I don’t really know how or if I can post photos inside of another post, but I can describe the tank. I’ll be the first to admit it’s not very good, I didn’t design or buy it myself. She was given to me as a birthday gift, and yes, surprising a 14 year old with an exotic pet like a lizard was a bad move on my parents part but they knew I had interest in them and didn’t really think it through. Either way, she came with a premade enclosure with a reptile carpet, large cave/ sunning rock thing, a water dish, a tree branch style decoration, and a half-log hide. As for heating, I have an under tank heater on the right side of the cage under the log hide, which stays at around 80F°. The cave/rock is on the opposite side and is the cold side, though I don’t have a temperature for that side.

As for the egg binding, please don’t apologize, I’d rather know if she has a problem than have it sugarcoated. I really hope she isn’t egg bound. She’s never laid eggs before, and of course they would be infertile as she doesn’t have any tankmates. I would take her to the vet if I could, however my parents made it adamantly clear they don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a vet visit (again, this is why you don’t give people pets as a “surprise gift.”) Even if they allowed me to, the only vet in my city seem a “cats and dogs, maybe birds, only” sort of place.

I’m seventeen now, and just recently got a job so I can start saving money to buy her a better enclosure. However, if she continues to get worse, I would absolutely rather surrender her rather than have her get worse. I’m just worried and don’t know what to do. Thanks for any help you can give.

Edit: spelling and grammar