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Ugh...egg-binding is the pits. In the past, I had a bull snake that I had to help (push & massage) the one egg that was larger than the others- it was the third egg out, as I recall, & I helped her expel that one, then she got the rest out by herself. Whew!
I've also had a vet give an injection of oxytocin to stimulate the snake's contractions to push the eggs out. That works, but you can't wait too long to do this- needs to be within a day (or 2 at the most?) of when the egg-laying started, as I recall. That worked. When a snake has large eggs, they can get tired, but if it's truly too large or something else is wrong* they may need other help.
*I once had a snake that had an ectopic pregnancy- she needed surgery which was successful- she was also spayed at that time. That wonderful vet saved her life- you never hear about this condition in snakes, but that's probably from a lack of diagnosis & death of the snake, so people don't realize that's what the cause was.
And sadly, I've lost a snake (a cal king) to egg-binding.
It's been a while since any of my experiences with this, so maybe there are other methods & ways of thinking now too. I've heard of the aspiration method, never had it done on any of my snakes- it's very risky for infection, since the needle is going thru the snake's body to get to the egg (or eggs) but with antibiotics & luck, it beats doing nothing, as doing nothing your snake won't make it.
Wish you & your snake all the best with this. Does your current vet have experience with this (aspiration method) in snakes? If so, I'd try that.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ~ Gandhi
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