Double stuffed Oreo

[Himitsu]

Yeah, no pics at the moment, but my Gecko's got those bubbly arm pit bumps. I know this comes up a lot, but I thought I'd mention them since I'm a new owner and would like more direct feed back to my situation.

Oreo's currently about 5-6 months old and has been on a diet of mostly meal worms with crickets now and again. He was massively hungry before eating lots of worms/crickets a week (5-10 a feeding). Every other feeding has been dusted with no D3 Calci. and twice a week a reptivite vitamin powder with calci D3.

For a while now he's not as hungry, but still very active. His tail got VERY fat, though recently it's been getting slightly thinner.

Are the bubbles fat, or calcium deposits? Should I be over worried about them and should I try getting rid of them and well how?

Thanks in advance.

 

[lovelovelove135]

It's kind of hard to tell whether they're fat or calcium deposits, but using what you said, I think Oreo's may be calcium deposits. I know when bubbles pop up on Sonny after giving her waxworms it's fat deposits. But sometimes, bubbles pop up and I didn't feed her waxworms. However, I saw her eating her calcium so it would be calcium deposits. Anyways, it's nothing to worry about Usually, they will eventually go away on their own, but they can always come back. It's not life threatening or anything so no need to fret Glad Oreo's being well fed haha

 

[ProGeckoServices]

Theres quite a bit of debate going on what the proper way to administer calcium to leopard geckos is...

For my lizards, I have always given them calcium with d3 because it is essential for the calcium to be properly absorbed and utilized in their bodies. If you do a google search for calcium deposits as a symptom of lack of vitamin d3 you will find a vast amount of information linking the two together. In fact the main treatment for calcium deposits is vitamin d3. Calcium deposits are not limited to just the armpits and outer extremities; in some cases they can also form inside the heart, arteries, veins etc., which will result in an early death for your gecko should this occur. People worry about their gecko's getting to much vitamin d3, but in practice this theory seems almost as big of a myth as the "mealworms eating a hole through your gecko's stomach" issue.

Vitamin D3 is essential for baby gecko's and juveniles as their bones are rapidly growing and increasing in size and they need all the utilization they can get to promote a long and healthy life. For adult geckos over a year in age; dusting their food three times a week with calcium and vitamin d3 is all they really need in terms of supplementation along with a balanced and healthy diet.

 

[Himitsu]

Thanks for the support, I'll see if Upping the D3 will help.

 

[lovelovelove135]

Theres quite a bit of debate going on what the proper way to administer calcium to leopard geckos is...

For my lizards, I have always given them calcium with d3 because it is essential for the calcium to be properly absorbed and utilized in their bodies. If you do a google search for calcium deposits as a symptom of lack of vitamin d3 you will find a vast amount of information linking the two together. In fact the main treatment for calcium deposits is vitamin d3. Calcium deposits are not limited to just the armpits and outer extremities; in some cases they can also form inside the heart, arteries, veins etc., which will result in an early death for your gecko should this occur. People worry about their gecko's getting to much vitamin d3, but in practice this theory seems almost as big of a myth as the "mealworms eating a hole through your gecko's stomach" issue.

Vitamin D3 is essential for baby gecko's and juveniles as their bones are rapidly growing and increasing in size and they need all the utilization they can get to promote a long and healthy life. For adult geckos over a year in age; dusting their food three times a week with calcium and vitamin d3 is all they really need in terms of supplementation along with a balanced and healthy diet.

Wow...I didn't know this at all! What I said is what I've been hearing, but I guess it isn't true. Now I feel bad for giving false information >.< Sorry Himitsu! And thank you ProGeckoServices!

 

[Himitsu]

I Don't think it's so much false information Lovelovelove135, it was still useful and supportive. Oreo is doing good and it's good to hear from someone else that it isn't that big an issue.