Alright. This is going to be a somewhat weird post but I need advice I guess. Let me somewhat explain things and give a timeline though.
I have a leopard gecko named Eris. I purchased her probably around Jan/Feb of this year and she has ALWAYS had weight problems. When I first took her in she has some pretty major impaction problems. She survived them at her young age and passed them with very VERY close care.
Since then though she has RARELY shown any signs to wanting to eat or anything else. She despises calcium and eating it so I try to supplement her with liquid calcium (Some Zilla product, forget the exact name). She never eats more than three worms at a time and by that point she goes back into her hut and sleeps. Rarely active. Very sad.
Around August she started having problems with her eyes. They became a milky colour which I assume was due to her Calcium problem (Slowly clearing up now). She will rarely open her eyes and still doesnt until this day. Essentially she is blinded. I dust any food she eats, she has a heat mat and I (for a few hours daily) shine a UVB bulb onto all my geckos tanks for a couple hours so they can get the rays, etc. If I left them on all the time I fear it would get too hot.
Last week I bought some Zilla appetite stimulant and I feed it to her three times a day. I try not to overwhelm her with too much at once so the weight gain is slow.
Now she is gaining weight, becoming more active, and opening her one even though it is still slightly milky coloured.
I am somewhat sure I am on the right path with her now (It has been extremely heart wrenching and difficult. She has been to the vet around three times which is EXTREMELY costly as well.) but I need more opinions and advice on how to move her back onto her mealworms and get her to start REALLY gaining weight. I believe her gaining weight and getting all her vitamins will clear up her eye problems as well but is there any other way I can feed her the supplement? Mixed with things? like. ugh.
Every time I brought her to the vet it's been very vague diagnoses and whatnot. They gave me an antibiotic for her eyes in case it was an infection and it made her eyes way worse :/ I almost feel sorry for her and applying it but I assumed the vet knew what she was doing. Shes had fecals so no parasites and just. ugh.
I don't really know what I am asking.
I just need help.
She is getting better now I just really need more advice on the whole situation.
(Note that I own 7 other geckos besides her and she is the ONLY one with issues. All my other herps are chubby, happy, and completely healthy... which is why I am confused as to why she is doing so poorly. Can geckos be born with... like... disabilities almost? I forget the word I am looking for. Like could one gecko be extremely prone to health problems and just be sickly compared to another? I know its a somewhat stupid question but I am so tired and I have tried so much with my little girl.)
I have a leopard gecko named Eris. I purchased her probably around Jan/Feb of this year and she has ALWAYS had weight problems. When I first took her in she has some pretty major impaction problems. She survived them at her young age and passed them with very VERY close care.
Since then though she has RARELY shown any signs to wanting to eat or anything else. She despises calcium and eating it so I try to supplement her with liquid calcium (Some Zilla product, forget the exact name). She never eats more than three worms at a time and by that point she goes back into her hut and sleeps. Rarely active. Very sad.
Around August she started having problems with her eyes. They became a milky colour which I assume was due to her Calcium problem (Slowly clearing up now). She will rarely open her eyes and still doesnt until this day. Essentially she is blinded. I dust any food she eats, she has a heat mat and I (for a few hours daily) shine a UVB bulb onto all my geckos tanks for a couple hours so they can get the rays, etc. If I left them on all the time I fear it would get too hot.
Last week I bought some Zilla appetite stimulant and I feed it to her three times a day. I try not to overwhelm her with too much at once so the weight gain is slow.
Now she is gaining weight, becoming more active, and opening her one even though it is still slightly milky coloured.
I am somewhat sure I am on the right path with her now (It has been extremely heart wrenching and difficult. She has been to the vet around three times which is EXTREMELY costly as well.) but I need more opinions and advice on how to move her back onto her mealworms and get her to start REALLY gaining weight. I believe her gaining weight and getting all her vitamins will clear up her eye problems as well but is there any other way I can feed her the supplement? Mixed with things? like. ugh.
Every time I brought her to the vet it's been very vague diagnoses and whatnot. They gave me an antibiotic for her eyes in case it was an infection and it made her eyes way worse :/ I almost feel sorry for her and applying it but I assumed the vet knew what she was doing. Shes had fecals so no parasites and just. ugh.
I don't really know what I am asking.
I just need help.
She is getting better now I just really need more advice on the whole situation.
(Note that I own 7 other geckos besides her and she is the ONLY one with issues. All my other herps are chubby, happy, and completely healthy... which is why I am confused as to why she is doing so poorly. Can geckos be born with... like... disabilities almost? I forget the word I am looking for. Like could one gecko be extremely prone to health problems and just be sickly compared to another? I know its a somewhat stupid question but I am so tired and I have tried so much with my little girl.)
