Help with a gecko

[LugiaLover]

EDIT- So I've diagnosed her with Enigma Syndrome. I've started feeding her gecko soup and she's in a 5 gallon with moist paper towel as the substrate.

Weight chart (I started with the gecko soup on August 14):
August 14 - 33 grams
August 15 - 33 grams
August 16 - 34 grams
August 17 - 34 grams
August 18 - 36 grams

Hi

I have a female enigma that I've had for about a year. For a while she appeared to be doing well until a month or two ago. She doesn't eat and her tail is thin though her body is fairly normal. She sometimes shakes her head really fast right and left when she's irritated. When I offer food she will look at it, try to lunge, then back away. Sometimes she'll strike in the wrong direction. Usually she only has one eye open but she switches them. I've tried mealworms and waxworms. She used to eat crickets until she became incompetent in catching them. There are some greenish poops in her cage. I have not seen any regurgitation. She's kept on sand except she doesn't feel as though she's impacted. She also has this weird bump on her throat almost like an adam's apple. So basically, she seems really messed up! She's kept with another female gecko who seems to be in good health.

Possible ailments I've considered:
Parasite (but no regurgitation)
Impaction
Egg Bound
Because she's is an enigma, I'm concerned there may be a genetic defect. Has this happened in the past?

Thanks you for reading this and I would be interested in any ideas that you have!

 

[acpart]

There are a lot of possibilities (and given your list, you should consider a vet visit) but I'll stick with one, based on my experiences with my only enigma. My enigma didn't show any "enigma syndrome" when I got her as a young adult (the gecko, not me) but when she started ovulating she stopped eating and started to act really clumsy. Since then, she goes back and forth where sometimes she's behaving almost normally and sometimes she's very uncoordinated. I bought her to breed, but she didn't produce anything this year and after what I've seen, I will retire her and keep her as a pretty pet.

What I have done when she's going through her clumsy period and not really eating is the following:
--hand feeding, by holding her and pushing mealworms against her mouth
--I put her in a very enclosed space like the lay box or one of her hides and put 1 or 2 feeders in there with her

She has been doing fairly well with the second method and surprisingly, today she ate about 5 superworms just sitting in her hide. Superworms are a good feeder because they move to attract attention but they're not as fast as crickets.

Aliza

 

[LugiaLover]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think what'll do is move her to a smaller cage with paper as the substrate. Should I consider purchasing another enigma female as a companion for her? I'm not sure if I should leave her and the albino female together. I like for my geckos to be in groups.

 

[LugiaLover]

I started feeding gecko soup.