maliceunder
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Hello there,
First off, i'd like to make clear, I do NOT have an Enigma Leopard Gecko.
I have a normal in-home bred Leo, that is 11 years old, and up until recently in fantastic health and temperament.
As of the last couple months, she has been motioning as if she were an Enigma.
When excited only; she goes a little spastic, and moves in odd circling upon feeding time.
She is not blind, she licks her eyes, eyes dialiting correctly, NO problems shedding.
However, she cannot catch crickets anymore like she used to. She can barely even catch worms. So i've resorted to hand feeding her. Keep in mind, she is ferociously HUNGRY
So she is not lacking in apetite! Which is a good thing.
Her balance is a bit off, not horrible, but when she's excited she seems to just circle. Her head does NOT tilt or anything, she just circles.
About her home: Up until she was 10 years old she lived with sand substrate - most think it's bad but like i said she had NO problems, never a sand impaction, she was a good little girl. I've always maintained a proper heat/cool area, proper humidity chamber and always a good dose of calcium. Believe me, she was in tip-top condition and spoiled rotten Now that she misses crickets i've changed to paper towel to pro-actively avoid any possible impaction. She is fine with the change, it's been a month, she is pooping & shedding normal!
Anyone have any clue as to what the heck this circling/lack of catching and hunting ability is about? I'm afraid it seems she is unable to eat on her own...if a silk worm is on a dish in front of her she circles to the left, and circles to the right, but never a proper straight on hit for the food until i feed it to her mouth myself.
I'm fearful of the reptile vet here, because he has killed my other lizard, and I don't want to stress this girl out any more than I need to.
Your help is appreciated!
First off, i'd like to make clear, I do NOT have an Enigma Leopard Gecko.
I have a normal in-home bred Leo, that is 11 years old, and up until recently in fantastic health and temperament.
As of the last couple months, she has been motioning as if she were an Enigma.
When excited only; she goes a little spastic, and moves in odd circling upon feeding time.
She is not blind, she licks her eyes, eyes dialiting correctly, NO problems shedding.
However, she cannot catch crickets anymore like she used to. She can barely even catch worms. So i've resorted to hand feeding her. Keep in mind, she is ferociously HUNGRY
So she is not lacking in apetite! Which is a good thing.Her balance is a bit off, not horrible, but when she's excited she seems to just circle. Her head does NOT tilt or anything, she just circles.
About her home: Up until she was 10 years old she lived with sand substrate - most think it's bad but like i said she had NO problems, never a sand impaction, she was a good little girl. I've always maintained a proper heat/cool area, proper humidity chamber and always a good dose of calcium. Believe me, she was in tip-top condition and spoiled rotten
Now that she misses crickets i've changed to paper towel to pro-actively avoid any possible impaction. She is fine with the change, it's been a month, she is pooping & shedding normal!Anyone have any clue as to what the heck this circling/lack of catching and hunting ability is about? I'm afraid it seems she is unable to eat on her own...if a silk worm is on a dish in front of her she circles to the left, and circles to the right, but never a proper straight on hit for the food until i feed it to her mouth myself.
I'm fearful of the reptile vet here, because he has killed my other lizard, and I don't want to stress this girl out any more than I need to.
Your help is appreciated!
