Lumps on Gecko

[mlw50]

I was handling my gecko today and noticed she had lumps on her sides, that seem almost as if they are air-filled. Any ideas on what they are? They definately did not used to be there as I have documented her growth and checked the old pictures.

 

[Kingofdeath]

I think those are Calcium pockets. My female has them too. Nothing to worry about if thats it just dont give her to much Calcium for a bit.

 

[mlw50]

Is that possibly from over D3 supplementation? She eats like crazy and may be getting too much from the vitamin powder. Should I just remove the calcium dish and all calcium sources until they go away?

 

[Kingofdeath]

Well from what i understand geckos should be given Calc. with D3 once a week or even once a month. It just means she has a lot of Calc. so just take them away for a while and they should go away, thats what im doing for mine.

 

[mlw50]

Thanks King.

Anymore input in this matter would be appreciated as I am very concerned about her.

 

[ajveachster]

Yup. Calcium pockets. Nothing to worry about. If you want you can remove the calcium dish, and just dust the feeders like you have been doing. She looks nice and fat.

 

[ZooKeeperKarin]

I was also worried about my female the other day for the same reason. I read some old posts and found out it's a sign of a healthy gecko (calcium deposits). She's getting plenty of nutrients. My girls' went down after 2 days. I did not take away the calcium.

 

[mlw50]

i took the calcium away two days ago, a in today is going to be the second full day. the pockets are still there.

 

[zbsadler]

I just noticed that on my girl yesterday but I searched around and they say it's a sign of a healthy gecko . I don't like the way it looks so I'm going to cut down on the calcium intake a little. I use the flukers cricket quencher with calcium, gut load, t-rex leopard gecko dust, and calcium. It may be a little much lol.

 

[mrdonovan37]

I'm really glad to see this post right now, as two of my favorite big girls developed the same small lumps behind their legs and I was freaking out about it. I'm glad to know its nothing thats a huge deal, and will just reduce the amount of calcium they get by a touch (one shares a tank with another who was a bit low on calcium, so I made sure plenty was in a dish, I guess I should have just checked about the D3 thing.)

 

[ILoveGeckos14]

I have heard that they might be made of protein.