Thanks, I will. I’ve been waiting in a room sans snake for what feels like forever. I’ll update after I see the vet. Hopefully soon. 
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That’s wild! I’m continually amazed by reptile physiology, especially as it pertains to their reproduction.
I’m sorry that it looks like she may be having some problems, I hope it’s able to be resolved quickly and easily. Sceptre is a very pretty girl!
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Oh man, I’ve been where you are and I HATE that feeling. I hope everything turns out alright for Sceptre! If she’s lucky, any retained eggs will still be mobile and they’ll be able to carefully manipulate them out without having to do any invasive interventions. Keeping you both in my thoughts. 
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Thanks everyone, for the encouraging thoughts. I’m about to head home with Sceptre (long ride) but wanted to do a quick update. She doesn’t have any retained eggs, but she is trying to prolapse. I’ve got meds for her and will hope she’ll heal without anything intrusive. I brought her water dish and water from home, and she had herself a good long drink when we got in the car. I’ll take willingness to do that as a hopeful sign. Thanks for the positivity!
Edit: my bad on the “lattice I” and other typos. Long day, lol. But many, many thanks for the positivity!
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Glad to hear there were no retained eggs and that you got her in for management before you wound up with anything too serious. Drinking is a positive, hopefully the medication calms things down and she perks back up. Looks like your decision to retire her was very much the right one, despite her protest. Best wishes for her speedy recovery!
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I hope she will be ok. Its i think harder for us because they cannot tell us whats wrong and none of us want our babies to suffer.
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Sceptre is continuing to do well today. The amount of actually prolapsed tissue was thankfully small, about 1 cm. It was a bit edematous but the vet was able to gently work it back into place. Fingers crossed and prayers said, so far it has remained there.
I’ve cleared everything out of her viv except a smooth, clean hide, her water dish and newspaper on the viv floor. I’ve also moved her viv into the incubation area since it’s the quietest room in the house (at least until mid-month). I did debate leaving her in my bedroom where she’s been living for a few years, but the three cats come and go freely there. They’ve never appeared to bother her but I figured the less possibility for disturbance, the better.
Poor girl, she did not appreciate getting oral meds last night. I always hate doing things that the animals seem to regard as a breach of trust, but sometimes that’s just what it takes to help them get better. Hopefully Sceptre will continue recovery in a lovely uneventful smooth manner.
Thanks again for the support and encouragement. It means a lot!
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Oh, and one other thing. Today I candled the three non-slugly-looking eggs. All three are actually developing veins!
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I fixed your quotes @caryl 
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Thank you, that’s much appreciated!
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As far as Sceptre’s prolapse goes, while anything is not great, 1cm is definitely on the less serious side. If she does re-prolapse, there’s always a saturated sugar solution to help reduce and replace any tissue if you can’t get to the vet immediately. At this stage, though, if she hasn’t re-prolapsed, I’d be cautiously optimistic that she’s out of the woods. Has she passed any waste since her trip to the vet?
I’ve got my fingers crossed for you that those three eggs end up as three gorgeous babies. Amazing what nature does when you least expect!
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I was hoping that Sceptre was out of the woods, but I guess we’re not there quite yet. I offered her a fuzzy tonight as scheduled. She took it eagerly, but within a matter of a few minutes, she started moving around the viv, seemingly uncomfortable. She raised her tail, continued to become more stressed. I hoped she was going to pass some waste (she hasn’t yet passed anything since she first prolapsed) but she began to prolapse again.
I took a quick picture for the vet, then slathered the exposed tissue with a 50/50 mixture of sugar and Preparation H per previous vet instructions. After 5 minutes it had shrunk noticeably. I put more of the sugar/Preparation H mixture on it with a bit of gentle pressure. Most of the tissue went back inside.
I’m still hopeful, but tonight was discouraging. I’m concerned about how things will go as the small meal moves through her digestive tract. She’s still on oral prednisolone.
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Thank you, me too! I’m prepared to be astonished.
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I hope she gets better and should it be her time that she doesn’t suffer( not that that makes it better for you).im hoping for the best outcome.
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I’d say even though she did prolapse again, the fact that you were easily able to reduce it is always a positive. Hopefully it was just the enthusiastic feeding response getting her muscles moving a bit too well. I will continue to keep you both in my thoughts, fingers crossed the meal digests and passes with no further issues.
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Thank you both. She looks okay this morning. Of course that’s good, but I’m concerned that she’ll prolapse when she passes waste. The meal was really more of a snack, only a 6 g fuzzy which I had cut to improve digestibility. Snakes really don’t have to strain to pass waste since urates are mixed with fecal matter, so maybe it will not trigger another prolapse.
I am still concerned about the bumps which are not actually retained eggs. Nothing showed up on x-rays from multiple angles, and the vet was hoping they were just inflammation related. The bumps are still present, although it’s true she has only been on anti-inflammatory med for a few days. I’ll update as things progress.
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I had a bit of a think about this last night, as you know I just went through egg binding with my girl. I am almost wondering if Sceptre isn’t experiencing something similar, where the bumps you feel are “eggs” that are not truly eggs. It would account for why she re-prolapsed, as she’s still got something in the tract she’s trying to get out. I’d say if you keep experiencing issues, it might be a good idea to ask for an ultrasound, see if that can visualize anything.
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Ironically, Dan and I were talking about Sceptre this morning and discussing the possibility that she might need an ultrasound. Remind me, please, did Celia have an x-ray first? If so, what did that show?
Sceptre’s vet mentioned today that she may put in a purse-string suture if she insists on prolapsing. Not that that’s a bad idea in itself, but I am definitely going to ask for an ultrasound first.
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If I remember correctly, they did x-ray (though I could be misremembering) and only saw 7-8 eggs, which is also what the vet felt on palpitation. What they found when they opened her was “eggs” of varying sizes, all non-viable, essentially capsules of pus. X-rays are great for calcified eggs, but if you’re looking for poorly formed eggs or diseased follicles, sometimes those just don’t show.
I’d agree that an ultrasound first is the best course of action, just in case there is still something going on in there where she’s had some error in follicular development that is spurring the continued pushing and therefore recurrent prolapse.
Edit: also sorry for repeating myself in this post with what was basically in my last one. Physical therapy apparently has me VERY worn out today. 
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