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*sighs* After calling all the vets I could find in the area.. none of them are experienced in reptiles.. at least not leopard geckos.. I guess the one reptile specialist we had here in Toledo, Ohio went out of the practice not long ago. I've got a little predicament. I'm not sure quite what to do yet... My breeding female Lilith has a nodule under her jaw back under where her jaw opens. It moves with the skin so it isn't a bony growth or anything like that. Its not hard and doesn't seem painful. Its not discolored or anything like that. She's had no wounds to her mouth or head area. Its just a raised bump on the underside of her jaw.. it doesn't seem to be getting any bigger...but I can't tell if its getting smaller either. I tried to get a pic of it several times to post.. but between her movements and my crappy digital camera... all I got was a big blur... And I didn't want to stress her out anymore by repeated attemps. She's healthy.. she eats well.. Her tail is nice and fat even after giving me 7 sets of eggs this season in her first breeding year. She doesn't seem sick.. as a matter of fact she was well enough to give my male quite a tail nip the other day when he got a bit over-zealous. But other than that, they live together fine.. No fights or anything really serious. I posted about this on here but since not being able to find a good vet...I decided to come back for opinions. Any help would be appreciated.

Dr Michael P. Myers
Hartman Vet Hospital Inc
3924 Airport Hwy
Toledo, OH 43615-7108

Dr Tim Reichard
Toledo Zoo
PO Box 140130
Toledo, OH 43614-0801

Dr Wynona Shellabarger
Toledo Zoo
PO Box 140130
Toledo, OH 43614-0801

Kirsten Love
607 Pine Valley Ln Apt 104
Toledo, OH 43615-7771

I found these all on www.arav.org

Thank you for finding those... The telephone book I have must cover just a certain area cause they weren't listed.. I'll give one a call.. see what happens...