Worried About Ensatina

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My female ensatina I have kept for a year now is fatter than usual today... I looked at her belly and I don't see much. Is this some form of bloat or did she just eat a lot. :confused:
 
It would be impossible to tell from that description, we would need pictures if you could get some
 
I took pictures but they didn't show anything because my tablet takes really blurry pictures. I am going to try my friends phone.
 
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Kauveh said:
I will leave her with out food and if she stays the same or gets bigger something is wrong.
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That isn't a very smart idea, if it is bloat, the animal might get worse to the point where treatment might not help much
 
Isn't bloat considered an aquatic species related illness? Could it be possible she has become gravid? Are you sure it is female?

JBear
 
What species of Ensatina is this? One thing for sure is that when Plethodontids get gravid they're not enormously huge or not that much fatter compared to non gravid individuals. I have a few gravid Ensatina right now and the eggs are visible through the skin to an extent. Look for eggs it shouldn't be hard to see any if they're there.

Also try to take a picture and upload it some way. Photo evidence is a good source of evidence.
 
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