dbdataplus
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In March I bought a pair of 7 year old Cylura nubila that had mated and produced offspring the year before. I bought the pair AND their enclosure which is 6x14x8 high. It has a 4x3 insulated hide box attached to the side. In May I moved them both to a 14x18x10 outdoor enclosure with a same sized hide box inside. All was well, everyone was active and eating.
In September I took the female to the vet for an Xray to see if she was egg-bound. Images revealed no eggs but 2 lathe screws ingested. Emergency surgery to remove the screws. She came home fine. Indoor housing and wound care for a week, then put her outside in her original home, separated from the male, supposedly for 4 weeks to allow wound healing with minimal interaction.
EVERY DAY she exits the heated hide box (85 degrees), poops, drinks water, eats (Mazuri Tortoise Blend) and then returns to her hide box. Every day. Some days I open the box and remove her and place her on one of the shelf/branches in her enclosure, but as soon as I release her she slowly moseys back to the ground and back to her hide box.
At the moment I’m not overly concerned because she eats, poops, drinks and moves. It’s not ALL that much difference as when she was housed with the male … they came and went separately and never were “together” anyway … but she is in her hide almost 24/7.
Should I be concerned?
In September I took the female to the vet for an Xray to see if she was egg-bound. Images revealed no eggs but 2 lathe screws ingested. Emergency surgery to remove the screws. She came home fine. Indoor housing and wound care for a week, then put her outside in her original home, separated from the male, supposedly for 4 weeks to allow wound healing with minimal interaction.
EVERY DAY she exits the heated hide box (85 degrees), poops, drinks water, eats (Mazuri Tortoise Blend) and then returns to her hide box. Every day. Some days I open the box and remove her and place her on one of the shelf/branches in her enclosure, but as soon as I release her she slowly moseys back to the ground and back to her hide box.
At the moment I’m not overly concerned because she eats, poops, drinks and moves. It’s not ALL that much difference as when she was housed with the male … they came and went separately and never were “together” anyway … but she is in her hide almost 24/7.
Should I be concerned?