Good your there to save all the eggs since she didn't dig a nest...
dalano73 said:Can the cracked ones be saved or were they to badly cracked? I have seen a couple post where eggs with cracks were incubated and eventually hatched...
Tortuga_terrestre said:SHE STARTED LAYING!!!!!!!! 2 CRACKED AND FOUR LAYED! SHE IS LAYING ON TOP INSTEAD OF DIGGING
emysemys said:Tortuga_terrestre said:SHE STARTED LAYING!!!!!!!! 2 CRACKED AND FOUR LAYED! SHE IS LAYING ON TOP INSTEAD OF DIGGING
That's because of the drug. It relaxes the muscles and makes the eggs come out.
exoticsdr said:emysemys said:Tortuga_terrestre said:SHE STARTED LAYING!!!!!!!! 2 CRACKED AND FOUR LAYED! SHE IS LAYING ON TOP INSTEAD OF DIGGING
That's because of the drug. It relaxes the muscles and makes the eggs come out.
Please pardon me stepping in Yvonne, don't want to step on your toes, but.... Oxytocin does not cause muscle relaxation, actually quite the opposite, it causes very active muscle contractions to help expel the fetus (eggs in this case) during parturition. That's why I initially was asking questions on this thread, because if given at the wrong time it can cause premature parturition. Doc
N2TORTS said:exoticsdr said:emysemys said:Tortuga_terrestre said:SHE STARTED LAYING!!!!!!!! 2 CRACKED AND FOUR LAYED! SHE IS LAYING ON TOP INSTEAD OF DIGGING
That's because of the drug. It relaxes the muscles and makes the eggs come out.
Please pardon me stepping in Yvonne, don't want to step on your toes, but.... Oxytocin does not cause muscle relaxation, actually quite the opposite, it causes very active muscle contractions to help expel the fetus (eggs in this case) during parturition. That's why I initially was asking questions on this thread, because if given at the wrong time it can cause premature parturition. Doc
Yea Doc! .... glad ya stepped ..never know when ya correct a Mod
( wink)
Like the Doc said ~Oxytocin is a man-made form of a natural hormone. It works by causing the uterus to contract. It is used to increase the strength of contractions of the uterus.
In human medicine it is also used to clear the uterus after an incomplete abortion or miscarriage.
JD~