A friend is breeding her big female BP for the first time this year, and she's now gone 45 days since her pre-lay shed this year without laying. So today my friend took the BP to the herp vet, who took some blood, looked up/down both ends, and examined the BP's plumbing. The vet said the female is extremely anemic--her mouth was WHITE, for starters, and I think the bloodwork confirmed it? But otherwise, everything seems to be fine. So he sent my friend home and said to give the female another week.
But I confess, I'm worried. Has anyone else had experience with anemia in gravid females? This female hasn't eaten in several months (4?), and I suppose the anemia could be related to that. But, well, is this common? Or is this a indicator of some underlying condition, or an early sign of egg-binding?
At what point should we start all-out panicking?
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