to make us worry sometimes, gives them something to do

I hope she lays soon.. I know nothing about reptiles, but is there a way to stop all this from happening? like getting a dog spayed? or would that be too risky for her?

Kendalle · #22 01-13-2009, 12:20 AM

most vets won't spay them unless they are egg bound meaning they have odd shaped eggs that they can't lay.

Kendalle · #23 01-19-2009, 01:11 AM

HE ATE!!!!!!! I am sooooo excited!!!

I don't know what this means as far as egg laying, she reabsorbed last year

I gave her some of my roommates melon and she ate it, and so i gave her more and she ate it, and i gave her a whole cup full in her dish, and she ate 2 leaves!

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I am doing a happy dance!

winter_frost · #24 01-19-2009, 07:41 AM

ohh congrats!!! At least she is eating now. Hope she lays soon!

Kendalle · #25 01-21-2009, 02:26 PM

well, i guess she is in the process of reabsorbing her eggs so no laying again this year, maybe next.

mtmaughan · #26 01-21-2009, 02:41 PM

How do you tell she is reabsorbing? Does she just get smaller and start eating again?

Kendalle · #27 01-21-2009, 10:32 PM

they become less restless, they start showing interest in food again, they sleep more and stop digging you stop finding dirt everywhere

Kendalle · #28 01-23-2009, 06:17 PM

Angelnstuff · #29 01-23-2009, 08:30 PM

Yay pictures! I love her chair

Its great to see shes eating again. Those strawberries look yummy!

Kendalle · #30 01-23-2009, 08:44 PM

hehe she loves her cabana. She thought those strawberries looked good too