HELP!!!!

[Mack Leo Boy]

I have hatched a clutch of eggs in the past week. One of the baby geckos who I hatched today looks like she has a deformity. Her back looks like it is arked and she has what looks like a sac under her stomach. The sac is pink and hangs about. Is this normal? She is more lathargic than any of my others. What should I do? Her is a not so good picture of her.

 

[rhino43grr]

that doesn't look so good to me... you might end up having to put her down because the sac sounds like it might be a hernia.

 

[Mel&Keith]

The sac could be umbilicus still attached. That usually falls off after a couple of days. As far as the lump on the back...I don't know. It's kind of hard to tell exactly what's going on in the pictures.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

That back hump doesnt look good! I dont think they can mend their spines. Is it able to move on its own?

 

[scottd]

the thing on the bottom might just be the sac not completely absorbed. i had 1 gecko hatch like that and i was really worried but later on that day everything was normal and he is living a happy life. the hump on the back i havent seen that before. can you follow up on this and let us know what happens?

 

[Mack Leo Boy]

I just checked on her today. The sac has fallen off and she is starting to become more active. I think she has a deformed bone in her back maybe due to an incubator fluxtuation making her back arc. I will post better pics soon later.

 

[Mack Leo Boy]

Here are a few more shots of her.

 

[malt_geckos]

Wow, I hope she makes it!

Can she move normally?

 

[Mack Leo Boy]

Yes she can move around well. She loves to go under the paper towl. I can't wait to she will eat. She is not breedable right?

 

[Mel&Keith]

She is not breedable right?

It's hard to say whether the problem was congenital, a product of incubation fluctuations, nutrition on the mother's part, etc. Regardless of whether or not the deformity would pass genetically, it's best to not even risk it.

 

[malt_geckos]

I will agree that she isn't breedable. She will make a good pet.

 

[MSMD]

I would also think that even if it could be proven not to be gentic, whatever abnormality she has may make breeding/egglaying much harder on her poor little body, also. I'm sure she will be a lovely little pet, though, if she gets around and eats alright.

 

[Mack Leo Boy]

Thanks everyone. I will keep you posted on the little girl. Thanks a lot for your help!