Hi guys,
I recently accepted 2 abandoned geckos, from my husband's coworker. ( Basically his kid didn't want them anymore, and thus nobody took care of them. )
I never owned leopard geckos before, so I had to do a TON of last minute research while they were in my care.
NOTE : I have an appointment in 2 weeks to visit an exotics vet. ( we don't have a lot here )
While I am waiting I thought I would share this poor lil girl with you.
So, there are two geckos, one male one female? Both 3 years old?( according to the previous owner.)
I separated them immediately, and noticed the female one seems different. Her walk? Seems uncomfortable. Perhaps she has MBD?
I have the big male in a 55 gal tank, and the female one in the original 33 gal tank. ( I kept her in the smaller tank, because I didn't want to disturb her too much and change her surroundings )
She doesn't have a big appetite. She will eat one or two bugs, and then turn her nose. I dust with Cal w.o D3, and MV, alternately and provide UVB light for 4 hrs a day, as well as a ceramic heat dome that avg. 86-89 degrees 24/7.
Anyways I was trying to search to see if anybody has had success with dealing/curing MBD? Or is her stage irreversible at this point? She eats and poops okay. But her appetite isn't big, which worries me. Any opinions on her health? I will eventually get an exotics vet opinion too. But I thought more opinions/advice and stories of MBD would be nice to hear.
Here is a video of her walk :
-->Maggie
I recently accepted 2 abandoned geckos, from my husband's coworker. ( Basically his kid didn't want them anymore, and thus nobody took care of them. )
I never owned leopard geckos before, so I had to do a TON of last minute research while they were in my care.
NOTE : I have an appointment in 2 weeks to visit an exotics vet. ( we don't have a lot here )
While I am waiting I thought I would share this poor lil girl with you.
So, there are two geckos, one male one female? Both 3 years old?( according to the previous owner.)
I separated them immediately, and noticed the female one seems different. Her walk? Seems uncomfortable. Perhaps she has MBD?
I have the big male in a 55 gal tank, and the female one in the original 33 gal tank. ( I kept her in the smaller tank, because I didn't want to disturb her too much and change her surroundings )
She doesn't have a big appetite. She will eat one or two bugs, and then turn her nose. I dust with Cal w.o D3, and MV, alternately and provide UVB light for 4 hrs a day, as well as a ceramic heat dome that avg. 86-89 degrees 24/7.
Anyways I was trying to search to see if anybody has had success with dealing/curing MBD? Or is her stage irreversible at this point? She eats and poops okay. But her appetite isn't big, which worries me. Any opinions on her health? I will eventually get an exotics vet opinion too. But I thought more opinions/advice and stories of MBD would be nice to hear.
Here is a video of her walk :
-->Maggie
