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Take a good look at the female on the bottom (Female no.4-14g). I just got her at the White Plains show from robbies, she only cost me ten bucks because if u'll notice she has a problem with her (rubbery) left hind leg. I asked the woman at the stand and she said that this is probably the result of inappropriate temps during incubation and not genetics since no clutchmates turned out like this. This to me does not make sense because the others still would have suffered due to the inappropriate temperatures. In any event, i told the vendor that i would like to take her home and try and fix the problem and offered her ten bucks, other than the problem with her leg she appears to be in PERFECT health and is one of the most vivacious (and hungry) baby leos that i have ever seen. I am planning on feeding her as much as possible and adding large amounts of vitamins and most importantly calcium to food items in order to aid in bone repair/development. Does anyone have any other suggestions, or know if she will simply live a normal life in spite of her problem?

if its anything other than MBD it really cant be fixed..just keep giving her her vitamins and calcium

Looks like MBD. I have never had any with it but I belive if you give her the proper amounts of calcium she will be fine and the leg will not be rubbery anymore, but i may still be shaped funny but shouldn't bother her.
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Sara

I had this happen to one of my hatchlings once. I have no idea how or why. I loosly wrapped both the shin and thigh with masking tape and then connected them to keep the limbs in a normal position. I removed and reapplied the splints through two sheds. I intially thought that she may have dislocated her knees while shedding as it happened shortly after a shed. Since it affected 3 limbs in her case she couldn't move. I applied the splints so that she could make it to and from her water bowl. After the third shed when I removed the splints she was fine and never relapsed.

I had another hatchling with the same affliction the year before last, but it only affected one rear limb as appears to be the case with yours and the same treatment worked.

-Alice

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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

When i got my group 1.5 two of my females showed the same thing. Dot my hypo which i'll most pics of tomorrow was walking on her front elbow instead of the foot and Abby had bendy back legs like yours. I began giving a ton of calcium in both powdered and liquid form (put in their water) and well......

Dot is fully recovered....runs around on all four feet, and Abby still has the bends in her legs but she now is walking 100% better. She used to walk all funny but now is walking just as normal as any of my other geckos and she is huge.

They are healthy and two of my most beautiful geckos.

Red
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Crested Gecko Zeek:1.0
LEOS: Boo: 1.0 normal , Bronx & Nala: 1.1 blizzard,
Lily: 0.1 patternless, Abby: 0.1 albino, Zoe: 0.1 reduced pattern, Dot: 0.1 hypo
Chip: 1.0 papillion (small dog)

try dissolving some calcium in water and feed it to her in an eyedropper every day or two until it gets better.
Thats the best way I know of to give her a nice boost of calcium and ensure she gets it
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4.4 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Marbled Gecko
1.1 Red Eared Sliders
0.2 Siamese Mice