lego&luna
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Hi all! I am new to leopard geckos (got my first male in March). I got a female about 2.5 weeks ago--got her gravid straight from a pet store. Since I got her, she has only eaten 1 meal worm. I tried to get her to eat crickets with no luck, which is why I switched the mealies. She had two visible eggs when I got her but then I noticed she had like a goopy, clearish poop, almost snot like. The guy at the pet store I bought her from said it sounded like she got egg bound and her body made the egg rupture and the gooey stuff was the insides of the egg. He told me she would pass the shell soon. I took her to an exotic vet yesterday because of the poo and a "wonky" leg (xray showed it was broken). He used a light to look at her tummy and said there were no visible eggs. Their xray machine was overexposed and he could not get a clear visual of her belly. He said he was stumped and never heard of eggs rupturing inside a reptile like that but he figures that can't be good. She is on pain meds for the broken femur, Oxbow Critical Care Carnivore for food supplement since she is not eating, and antibiotics injections every 3 days. They were not able to get a fecal from her, so I will need to bring them one when she poops. Has anyone ever seen this kind of thing happen? I read somewhere on this forum about "egg yolk peritonitis" and egg binding. I am just stumped and my research has gotten me nowhere.
Thanks!
Jessica
(She is on reptile carpet in a 10 gal tank. 90 degrees during the day with UTH. Cool side is about 78-80. Night temps 72-74 degrees. She has calcium in her tank, along with fresh water. Two paper towel hides-her FAVORITE- along with a humid hide and a lay box with eco-earth coconut substrate. Been feeding her baby food when she will take it, switched to the critical care. She is about 1.5-2 years old-best guess-and weighs 35 grams. Need anything else, let me know)
Thanks!
Jessica
(She is on reptile carpet in a 10 gal tank. 90 degrees during the day with UTH. Cool side is about 78-80. Night temps 72-74 degrees. She has calcium in her tank, along with fresh water. Two paper towel hides-her FAVORITE- along with a humid hide and a lay box with eco-earth coconut substrate. Been feeding her baby food when she will take it, switched to the critical care. She is about 1.5-2 years old-best guess-and weighs 35 grams. Need anything else, let me know)
I go back to the vet tomorrow for her second antibiotic injection. Apparently the vet spoke with another reptile vet today and we will be discussing that conversation tomorrow. If anyone else has any tips or anything to add, let me know. I want to be fully informed when I go in tomorrow because he doesn't seem like a great reptile vet.
