I rescued a leo who had similar issues, plus missing toes and stuck hemipenal plug. A vet visit showed he had some mbd which caused some deformations, currently has osteoporosis and is parasite free. I used Repashy calcium plus on just about all feeders and fed him daily bsfl, silkworms, wax...
Her tail is still nice and plump and she doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort. From some of what I read up on today combined with your feedback, perhaps Tandy’s not ill and simply ovulating. I will continue to offer her food and keep a close watch of her. Thank you so much for your help! :)
I’m new to leopard geckos (and all reptiles) and while I’ve tried to learn all that I can about them, I’m not clear on what is ‘normal’ during their mating season. Do the females generally display the things that I’m concerned about, such as not eating anything, lethargy and looking sleepy? Do...
I posted on here at the end of March about my Leo Tandy being diagnosed with first follicular stasis and then impaction. https://www.geckoforums.net/threads/need-follicular-stasis-advice.108978/ All of her husbandry is the same except for increasing her warm side temps to 85-93* per vet’s...
We went to the vet surgeon this AM and they were able to get a better radiographs of my girl’s belly. They saw no sign of follicles or eggs. She is impacted. They gave her an enema and laxative and now it’s just waiting for poo to happen. No idea how she could have gotten impacted. She was on...
Many thanks for your reply. I had also taken my problem to another reptile forum and essentially received the same response and even the same link. Looking at the causative factors of stasis, she has had several of them. As the radiograph obtained wasn’t clear, it’s possible that it isn’t a...
About your leo:
- Sex female
- Age & Weight approx 2 yrs. 61 gm
- How long have you owned your leo 6 months
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) Craig’slist
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo maybe once a week for 2-3 minutes
- Is your leo...