The Pink Spot

[Haligren]

Just a question that I couldn't find the answer to via search;

Tiamat is off-feed once again, although I'm not going to worry about it until she starts losing weight. So far, for the passed two weeks she has not eaten, but has not lost any weight either. She's about 56g. She was eating fine for about a month and suddenly decided she was too good for food. lol

But my question is, is if she is ovulating wouldn't she have a pink spot in her belly? Do ovulating females ALWAYS have a pink spot? Last time she stopped eating I thought I saw a faint pink spot near the center of her belly, but now I can't see anything.

Despite not having an appetite, she is very active and drinks plenty of water and ingests plenty of calcium. She doesn't poo very often and they've been getting smaller and smaller of course, but they look completely normal. I just want to make sure that she is infact most likely ovulating and that's why she is refusing food.

 

[Krow]

Thats what I'd say it is, but I'm not sure about always having a pink spot. Maybe it just so faint that you cant see it. Maybe a flashlight held to her back might make it show up, try that, I dont know if it will work though. Sorry I couldnt be of better help.

 

[lillith]

She could be eating a bite or two when you're not looking...if she weren't, her poo would be mostly white all the time I would think...my girls are bratty like that too, sometimes. Being "off their feed" definitely makes me battier than I already am, though. I wouldn't worry unless she's visibly losing weight.

 

[Haligren]

I'll have to try the flashlight thing, Nancy. Thanks for the suggestion.

I don't leave food out for her although I'm considering it. I'm also going to try something different for her rather than supers. She seems attracted to the movement but then she sniffs it and moves on. I've tried crickets and stuff with her before but with little luck, but geckos are weird like that; they aren't consistant sometimes.

And her poos are few and far between, Janece. And she hasn't passed anything for a while. Her last poo I think was just left overs from a previous week. I've just seen her drinking (which I have never done before) and licking the calcium from her bowl. I'm trying not to worry about her losing weight but it's difficult. Especially since she seems strangely energetic. When I'm handling her, I can hardly keep up with where she's going. Usually she moves a lot slower. I hope she'll eat something soon though. Even if she eats once a week, I think I'll be happy.

I hope someone who may know more about gecko ovulation and such will see this thread. I could really use the assurance.

 

[Krow]

I've just seen her drinking (which I have never done before) and licking the calcium from her bowl.

You said she still licks up the calcium? Well one thing you can try is how I hand feed my leo. Just take a good sized super, hold it right in the middle of its body with its head pointing up toward your wrist. You kinda have to squeeze it hard or it'll wiggle, dip its tail in the calcium & then hold it up to your leos mouth until she licks it. My leo will lick some of the calcium & then just grab the worm & chug it down. That might help in her eating, might spike her interest, maybe??:huh2:

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

It sounds like she is probably ovulating.

 

[Haligren]

I've just seen her drinking (which I have never done before) and licking the calcium from her bowl.

You said she still licks up the calcium? Well one thing you can try is how I hand feed my leo. Just take a good sized super, hold it right in the middle of its body with its head pointing up toward your wrist. You kinda have to squeeze it hard or it'll wiggle, dip its tail in the calcium & then hold it up to your leos mouth until she licks it. My leo will lick some of the calcium & then just grab the worm & chug it down. That might help in her eating, might spike her interest, maybe??:huh2:

I've tried hand feeding. (I usually use chopsticks.) And I always feed my geckos calcium dusted worms. She will lick at them, but then she'll walk away. I've even tried putting some guts on her face which she will lick at a lot but I can't get her to take a bite.

 

[Haligren]

It sounds like she is probably ovulating.

I figured that. I was just wondering if ovulating geckos ALWAYS have a pink spot or only sometimes. I'm 99% positive that she is ovulating.

 

[Haligren]

bump

 

[OhMyGecko]

I hope that's what it is. Mine is acting exactly the same way.

 

[Haligren]

I hope that's what it is. Mine is acting exactly the same way.

I'm sure that's what it is. After doing some research, I've realized that perhaps the pink spot doesn't appear to they are getting ready to form eggs. Perhaps at this stage, Tiamat is only looking for a mate, and isn't forming eggs for fertilization right away. Might this supposition be correct?

 

[Jenn]

I have had females ovulate before and not seen or noticed a pink spot. I can see the red spot most of the time. as long as she is not losing weight I would not worry.