Quote Originally Posted by tiffers View Post
Thanks, Grif. We went back to the exotic vet on Saturday afternoon and aspirated about 4mls of air. A few hours later, she started eating crickets again. She still has some puffy air inside, but she's able to catch food (with assistance) and eat it, as well as jumping around her area. How could it take for the air to completely absorb back or release, do you think? We're not going to decompress her again, because there's maybe about 2mls of air left, and we're worried of poking important structures inside.
Well they release the air through their mouth or nostrils so I'm uncertain how long it will take if there is indeed damage. You'll have to wait it out.