I just got back from the vet with Boudicca. Turns out she's not gravid at all. Her anorexia and subsequent swelling, as well as the large white mass, was refuted by x-rays showing an empty abdomen.
My vet thinks that she is not releasing follicles down the oviduct & has developed an infection. The timing in relation to breeding is most likely coincidental, and upon further conversation with the vet, I believe Boudicca has had this problem her entire life. She has always been an "anti-social" gecko. Boudi has always had to be kept apart because she fights even with other females. It turns out she may have 1) a hormonal imbalance causing the behaviors/follicle retention, or 2) the retention of the follicles have made her stress for four years and effected her behavior.
She is now on .2 cc Calciquid (b/c she hasn't eaten in 6 weeks and is becoming malnurished) and .2 cc Zeniquin (for infection) daily. I'm to raise her temps to the mid-90s, soak her daily, and keep the humidity up in her cage. Her hotspot is already at 90-92, and I'm worried if I put a lamp over her cage I'll cook her. What's a good way to raise the temp 3-5 degrees? Currently, her heat comes from UTH.
If this doesn't work by a week from now, my next step is a spay procedure. Has anyone had experience with spaying a gecko? I would like to find out more about this so I don't go in blind.
Thank you so much!
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Sierra
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...proudly loving and feeding...
Derby, Pele & Nikki (2.1 horses)
Diamond & Mrs Potts (1.1 bullsnakes)
Freshie & Other (1.1 boas)
Trip, Obie, Play, Roxy, Boudicca, & Squirrel (3.3 leopard geckos)
Gelly the redfoot & the no-name-sulcata
Shaun (1.0 fiance)
