Prone to prolapse due to type of feeder

[rothsauce]

Wondering if anyone else has a situation where one of more of your leo's is prone to prolapse due to a type of feeder.

One of my girls, Strife, always has prolapse issues when fed a hard-shelled feeder; mealies and supers or anything with a higher chitin level. However she is perfectly fine with crickets and dubia roaches - and does well with wax worms as treats and would likely do well on other softer-bodied feeders.

Right now her staple food is dubia roaches, the other leos do get mealworms and supers on occasion.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I am not familiar with prolapses in female leopard geckos but I do know that in dogs and cats once an animal prolapses it is much more prone to doing so in the future. What does this prolapse look like? I might have her checked by a vet if its happening regularly. Not sure there's much that can be done since in dogs and cats surgical intervention which may not be possible in a reptile is usually the cure.

 

[rothsauce]

She is checked regularly for any recurring prolapse. This is the fist recurrence in the months she'd been switched to dubias, and it was this past week that I'd tried giving her mealies and a few supers to see if she could handle them without incident. I'd like to be able to give her other types of feeders that can be purchased easily - looks like it's online ordering for anything outside dubias though.

The prolapse is small, usually it's tube shaped like a portion of intestine.