juvi leo problem

[shiftylou]

Bought a 3 leopard gecko's from a private seller, all were ruffly 4-6month, when i got them a few days later 1 laid eggs, was a bit shocked as i didnt think they had been in with a male so i double checked and all where definitely female, and all looked gravid....

that was 4month ago and the just keep laying and laying and laying, going out my mind as it is taking the life out of them, 1 female stopped laying around 6weeks ago, she was really thin and started to get mbd, for a while she went off her food, so i had to hand feed her, she is now eating slowly putting the weight back on but looks like the mbd has had enough effect to make her tail kinked and her spine bent.

the other 2 females are still laying, they arent eating much food but i have been trying to fatten them up with waxworms and giving them lots of calcium. they are looking really thin and are seeming to loose weight each week.

I am not sure what else i can do, please help.

 

[acpart]

The only things I can think of are to:
--keep feeding, hand feeding if necessary
--make sure they're eating things besides waxworms because you don't just want fat, but also good nutrition
--make sure they're getting D3 and other vitamins as well as calcium
--invest in a vet visit; if you can't afford all 3, take the worst one as well as fecal samples for all of them
--find the recipe on this forum for Marcia's slurry, adapt as necessary for your country and see if that helps.

GOod luck.

ALiza

 

[shiftylou]

thanks, if they would stop laying it would solve my problem as i could then get them built up, but everythime i do they end up laying again thus maing it harder.
will try that slurry if i can find it on here.

 

[acpart]

Some people have had luck stopping the laying by cooling them for a period. THe only problem is that they will also stop eating. Hopefully they are getting to the end of the line.

Aliza