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so i just got back from the vet with the gecko that left me the funky poo last week. she's dropped a lot of weight fast so i brought her in.

she's egg bound with a HUGE egg, about 1/2 the length of her abdomen. there is no way she can pass it, it's way too big for her pelvis. our vet told us 2 options, surgery or sleep. he's never done surgery on a gecko. there is no one around that has. i have no idea what to do from here.

to top it off i have a hedgehog that had a huge mass in her belly that we were contemptating surgery for also. we really can't afford either one of the surgeries. don't get me wrong, i'm of the mind of do it first deal with the financial part of it later, but this is 2 major surgeries on 2 exotics.

is there an option out there that we are missing for the gecko?

thanks guys
Dove

Yes, there is. See if the vet can use a needle to aspirate the egg. If enough fluid is pulled out of it reducing its size to a more reasonable one, she may be able to pass it. You'll lose the egg, but that's better than losing your gecko.

i know it is risky sounding, but people have done it with birds and it seems to help provided the egg is lodged in the canal (i don't think it'll work if the egg can't get through the pelvis but its worth a shot).
Take a syringe (without the needle of course) and fill it with warm (not hot) vegetable oil. Insert the tip of the syringe gently up her vent, and squeeze the oil out. This could make the egg slippery enough for it to pass. Good luck with her and with your little hedgehog!!!

cleo
1:2 leos (Phoenix, Beanie, Katrina) Pixie will be sold
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has anyone ever had this done?

my vet did mention that procedure after i asked if there was some way of disinigrating the egg. he wasn't sure Wizard would be able to pass it.

i guess it's better than the alternatives. i'll give the vet a call in the morning to see if they can get her in soon.

thanks guys
Dove

I know they do this from time to time with birds. I think a leo would pass the shell quite easily since it does not really harden too much till after it is laid. She should pass it I would say.
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