Hi,
So today my boyfriend and I went to the beach to go kayaking. As we were coming out of the water I see a family holding a shoe box with some holes in it. I instantly knew they had some sort of critter inside. Being the animal lover that I am, I could not help but look to see what they had in the box. I thought they had caught a crab or something they found on the beach. TURNS OUT, the family was trying to release two leopard geckos on the beach. I freaked out and immediately went up to them and told them NOT to release them that I would take them both home with me. The family was so excited about my offer that they said they'd go home and pick up the tank and bring it over to me. So they did.
As I got home with my two new geckos, I noticed something was off. one of them was super lethargic and his hands and feet were all bent out of shape pointing in all the wrong directions.... The other has some what of a hunch back and one hand was bent inwards. their tank had two dishes inside. One dish looked like it had either calcium or some sort of supplement powder in it and the other was for the mealworms. I thought maybe lack of calcium or TOO MUCH calcium. So I Immediately started googling and learned that they both had MBD.
I will literally do everything and anything in my power to save these two guys. Can someone help me out here. I have a feeling one of them is not going to make it. I wiggled some mealworms in front of both of them and the one that is "not so bad" ate two but they other one did not show any interest.
They gave me the tank with two light bulbs. She said one was for the day time and the other was a red night light. Ive had Leopard geckos in the past and I never had a lamp for them, just a heat pad. They also used neon orange sand which I don't approve of. I purchased some carpet for them and a heating pad that will arrive in two days. I also added two hides. One with moist area and another dry area. I put my tortoises heat lamp on them for now since its a bit cold out. just to keep them warm while the heating pad arrives in two days.
I am going to attach photos. I feel so bad for these guys. Can anyone help?! please!
Please keep in mind, I have added a dish with vitamin powder, a dish with water, a dish with a couple worms, a wet cover, a dry cover and a temporary heat lamp till the heating mat/pad comes in. I also plan on changing the sand since I don't like sand for geckos.
So today my boyfriend and I went to the beach to go kayaking. As we were coming out of the water I see a family holding a shoe box with some holes in it. I instantly knew they had some sort of critter inside. Being the animal lover that I am, I could not help but look to see what they had in the box. I thought they had caught a crab or something they found on the beach. TURNS OUT, the family was trying to release two leopard geckos on the beach. I freaked out and immediately went up to them and told them NOT to release them that I would take them both home with me. The family was so excited about my offer that they said they'd go home and pick up the tank and bring it over to me. So they did.
As I got home with my two new geckos, I noticed something was off. one of them was super lethargic and his hands and feet were all bent out of shape pointing in all the wrong directions.... The other has some what of a hunch back and one hand was bent inwards. their tank had two dishes inside. One dish looked like it had either calcium or some sort of supplement powder in it and the other was for the mealworms. I thought maybe lack of calcium or TOO MUCH calcium. So I Immediately started googling and learned that they both had MBD.
I will literally do everything and anything in my power to save these two guys. Can someone help me out here. I have a feeling one of them is not going to make it. I wiggled some mealworms in front of both of them and the one that is "not so bad" ate two but they other one did not show any interest.
They gave me the tank with two light bulbs. She said one was for the day time and the other was a red night light. Ive had Leopard geckos in the past and I never had a lamp for them, just a heat pad. They also used neon orange sand which I don't approve of. I purchased some carpet for them and a heating pad that will arrive in two days. I also added two hides. One with moist area and another dry area. I put my tortoises heat lamp on them for now since its a bit cold out. just to keep them warm while the heating pad arrives in two days.
I am going to attach photos. I feel so bad for these guys. Can anyone help?! please!
Please keep in mind, I have added a dish with vitamin powder, a dish with water, a dish with a couple worms, a wet cover, a dry cover and a temporary heat lamp till the heating mat/pad comes in. I also plan on changing the sand since I don't like sand for geckos.
