19 year old BP that vet says is egg bound

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I have a 19 year old female BP never bred who suddenly became very lethargic and would not eat. She usually eats every week or two. She has not eaten since March 7th (she would try but failed to consume the mice, yes I know, get her used to frozen which we have tried, we tried when she was young, even the breeder helped us, she went a very long time and refused to eat fully thawed mice that were very warm and moved around with tongs until we broke down and got her live, breeder said she is one of those few that just refuses frozen). Took her to the vet who took x-rays and says she has 4 "huge eggs" and is egg bound. We took her home, soaked her daily in warm water for 1-2 hours over a 4 day period before the vet called us to see if she laid her eggs and told us to please bring her in for surgery. Her cage is usually 80+ with an area that is close to 90, adequate hiding places and cypress mulch in a large cage that she can roam. Now the vet is saying she is weak from wanting to shed (the day we dropped her off for surgery, her eyes were becoming cloudy, my mom dropped her off and did not notice her change, her eyes were not cloudy the night before when I check on her). Now the vet wants to keep her for "intensive care" to build her up for surgery. Keep in mind he did not want her fed for 3-4 weeks and it has been a week since he said that. I talked to the vet tech and they are soaking her every two hours for an hour, then carrying her around with them in their shirts or jackets to keep her "warm and engaged." However, now she is dormant, which she becomes right before shedding. My question... among many but for right now.....how common is it for a 19 year old snake to develop eggs when she has never been bred and never laid eggs? What is the normal care and treatment of an egg bound snake at a vets? What could I have done differently? I love that goofy snake......I know egg bound is a very concerning condition which is why she is at the vets. Help......

I would immediately get my snake away from this vet and find a vet who specializes in treatment of exotics!! I wouldn't be too happy about a vet tech carrying my snake around to keep it "warmed and engaged" either; all they are doing is stressing out the poor snake.

You need to take your snake someplace else!