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RE: Losing Petrie...

syzygytno1 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:25:53 GMT

Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry you had to go through that with your little girl! I guess every dragon is different and needs to be tended to as such. It's very sad to lose a reptile. I'm still recovering as I'm sure you are as well. Thanks for your post- and I'm sorry for your loss...

RE: Losing Petrie...

Starr — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:24:01 GMT

im sooo sry i had a water dragon (3 yrs old) named Samantha (Sammy) who died last year i miss her horibly still she had layed 8 eggs & i took her 2 he exotic vet (check up) who did ex rays & found nothing. 2 months later she started 2 show signs of being sick. i had given her all the calcium she needed (during gravid) as well + she had all new lights & was very healthy/ fat girl b4 the vet did more tests & found 1 egg that didnt come out. she sugested we give Sammy meds (2 induce egg laying) & a few more days 2 lay the egg by herself. Sammy didnt make it thru the weekend we spent over $1000 on vets & meds (i still have the ex rays) my point is .... sometimes even with all the best help & care they dont make it im very sry 4 ur loss

RE: Losing Petrie...

opal — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:03:11 GMT

so sorry

my herps:
male albino cornsnake=blazer
female ringed california mountain kingsnake=naiomi
male and female green anole=opal&ash
unknown sex green anole egg=eggy
male bahaman anole=courtza

RE: Losing Petrie...

syzygytno1 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:58:37 GMT

thanks for stopping by and responding i miss her a lot.

RE: Losing Petrie...

reptilelover176 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:45:53 GMT

sorry.thanks for making it known

RE: Losing Petrie...

Spoty — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:22:15 GMT

*Hugs*
I'm sorry. I'll keep that in mind as my little girl gets ready to lay her eggs.

Losing Petrie...

syzygytno1 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:21:34 GMT

So I've finally come back on RC to tell everyone what happened. Little Petrie passed away this past Saturday night. It was the worst day of my life. I want to educate people on what happened so NO ONE will have to go through what we did. I know Petrie would want the same thing and she'd want all of her friends on RC to know. Petrie was extremely calcium deficient from laying so many eggs. (She laid 4) I knew she would be. I have my pet store on speed dial so I call them constantly when things happen. They told me to make sure she eats and gets enough calcium so I made sure that I had food in her cage at all times for her. But it wasn't enough. She wouldn't eat. Knowing her history of not eating for weeks, sometimes months at a time, I thought she'd eat when she was ready. Well, it was too late. Laying eggs takes so much out of a reptile I didn't even realize and no body told me. She ended up going into a comatose state and dying within hours or me taking her to the hospital. The thing with reptiles is they don't show any signs of distress until it's too late. Petrie was fine, hopping around and on my shoulder just hours earlier. The doctor said this was the most common reason that people take their reptiles in. My advice to everyone out there: if your reptile lays eggs and doesn't eat even 2 days afterwards, TAKE HER IN to have her get a dose of calcium or whatever it is she may need. Petrie had another 10 years with me (at least) so please if your reptile lays eggs, be AWARE and make sure they get enough of the calcium and the vitamins that they need. Please forward this on to everyone you know. RIP little girl. There will never be another dragon like you...