egg bound
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egg bound
it had to happen I suppose but how I wish it hadn't.
have my first case of an egg bound finch today, one of my painted's.
she is now in a cage on her own with plenty of food and water available.
other than waiting I'm not sure what else I can do. she had access to plenty of shell grit and cuttlefish(ground & whole).
always had fresh green food and live food available.
any suggestions on extra stuff I could do for her?
have my first case of an egg bound finch today, one of my painted's.
she is now in a cage on her own with plenty of food and water available.
other than waiting I'm not sure what else I can do. she had access to plenty of shell grit and cuttlefish(ground & whole).
always had fresh green food and live food available.
any suggestions on extra stuff I could do for her?
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I understand humidity can also help quite a bit. Wet a towel with hot water then wring it out just so it isn't dripping. Drape the hot/wet towel (it will cool a lot by the time you get it to the cage) around 3 sides of the hosp cage. You can have the heatlamp on the fourth side. Give 1 drop of calcium in her beak and make sure she gets additional calcium in the water.
Hope that helps. Good luck and keep us posted.
Hope that helps. Good luck and keep us posted.
Liz
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