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Snake update
We got Xoco into a vet who knew something about snakes, and after a shot of oxytocin, a boatload of lubricant, and a lot of manipulation, he managed to get the stuck egg out of her.
Rhys was very good while we waited for over an hour in the vet's office for her to get seen, amusing himself by talking to the (dog) patients, watching the 24-hour petcare channel, eating cookies, and filling in a coloring book on how to take care of your new dog. He was good at the restaurant where we did more waiting too, even if he did scream "siu mai! siu mai!" a little loudly at the waitress.
The vet seemed very proud of himself for managing to solve the problem without surgery. He was smirking and practically *glowing*! He wanted me to call the vet who referred me to him and tell them what an excellent job he did.
Xoco's home now, resting in a travel cage until I can get her moved into a new bachlorette pad. No more sharing a cage with Chile for her! I need to decide if I'm going to move the three young ones together into the giant cage, or just let Chile have it solo. Hopefully she'll be okay.
The egg's actually intact, and soft and nice, much better looking than the rest of the clutch, actually. I can see the embryo at the bottom. I'm guessing the lube has probably screwed up the breathing of the egg and it won't live, but for the moment, I've put it in with the other eggs. Who knows, maybe we'll have a miracle baby!
Rhys was very good while we waited for over an hour in the vet's office for her to get seen, amusing himself by talking to the (dog) patients, watching the 24-hour petcare channel, eating cookies, and filling in a coloring book on how to take care of your new dog. He was good at the restaurant where we did more waiting too, even if he did scream "siu mai! siu mai!" a little loudly at the waitress.
The vet seemed very proud of himself for managing to solve the problem without surgery. He was smirking and practically *glowing*! He wanted me to call the vet who referred me to him and tell them what an excellent job he did.
Xoco's home now, resting in a travel cage until I can get her moved into a new bachlorette pad. No more sharing a cage with Chile for her! I need to decide if I'm going to move the three young ones together into the giant cage, or just let Chile have it solo. Hopefully she'll be okay.
The egg's actually intact, and soft and nice, much better looking than the rest of the clutch, actually. I can see the embryo at the bottom. I'm guessing the lube has probably screwed up the breathing of the egg and it won't live, but for the moment, I've put it in with the other eggs. Who knows, maybe we'll have a miracle baby!
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Regarding the babies, I once made the mistake of leaving baby grass snakes in the cage with the mother and another snake. About half the babies got reflexively eaten (they'd flash past an adult, and the adult would snap their head out and nab and swallow) before I noticed and removed them. You might want to keep the younglings away from adults for a bit?
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The "young ones" are the kids of Xoco and Chile, but they're three-year old adults. Ancho and Cumin would probably do okay together in one cage; Mole's kind of agressive, like his dad.
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Loxley
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What a nice ending to the story, too. :) Yay for vets who can fix things without surgery!