New Adoptee!

[Lupe]

While in a chain store (I know, I know) I was looking around the adoptable animals where normally there is just a rat or hamster that someone had dropped off when I spied a tank. Well one look in there and I fell in love. The little guy was born with a deformed foot. It's not bad, his foot is just turned in and looks a little weird. His slightly silly walk/run has earned him the name Gimpy. I'm a little curious as to if he is a morph or not, I'm not too good at telling what babies are. But I'm just glad I could provide him with a home that will do him (or her, too tiny to tell) a great forever home

And on a side note I'm scared to even pick the little guy up! There is quite a difference between him and my other leo. I'm just excited to be able to watch him grow and change.

 

[PhoenixCoconut]

Looks like he has some Metabolic Bone Disease. Do you have calcium for him? Proper heating? Moist hide, Warm hide and Cool hide? He's cute!

 

[katie_]

Awe, Gimpy. Thats mean! Lol!

 

[animeavatar]

I agree maybe MBD. Have you brought it to the vet yet? You can get your gecko checked in case.

 

[Lupe]

He has identical hides on either side, a water bowl, food bowl, moist hide in the middle, a bottle cap of calcium without D3, and a hot spot of 91*-93* and a light that keeps the ambient tems in the low to mid 80s during the day. I also taped cardboard around the outside to try and make him feel more secure. Almost identical setup I've been using for my Big (who decided to give me a nice bite today)

I had someone from another site say it looks like MBD also. If I continue with dusting his mealworms with vitamins and calcium could this be enough to help? I have been to a few "exotic" vets around here and haven't found one who I really trust.

 

[animeavatar]

I think a vet would be better. I've never heard of anyone who just dusted and it got better. Is it a UTH?

 

[Lupe]

I have a UTH that's on all the time (it stays around 89-90)

 

[animeavatar]

What supplements are you using?

 

[Lupe]

I use Repashy Superfoods Leopard Gecko Plus Vitamin Mineral Supplement and I keep a small cap of the Rep-Cal calcium without D3 in with him all the time.

 

[Lupe]

I haven't even had him a week yet and he has started sitting on top of his hides and will watch my rats and me xD

 

[CambGeckoUK]

Good luck I hope the little is ok.

Phil

 

[Lupe]

Thanks He seems to do just fine with his "gimpy" foot, he runs pretty quick!

He was watching me again today when I cleaned the rats out. I could just hear a little voice in my head saying "FEED ME!!!" xD I'm going to have to get him some more food at this rate.

 

[MarleyTheLeo]

CUTE! Can i see his deformed hand? i see how it's always folded in.