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Frognut
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I took my Gecko, Gretchen, to the vet yesterday. She started ovulating around the end of March - and Nevin (her breeder) confirmed it was ovulation around the middle of April.
However, she stopped eating altogether two weeks ago and I took her to the vet yesterday. She couldn't get a fecal since she hadn't eaten, but what she did get she looked at and didn't think she has parasites (but can't rule it out yet).
On exam, she said her belly felt full, but the lower part (closer to the tail was normal). She thought there could be the beginnings of her starting eggs, which will obviously be infertile.
She suggested that her calcium intake is not enough to 'create' the eggs her body wants her to and I am now giving her a dose of liquid calcium daily. She has a calcium dish, but since she is not eating the super-worms from it, she probably isn't getting enough. I am also to feed her baby food for the next week to get substance into her and try to get her interested in eating again.
Now the other part I'm confused on is she told me to change her daylight bulb to a UVB bulb. Either a florescent tube kind or the mega ray. I questioned this because I was always under the impression leopard geckos didn't need UVB. Her response was they normally don't but since she doesn't think Gretchen is getting enough calcium that a UVB on regularly should help her absorb it better.
I am also to give her a bigger hide, as a egg laying box. She thinks that maybe Gretchen can't find a proper place to lay eggs, so she is constantly pacing.
it sounds like she is saying, Gretchen's conditions are not right for forming eggs and until that happens she is going to be in this state until she does. I didn't ask that question that way (because I only thought it all the way through just now).
Does this sound right or logical? This vet is a highly recommended reptile vet.
So what material should I use to add in a laying box? And what about the UBV light? Is a 2.0 enough or should I get a 5.0?
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions!
However, she stopped eating altogether two weeks ago and I took her to the vet yesterday. She couldn't get a fecal since she hadn't eaten, but what she did get she looked at and didn't think she has parasites (but can't rule it out yet).
On exam, she said her belly felt full, but the lower part (closer to the tail was normal). She thought there could be the beginnings of her starting eggs, which will obviously be infertile.
She suggested that her calcium intake is not enough to 'create' the eggs her body wants her to and I am now giving her a dose of liquid calcium daily. She has a calcium dish, but since she is not eating the super-worms from it, she probably isn't getting enough. I am also to feed her baby food for the next week to get substance into her and try to get her interested in eating again.
Now the other part I'm confused on is she told me to change her daylight bulb to a UVB bulb. Either a florescent tube kind or the mega ray. I questioned this because I was always under the impression leopard geckos didn't need UVB. Her response was they normally don't but since she doesn't think Gretchen is getting enough calcium that a UVB on regularly should help her absorb it better.
I am also to give her a bigger hide, as a egg laying box. She thinks that maybe Gretchen can't find a proper place to lay eggs, so she is constantly pacing.
it sounds like she is saying, Gretchen's conditions are not right for forming eggs and until that happens she is going to be in this state until she does. I didn't ask that question that way (because I only thought it all the way through just now).
Does this sound right or logical? This vet is a highly recommended reptile vet.
So what material should I use to add in a laying box? And what about the UBV light? Is a 2.0 enough or should I get a 5.0?
Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions!
