W&Y Head Malformation ?!

[goncalo]

Hi everyone,

I have been working for the past 3 years on Wy projects and last season i got a hatchling female that developed a head malformation when reaching adult size, at first i thought she hatched with the malformation and i didnt notice, it could have happened. It caused some doubts to me because its clearly visible but i could have missed it somehow.
This season same think happened again and this time i am certain this gecko didnt hatch with the malformation but acquired it past week when 2 months old. Its really strange to me because never heard of this and while searching on google couldnt find any details or same problem.

Both geckos were always alone and never been in contact with other animals so this is not a fight injury or something caused by another gecko. The geckos are WYs and have a normal life, eat well, healthy, no strange behavior, normal sheds and the female i bred last season had really strong hatchlings and perfect healthy geckos.

This can or cant be linked to WY right now it suggests me that it is because both are WYs but 2 is just a small sample to be sure.

Any records on this ?

 

[Neon Aurora]

Are the two geckos with malformations related?

 

[goncalo]

Are the two geckos with malformations related?

Yestheyare,mothernandhatchling.

 

[Neon Aurora]

Well than I think it's unlikely that the problem is something to do with white and yellow. It's much more likely that the problem is genetic and is being passed down by the mother. If it were me, I would retire the mother, not use the pairing that made her anymore, and not breed the hatchling with the malformation.

It's hard to see super well, but it looked almost like some bones in the face have caved in. Perhaps there is a problem with the structure of the bones in that region.

 

[goncalo]

Well than I think it's unlikely that the problem is something to do with white and yellow. It's much more likely that the problem is genetic and is being passed down by the mother. If it were me, I would retire the mother, not use the pairing that made her anymore, and not breed the hatchling with the malformation.

It's hard to see super well, but it looked almost like some bones in the face have caved in. Perhaps there is a problem with the structure of the bones in that region.

Thanksforadvice.Haveyouevernoticedanythingsimilar?
The stranger thing here is that it seems linked to development because they do not hatch like that but acquire it when ageing.

 

[Neon Aurora]

I haven't personally seen it, no.

That's why I thought maybe it is a problem with bone structure in that area. Instead of being born deformed, they are born with a difference in structure that maybe leads to collapse later. I have no idea, of course, I'm just speculating.

 

[indyana]

Agree with retiring that line. In general, if a gecko has a physical deformity, it is better not to breed it and instead select another.