Our 2nd baby born, wont make it :(

[fayefaye5]

So we were excited this morning to see our biggest egg ever had hatched !!

However.... we noticed its tummy looked rather large, as if it had eaten a four course dinner. And then after transferring it to a plastic container we noticed there was alot of puss colored goo underneath it.

Im guessing somehow its tummy sort of exploded, maybe its organs were not developed? I have no idea, but anyway it was still moving around as much as it could, but was stuck to the container cause of the goo.

We are currently deciding how to humanly euthanize it, because if its tummy is split open, it has to be in pain. we are new to this, so currently deciding what to do. We hate for any animal to have to suffer

Any advice? and what this is or how it happened?

were really sad

 

[triplegex]

Im very sorry. in my opinion the best way is to put they little guy in a container and set him in the freezer he will shut down and fall asleep

 

[snowgyre]

It looks like your little gecko didn't fully absorb the yolk sac before hatching. Gecko babies don't have to eat for a week because they're living off the yolk that got absorbed into their abdomen. After a week this supply runs out and they start eating.

Considering your gecko looks otherwise healthy, I would attempt to save this gecko. I would either use scissors (depending upon how viscous the yolk is) to separate the baby from the yolk, or I would use warm water to try and carefully tease the gecko off the yolk itself. The end goal would be to remove as much of the yolk as possible, getting a snip as close to the belly as you can. Then I'd use a regular bandaid or butterfly bandages to close the abdomen off. You want to make sure that the skin on both sides is touching so that it'll heal over. I'd leave it like that for a week, carefully monitoring the gecko.

If after 1-2 weeks the gecko looks like its beginning to go downhill, I would euthanize it. If the gecko looks like it's healing, I'd leave that bandaid on until I was 100% positive the opening had sealed, and then I would soak the gecko in warm water until the bandaid adhesive dissolves.

It's up to you whether or not you want to save the little guy, but I think this looks worse than it really is. I'd give him another shot. I just hope that the organs haven't slid back. Is the gecko struggling to breathe? If there's anything that looks like real organ failure, I'd euthanize.

 

[fayefaye5]

in the freezer?

ok thanks were both in tears, we feel so sorry for the little guy/girl

 

[fayefaye5]

It looks like your little gecko didn't fully absorb the yolk sac before hatching. Gecko babies don't have to eat for a week because they're living off the yolk that got absorbed into their abdomen. After a week this supply runs out and they start eating.

Considering your gecko looks otherwise healthy, I would attempt to save this gecko. I would either use scissors (depending upon how viscous the yolk is) to separate the baby from the yolk, or I would use warm water to try and carefully tease the gecko off the yolk itself. The end goal would be to remove as much of the yolk as possible, getting a snip as close to the belly as you can. Then I'd use a regular bandaid to close the abdomen off. I'd leave it like that for a week, carefully monitoring the gecko.

If after 1-2 weeks the gecko looks like its beginning to go downhill, I would euthanize it. If the gecko looks like it's healing, I'd leave that bandaid on until I was 100% positive the opening had sealed, and then I would soak the gecko in warm water until the bandaid adhesive dissolves.

It's up to you whether or not you want to save the little guy, but I think this looks worse than it really is. I'd give him another shot.

oh wow so try be doctors for this dude? im so scared we'll end up hurting him/her, but id love to try save him

The egg this one came one was HUGE, like over an inch long and sort of oddly colored, but we assumed it was just a unique circumstance.

 

[snowgyre]

I've had a couple of babies hatch where the yolk sac wasn't fully absorbed. You can see a 'belly button' on any of your adult geckos if you look hard enough. That's where the yolk sac gets absorbed. Normally it's not a problem, since you keep the baby on moist paper towels until it absorbs the yolk. Only once did I have one actually rip the yolk sac off. I was worried for a bit but the gecko made a full recovery. This is the most severe case I've seen though, so even if you try to help it out, there's no guarantee of success.

Just be careful not to snip anything else that's coming through that hole. Make sure everything is sterile, and only clip away the stuff that looks like puss. If there are any organs exposed, carefully wash them off with sterile saline solution and stuff them back into the abdomen.

I think it's worth a shot. If you think the gecko is suffering though, by all means euthanize it. I personally would try for a week and see if it stays healthy looking.

 

[fayefaye5]

we are deciding to put him to sleep.

So much came out, he looked completely deflated and collapsed from inside

There was no way we could save him/her, too much came out. We would of liked to have tried, but it kept moving out and more kept falling out.

So RIP little baby. little baby cassie

we are taking it really hard, crying and all.....

 

[OneFootedAce]

:'( RIP...i guess you do what you gotta do

 

[snowgyre]

I'm sorry for your loss. It's always hard losing little ones. I hope your other eggs will hatch out okay for you.

 

[GeckoTrouble]

So sorry for the loss.
But thank you for putting the little one to peace

 

[Zynx_Keekeio]

aww I'm so sorry I now know what it feels like to loose one of those little ones, it's heart wrenching

 

[Kristi23]

I'm sorry.

 

[thestack510]

I'm sorry for your loss. In the event that this happens again I would put the hatchling in container with a moist paper towel lining and give it time to absorb what is left of the yolk. I would never take scissors to a gecko, ever.

 

[fayefaye5]

I'm sorry for your loss. In the event that this happens again I would put the hatchling in container with a moist paper towel lining and give it time to absorb what is left of the yolk. I would never take scissors to a gecko, ever.

yeah we know now, but it got to the stage where there was nothing left to absorb, the poor little one kept wriggling around and more stuff kept falling out

we just took her out the freezer, and buried her

It was horrible to see, there was practically nothing left of her tummy, it had all come out the hole

Here's to coming our next baby is healthy

 

[lillith]

I am so sorry she didn't make it...my condolences to your loss.

It sounds like this little one would not have made it anyhow...you did the right thing, in my opinion, sparing it further pain. I don't think it was unabsorbed yolk, but an unclosed abdomen/crazy external herniation...but then, I'm not a vet tech.

"I would never take scissors to a gecko, ever." +1 (!)

It was a very pretty baby, I look forward to seeing your other ones.

 

[Misstasha]

at pet stores they have this stuff that humanly puts mice to sleep. It's for snakes and what not, owners that want fresh dead food for their reptiles.. I feel like a bone head cuz I cant think of the name lol It's on the tip of my tongue..... jus go in to a petstore and ask them if they have something that will put snake food (mice, rats )) to sleep perminitley.

 

[Shadraak]

at pet stores they have this stuff that humanly puts mice to sleep. It's for snakes and what not, owners that want fresh dead food for their reptiles.. I feel like a bone head cuz I cant think of the name lol It's on the tip of my tongue..... jus go in to a petstore and ask them if they have something that will put snake food (mice, rats )) to sleep perminitley.

CO2 usually works quickly

 

[Misstasha]

CO2 usually works quickly

LOL!! thats what I was thinking!!! get a thing of co2 !!!

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I'm so sorry about this little baby!

I had a little hatchling who's yolk sac wasn't absorbed, and it pulled out it's intestines walking around with the yolk sac. I used cuticle scissors to remove the cord and sack, then cleaned the area with iodine. I took a swab and re-inserted the intestine, and them close the abdominal opening with crazy glue. This little one survived and thrived.

As far as euthanizing a gecko, it is best to put them in the refrigerator first to induce a cold-coma before freezing them. Putting them directly into the freezer is very painful, especially for a larger gecko.

 

[thetrevsta]

rip little leo

sorry about your loss but thats all you could really do. just remember you put him out of pain