pregnant porcupine puffer

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pregnant porcupine puffer

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need some answers. my porcupine puffer has laid eggs for the third time since ive owned her. no complicatons in the past. however her female track has come outside her body any suggestions
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Typically porcupine puffers release eggs only when a male is present to milt them, so this is pretty unusual. Eggs come out the same way as everything else comes out of a fish, and prolapse isn't necessarily fatal - it can repair itself in time, going back in. I don't know of any way to help the process along, though.
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Re: pregnant porcupine puffer

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hey nick thank you for your info. as you said it has gone back in and she is as hungary as ever i would not want to lose her i believe she is the only fish with a personality
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No problem, glad she is healthy. I wonder if introducing a male porcupine puffer might result in wonderful, adorable porcufry?
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Re: pregnant porcupine puffer

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HA HA i dont no if im ready for that
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Re: pregnant porcupine puffer

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do it, do it, do it...!

YOU HAVE TOO!
For the sake of puffer lovers everywhere!

How would you go about tell ing if it was a male porcupine in order to put it with female? :-D
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Did you ever introduce a male? My porcupine puffer is about to lay eggs for the second time!
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Re: pregnant porcupine puffer

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This post is from 2008
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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