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Hi Kathy, Well in the end we took her to a specialist vet about an hour away. He explained a lot more about oxytocin, mainly that most vets use a book to get the correct dosage which isn't correct, he only gives them a tiny amount and increases this the next day if no success. We decided to...

here is the xray!

she is only eating a little each day not much, she is drinking though!

I just wasnt sure of the effects of oxy on Sammie, the eggs being fertile arent my concern shes an old lady and much loved for the last 40 years. Her nest box is about 10" deep. I think we are going to give her 1 week to lay then perhaps consider oxy! thanks for your advice :)

My Herman Sammie 50years old plus, living in the UK, spent last year with a friend whilst I was away. They have a male Herman and inevitably they mated. Since coming out of hybernation this year she dropped 2 eggs on the ground, which turned out to be infertile. However she was starting to slow...

thanks for all your replies! :) there is an air bubble I can see and one end is darker than the rest! I dont hold much hope for them though. On the upside I have caught her digging with her back feet today and wandering round constantly, so I think tomorrow we should have a real clutch to...

im not holding out much hope for them as I think these are just taster eggs so to speak! Ill check them in a week. In the mean time Im watching her like a hawk, she has a large soil patch on a slope, which she is basking in the same position that she would dig and lay. fingers crossed we will...

forgot to mention they are in an incubator inside my house!

thanks they are in an incubator. what should be the first thing i notice about the egg becoming fertile?

Hi, Our female Herman, who we have had for 40 years, spent last year with another male that a friend of ours has. we have never had eggs before and last friday she just popped one out on the way out of her house. the next day she lay another on the lawn after having a bath. I have incubated...