so i took a x ray... can u count the eggs?

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Originally Posted by Christine

Vets take x rays of pregnant animals all the time. They like to know how many are in there in case they dont come out.
I am gonna say 6

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Not sure about that. Vets do ultrasounds all the time on pregnant animals, but I would be surprised if they do xrays very often.

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Originally Posted by pfan151

Not sure about that. Vets do ultrasounds all the time on pregnant animals, but I would be surprised if they do xrays very often.

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I come from a Veterinarian family but I am not in that field.
But as far as I know, they shouldn't take XRay of them unless there is a risk to the animal.

You try to save the animal first, then the babies. At least, that's my opinion, just like it should be for humans.

My buddy Jesse actually just picked up a book that has this discussion in it. He read it aloud on the way home from the Hamburg show, and its really bad what happened to the eggs. It was done on Blood Pythons. A female was gravid, became egg bound, meaning the eggs were stuck. They took an X-Ray at day 48, counted the eggs and saw that they were indeed due to drop anyday. She turned out to drop 5-6 days after the X-ray, and the babies came out with there internal organs on the outside, partially underdeveloped, stillborn, and kink. This is just a summary of what I remember, I was sorta high on Perc's due to a shoulder injury, but tomorrow when I talk to him I'll get the exact book and page so you can read it for yourself. You also work for a vet, he should have pre-warned you before you did it. Hopefully its a rarity, and it doesnt affect your eggs! Very Cool picture though, good luck with the hatchlings!

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Originally Posted by Chuckels

You also work for a vet, he should have pre-warned you before you did it. Hopefully its a rarity, and it doesnt affect your eggs! Very Cool picture though, good luck with the hatchlings!

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i do work at a vet, with 4 doctors. one of the doctors is also a vet at NAU university (used to also keep boas). They said that the odds are very little that it would have ill affect. Also the person who took the X ray of the blood python and it having deformed babbies, it prob was a incubation problem and not the x ray because the babbies would have already developed the internal organs on the outside (this doesnt happen in 5 days when the blood is due to lay). Also kinking is another sign of the incubation temps being bad. Sure there is some risk taking a x-ray but the most u will ever hear is "he said she said" stuff and as everyone knows people are overdramatic and the majority of the time they dont even know what the heck their talking about and with little or no experience. ill keep everyone updated because shes due to lay VERY soon.

vid of eggs will come soon!!

Hurry up already! :)

lol kk
YouTube - Mojave eggs.

congrats and good luck!