My leo should have laid her eggs im starting to get worried
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GeckoGal
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wow, she is really skinny! When was she breed? I would start with some warm soaks, but I think a vet visit is in order. They'll probably give her a shot of oxytocin to induce labor.
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Since she is off season, its possible the eggs could be absorbed and never laid. Is this her first time? Do you know her weight?
Psychotic4mb3r
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she does look REALLY skinny 
. Id do the warm soaks and a vet visit if possible to make sure shes not egg bound.. Hopefually she will lay them or absorbe them
. Id do the warm soaks and a vet visit if possible to make sure shes not egg bound.. Hopefually she will lay them or absorbe them
JordanAng420
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How long has she been gravid? Is she showing any signs of distress or is she acting normal? Is she digging around and spending time in her moist hide? I'd skip the vet visit...most of them know NOTHING about reproduction in reptiles, trust me.
Because your female is so skinny, there's likely problems that are causing a complication, but we can't really know until you give us more information.
What is the tank size?
What are your tank temps (warm and cool side)?
What type of substrate is in the tank?
How many hides do you have?
What have you been feeding her, and what are you dusting the feeders with, if anything?
Do you gutload your feeders?
When did you breed her?
If you post a pic of your tank setup that would help too.
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The OP didn't breed her... she came that way...
Thanks for the info...
There's no information in the post whatsoever to convey this information, whether it was written by the OP or via a link referring to another post. Therefore, you cannot assume we are omniscient and know everything that goes on in the rest of the forum. This is why it's important for the OP to be clear and complete in a thread.
I know it might be hard to believe, but not all of us read every thread in every category of this forum. Nor do we make 15 posts per day.
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roger
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she does look REALLY skinny
Yeah it definately looks like shes egg bound.She needs some warm soks to see if they can be passed
Dog Shrink
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It may surprise you but I don't read every post in every catagory, all I do is hit new posts for the day and they all come up, including both of the ones addressing this issue from the op. I was unaware that you were keeping track of my post counts per day (or you just got it from my profile to make your comment more personalized) but hey if I have time to help 15 people... Great
. Your comment was a bit pointed imo.Just for your info, here is the thread where I got the backstory: http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=69055
For the op, like others have asked knowing more about your set up would be extremely helpful, as well as knowing how long you've had this female in your possession just to get an idea of how long she has been gravid for.
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It may surprise you but I don't read every post in every catagory, all I do is hit new posts for the day and they all come up, including both of the ones addressing this issue from the op. I was unaware that you were keeping track of my post counts per day (or you just got it from my profile to make your comment more personalized) but hey if I have time to help 15 people... Great
You're right; it was a bit pointed. This was somewhat intentional, but after reading it again, I can see that it was a little sharper than I intended (so I apologize for that).
The intentional aspect of it was meant because of use of an ellipsis (...) at the end of the post. When statements are ended this way, they can be interpreted as condescending to the audience. In this case, it could imply that those who have replied in the thread should have known that the OP did not breed the gecko, and are either ignorant or stupid because they didn't know this fact. You may not have meant this, but the type of punctuation used changes the delivery and interpretation of statements.
I actually did find the thread after reading your post; it just took extra work. Using the number of total posts by the OP and the fact that you had some type of knowledge pertaining to this gecko, I visited the OP's profile page and looked up previous posts. Thanks for posting the link though; it will be helpful to the readers of this thread. Hopefully the OP will place this link at the top of the page somewhere.
@Deadric1 i dont gut-load her feeders i just feed her regular meal worms shes in a large tank about a foot and a half tall by 2 feet long she has one hide on the warm side and i created a sort of egg laying box made out of Tupperware so she has that too. i think she bred with the make i have in august i think im not quite sure how the leopard gecko reproductive process goes but right now shes looks extremely pregnant and has been refusing food for weeks. Im Really trying to avoid an un needed visit to the vet for them to tell me something i already know or try to do unnecessary tests that are expensive she doesnt seem to be struggling .or suffering but she is a bit slower and does nothing but hide in her little rock.. oh the substrate im using is a mix between potting soil and peatmoss its similira to reptile bedding stuff that comes in bricks
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