The past few months Rose, my Bibron's gecko, has been healthy as can be. She was very active and fat-tailed.
Recently, however, I noticed she seems a little lethargic. She hasn't been climbing up to her basking spot as often as usual, and is laying down in the open, which is extremely unusual because she almost always goes into one of her hides to rest.
I also noticed she wasn't pooing as much, but as far as I can tell she is eating, and witnessed her chomp down a cricket just the other night.
However, last night she passed what I thought was an unfertilized egg at first because it was so large. It was almost perfectly round and a little flat and pure white. She turned around and tried to eat it, but I hate to shoo her away and remove it because it was a little sticky and getting covered in substrate I didn't want her to ingest.
Out of curiosity I pressed down on it with a spoon, and it broke open to reveal a more yellow-y, creamy substance which made me think, again, that it was an egg of some kind.
It was late, so I tossed it and hoped it was just a one-time thing.
Then, when I got home class today, I found another. Still round and such, but stuck to the side of one of her hides. [With a cricket chewing away at it, nonetheless.] I also noticed she had some white on her nose, and figured she tried to eat it again.
I've also noticed that her tail seems a bit thinner, but it may be paranoia making me see things.
I took some photos if they're any help.
"Inside" of whatever this is.
Outside
Where it was stuck to her hide.
Another angle, no flash.
My baby herself, with the white on her nose from trying to eat it.
I can't find ANY info on "giant" urates for any species of gecko, Bibron's, Leo or otherwise, so I'm at a loss. They're much larger and rounder than her regular poos, so I'm still confused on if they're actually urates or eggs like I thought. I don't think Bibron's have "sticky" eggs though, do they?
I'm really, really confused and getting kind of worried. I hope someone is able to help me. I love my Rose baby and I've only had her for about a year, I really hope she isn't sick or impacted or something.
Recently, however, I noticed she seems a little lethargic. She hasn't been climbing up to her basking spot as often as usual, and is laying down in the open, which is extremely unusual because she almost always goes into one of her hides to rest.
I also noticed she wasn't pooing as much, but as far as I can tell she is eating, and witnessed her chomp down a cricket just the other night.
However, last night she passed what I thought was an unfertilized egg at first because it was so large. It was almost perfectly round and a little flat and pure white. She turned around and tried to eat it, but I hate to shoo her away and remove it because it was a little sticky and getting covered in substrate I didn't want her to ingest.
Out of curiosity I pressed down on it with a spoon, and it broke open to reveal a more yellow-y, creamy substance which made me think, again, that it was an egg of some kind.
It was late, so I tossed it and hoped it was just a one-time thing.
Then, when I got home class today, I found another. Still round and such, but stuck to the side of one of her hides. [With a cricket chewing away at it, nonetheless.] I also noticed she had some white on her nose, and figured she tried to eat it again.
I've also noticed that her tail seems a bit thinner, but it may be paranoia making me see things.
I took some photos if they're any help.
"Inside" of whatever this is.
Outside
Where it was stuck to her hide.
Another angle, no flash.
My baby herself, with the white on her nose from trying to eat it.
I can't find ANY info on "giant" urates for any species of gecko, Bibron's, Leo or otherwise, so I'm at a loss. They're much larger and rounder than her regular poos, so I'm still confused on if they're actually urates or eggs like I thought. I don't think Bibron's have "sticky" eggs though, do they?
I'm really, really confused and getting kind of worried. I hope someone is able to help me. I love my Rose baby and I've only had her for about a year, I really hope she isn't sick or impacted or something.
