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watts501 Key Member
Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 409 Location: nottingham
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:28 pm Post subject: conerned!! |
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i have a pair of chewies in the same tank around 2.5 years old and all of a sudden the females tail has gone all zig-zag?? is there any think i can do to help or prevent this ?? _________________ just a couple of reptiles! to keep me out of trouble! |
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rudders Contributing Member
Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 60
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,the female is taking calcium to form eggs,offer a dish of calcium powder and watch her closely as she should lay a couple of eggs soon.After laying make sure she is fed well and the tail will straighten out again.So be prepared for eggs. |
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Phil1988 Captivebred Communist
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 1589 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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rudders wrote: | Hi,the female is taking calcium to form eggs,offer a dish of calcium powder and watch her closely as she should lay a couple of eggs soon.After laying make sure she is fed well and the tail will straighten out again.So be prepared for eggs. |
Hey Dean, would you recommend putting a dish of calcium in with all breeding rhacs? I thought about it but didn't know whether my females (cresties) would ever actually bother taking some. |
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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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I tried it Phil, never saw them touch it but it certainly won't do any harm. _________________
Please DO NOT pm orders for reptiles, send email instead scott@captivebred.co.uk |
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watts501 Key Member
Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 409 Location: nottingham
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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rudders wrote: | Hi,the female is taking calcium to form eggs,offer a dish of calcium powder and watch her closely as she should lay a couple of eggs soon.After laying make sure she is fed well and the tail will straighten out again.So be prepared for eggs. |
they have been together for months and no eggs!! i will try that!! would a pinkie be any good?? will she be ok ? _________________ just a couple of reptiles! to keep me out of trouble! |
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Phil1988 Captivebred Communist
Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 1589 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Scott W wrote: | I tried it Phil, never saw them touch it but it certainly won't do any harm. |
Cheers Scott, yeah I think I might put one in - like you said it can't do any harm |
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rudders Contributing Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Hi, I have seen all my chahoua pairs use it and placed it with some other pairs cresteds,gargoyles and Saras but they never seemed to take it.Mine never lay eggs before the middle of June and they are together full time they seem to have their own season |
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watts501 Key Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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what about pinkies?? _________________ just a couple of reptiles! to keep me out of trouble! |
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rudders Contributing Member
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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You can try a pinkie but none of mine will accept them. |
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watts501 Key Member
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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NIGHT MARE !
i have a number of chewies!! one of my young females dropped her tail for no reason a couple of months ago! now she has just started shaking !! i am goin to mix calicum and water together and feed it her but any other ideas??
thanks _________________ just a couple of reptiles! to keep me out of trouble! |
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