awww! So sorry to hear that she didn't survive! And... Holy Cow! I've never seen bloating/swelling like that!! My best guess is that she got hit or possibly stepped on and something got broken, probably her hip or leg because of you saying that one of the legs was limp. Depending on the area of the break, she may not have felt very much pain if a major nerve was injured. I feel really bad for you cause it's obvious that you were desperately trying to save her and just wanted what was best for her, even if it meant to humanely euthanize her! I'm a little worried about my girl at the moment because she is a bit bloated and has stopped eating for the past 4 days! I keep offering her things to eat but she's not interested and I can make her move around but not much. She's always had an attitude and when I nudge her, she nudges right back at me... as if to say "keep you're damn hands off of me woman!" Your post caught my attention because of "bloated" and I was curious, but my girls bloat is nothing like yours! This is the first time I've had a female over spring/summer and I was thinking that maybe she's gravid, but will she still lay eggs, being captive, or do they get reabsorbed? I could understand why she's also not eating if that is the case??? I keep checking to see if she lays them in her water dish. And every so often I see her stomach moving, like something's in there but I know that not possible. It's like she processing something! I know she is moving around during the night because I find her in different spots when I check on her in the morning, but I don't know exactly how much moving she is doing. Could just be just a hop or two... she was always a bit lazy but I know she was moving more often, up until about a week ago. And she loves kicking her legs backwards when she is soaking in her dish, which was a nightly occurrence... I know cause I can hear her splashing around! But she hasn't been doing that either for the last few days. So I'm not quite sure what's going on with her??? She will be a year old in late August/early September. I'm just gonna keep my eye on her! But again... very sorry about your outcome!![]()





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