Egg Bound?

[geckogirl3]

My gecko hasn't laid in 57 days (8 weeks 1 day) and is happily eating, staying in laying box, and is 53 grams. Her Pouches under her arm are very full. you can see the eggs in her egg pouch. I am :main_huh::main_huh::main_huh:

Grrrrrrrr.... camera just died, don't have pics yet, will get some soon

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About your leo:
- Sex
*Female
- Age & Weight
*1 year & 53 grams
- How long have you owned your leo
*about 6 months
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend)
*www.phatassgeckos.com

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo
*every day , but now that she is laying, once a week for about 5 mins.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.
*no
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.
*none that i can think of
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal)
*looks all good
- When was the last time he/she went
*yesterday
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
* she hasn't laid in 8 weeks
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size
*15 gal.
- Type (ex. glass tank)
*glass tank
- Type of substrate
*paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind
*3 2 normal 1 moist (coconut fiber in laying box)
B) Heating
- Heat source
*heating pad
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side)
*cold=80 Hot=95
- Do you have any lights (describe)
*no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females)
*none
- Describe health, or previous problems
*perfect other than she has 8 week old eggs in her

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much)
*I offer food x2 day giving as much as she will eat
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, etc.)
*drop in and watch her eat it
B) Supplements (describe how often)
*left in dish, and powder all food
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands)
*reptocal, but plan to switch to something else
- What are you gut loading food with
*apples for super worms

 

[lillith]

Maybe she's down to her last set of eggs.
They sometimes take longer, and she sounds well supplemented, but maybe she needs a smidge extra calcium. It's needed to help produce the hormone that makes the oviduct contract efficiently. Like oxytocin in humans.

One of my observations, that I don't think I have heard mentioned (and I really hope it isn't some huge controversial thing, because that isn't my intent), is my female geckos tend to lay on or near full and new moons. You'll get the occasional gibbous-moon cycle female, but it has been fairly reproducible in my collection.

We're about 3 days out from the next full moon. I'd wait until then, but maybe call a vet today and give them a head's up you might need to bring her in Monday.

 

[geckogirl3]

ok thanks, but there is 1 problem, the nearest exotic animal vet is in texas, school tomorrow, another trip over weekend, and then 1 more week of school. can you fit in a trip to the vet?

 

[lillith]

Talk to your mom. Or your dad, he's a doctor, right?
Tell him you're looking out for the best interests of your patient.
I would aim for Monday afternoon, after school.

 

[geckogirl3]

ok thanks.

 

[geckogirl3]

last night see woke me up to her pooping..... so tired

 

[geckogirl3]

full moon pasted for me, still no eggs............ starting to get worried. 60 days. still have no pictures, mom has camera and she is not home

 

[geckogirl3]

I am thinking if she was egg bound she absorbed them because her egg pouch is shrinking.