Samantha12
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My female mated on 5/20 and still has not layed her eggs. Additionally, she started having strange defecations and she regurgitated a couple superworms. Yesterday I took her to the vet to have her checked out and do a fecal. The fecal showed pinworm eggs and the vet said it didn't look like her eggs were properly calcified for laying. He suggested that the pinworms could have been stealing nutrients, including calcium, from my girl.
He prescribed panacur for the worms as well as neocalgluconate and carnivore care twice a day to help her get nutrients and try to help her lay her eggs. The administration of the meds really stresses her out, which I know is awful for a gravid gecko. I have monoject syringes (needle-less, of course) that I use. I place one drop at a time on her nose and/or the sides of her mouth. She seems to clench her jaw when I do it and squirm away so I end up having to hold her down, stressing her out even more. It takes forever for her to finally start licking at the medications. I've tried rubbing the side of her mouth to make her open her mouth so I can just shoot it in all at once, but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone have any advice for a less stressful way for me to give her all the prescriptions?
He prescribed panacur for the worms as well as neocalgluconate and carnivore care twice a day to help her get nutrients and try to help her lay her eggs. The administration of the meds really stresses her out, which I know is awful for a gravid gecko. I have monoject syringes (needle-less, of course) that I use. I place one drop at a time on her nose and/or the sides of her mouth. She seems to clench her jaw when I do it and squirm away so I end up having to hold her down, stressing her out even more. It takes forever for her to finally start licking at the medications. I've tried rubbing the side of her mouth to make her open her mouth so I can just shoot it in all at once, but it doesn't seem to work. Does anyone have any advice for a less stressful way for me to give her all the prescriptions?
