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Just got the gecko girls here. They still had stuck shed on their feet. Took a while, but got most of it off. They're pretty stressed, so I'll get the last bits off tomorrow.
The fatter one's belly is very dark and green, almost certain she's impacted. Looks even darker than the photo in person... I'm afraid she may have MBD (metabolic bone disease). She's not very strong, kinda drags her weight, has a hard time supporting herself on her legs. Also her head looks slightly misshapen, and she's pretty small compared to the other and she's supposedly the older of the two.
Their vet visit is Monday, but I'll be keeping a very close watch on them until then, especially the fatter one here. I'll be giving her daily soaks until the vet can tell me what to do next.
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I just fed them separately, and my heart is breaking. The fat one is pretty weak... She would watch as the crickets passed, but didn't lunge for them. Just kinda sat there with her mouth open and her legs outstretched. I ended up having to hand feed her directly with tongs because she couldn't catch them. ;~;
Luckily, the slimmer of the two seems in fine shape, able to lunge at her prey and moving around well. I think there's certainly hope for that one.
Pray for the fat little nugget. I hope she can be saved. ;^;
The fatter one's belly is very dark and green, almost certain she's impacted. Looks even darker than the photo in person... I'm afraid she may have MBD (metabolic bone disease). She's not very strong, kinda drags her weight, has a hard time supporting herself on her legs. Also her head looks slightly misshapen, and she's pretty small compared to the other and she's supposedly the older of the two.
Their vet visit is Monday, but I'll be keeping a very close watch on them until then, especially the fatter one here. I'll be giving her daily soaks until the vet can tell me what to do next.
EDIT:
I just fed them separately, and my heart is breaking. The fat one is pretty weak... She would watch as the crickets passed, but didn't lunge for them. Just kinda sat there with her mouth open and her legs outstretched. I ended up having to hand feed her directly with tongs because she couldn't catch them. ;~;
Luckily, the slimmer of the two seems in fine shape, able to lunge at her prey and moving around well. I think there's certainly hope for that one.
Pray for the fat little nugget. I hope she can be saved. ;^;
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Ah, yea -- then, in that case, getting some actual sun helps (as opposed to UVB lighting). They don't generally talk about it for nocturnal lizards, but for vitamin D3 synthesis, short exposure certainly does them good. Some caresheets don't mention it but every case I've seen, and many caresheets, *do* mention that they tend to thrive better with it. (And certainly people scoff at UV lighting for snakes, but I've seen firsthand the effects of certain diurnal species kept with and without --and the health problems and lack of thriving that I've seen in some cases certainly keeps me talking about the relatively unstudied benefits of UV for them. I certainly take all my snakes and lizards/geckos out for sun, aside from albino morphs who get a small amount of indirect sun (to avoid hurting their less-protected eyes).
Anyways, it's late and that was a terrible series of sentences, but my point is -- try sunlight, for sure, if you suspect MBD, and even if you don't, it doesn't hurt them in the least as long as you're not overheating them or doing something stupid like leaving them outside unattended.
Anyways, it's late and that was a terrible series of sentences, but my point is -- try sunlight, for sure, if you suspect MBD, and even if you don't, it doesn't hurt them in the least as long as you're not overheating them or doing something stupid like leaving them outside unattended.
It's no bother, I'd much people be educated on it!
Impaction is when they eat their substrate (sand in most cases) trying to strike at food. They can't digest it and it blocks their intake of food. If they can't pass the blockage, they starve. :c Since these two were kept on sand, I'm pretty sure she's impacted. Geckos cannot safely live on sand, sadly. Some can go years with no issues, but the risk is too great. It kills too many geckos. It's a common misconception that they are naturally desert dwellers, so pet stores try to market sand as gecko substrate.
Impaction is when they eat their substrate (sand in most cases) trying to strike at food. They can't digest it and it blocks their intake of food. If they can't pass the blockage, they starve. :c Since these two were kept on sand, I'm pretty sure she's impacted. Geckos cannot safely live on sand, sadly. Some can go years with no issues, but the risk is too great. It kills too many geckos. It's a common misconception that they are naturally desert dwellers, so pet stores try to market sand as gecko substrate.
I don't know what specific type of gecko that is coz we only have Tokay Geckos and small house geckos so i don't really know how to remedy this but we cured something like this with virgin coconut oil rubs. Don't know what'll happen to yours but I'm hoping it's not serious like a fungal infection in the stomach because of food not properly digested. It killed one of our giant geckos so... yeah...
Their divas and one even has a resting bitch face... they be funny when you rub their bellies though.
Trust me, they'll experience a very extreme burst of pain before they die. I've witnessed this, and it is not fun to watch them die in pure agony. But the doctor said it was rare and a simple way to know if they have this is if their poop is whole and normal or if it's wet and slightly slimy. But the cure is simple coz all you have to do is rub some anti fungal on their bellies to cure it. We were too late with ours so... he died in agony which no one wanted to see.
Trust me, they'll experience a very extreme burst of pain before they die. I've witnessed this, and it is not fun to watch them die in pure agony. But the doctor said it was rare and a simple way to know if they have this is if their poop is whole and normal or if it's wet and slightly slimy. But the cure is simple coz all you have to do is rub some anti fungal on their bellies to cure it. We were too late with ours so... he died in agony which no one wanted to see.
Have you tried belly rubs yet? Coz if it is a slight massage it could make them poop. I do it with my little ones and it is disgusting. XD just a simple wavy one finger rub around their tummies. It could sometimes tell you what they just ate or what the content of their bellies are.
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