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hi everyone~

i was speaking with someone who is giving me their leopard gecko. she says that he has a hernia which gives his stomach a little bulge. when i asked about additional care, she said none was needed. i feel as if i shouldn't handle him as much because i'm thinking that his abdomen is weak and won't tolerate handling very well. regardless, i still want to take care of the leo as i've done with the partially blind albino one i had last year.

any ideas on how to treat him with the hernia? thanks~

aimee
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0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
0.0.2 Goldfish (Lenny & Carl)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)

a hernia sounds very serious, i would take it to a vet. it might be a mistaken diagnosis, and the result of insuffisient calcium instead or something.
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marla
currently: 0.0.9 catfish, 0.1 ferrets, 2.8.2 leopard geckoes, 0.0.15 oriental fire-bellied toads, and 0.2.0 sugar gliders

yeah when she told me, i was more concerned about his health and safety and how i can improve his well-being. i re-read her email and she said that his stomach appears "unusual" and not that there's a bulge. i always provide dusted meals and have a little calcium cup, so if it is a calcium deficit, then he'll have more than enough in my house

also, if i do purchase the leo this week, i will post a picture of it's "unusual" stomach. it MIGHT be a mistaken diagnosis, because don't vets fix that? she never told me if he was.... so i'll be sure to ask

thank you marla
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0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
1.0.0 Crested Gecko (Vas-D)
0.0.2 Goldfish (Lenny & Carl)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)

If you are paying for him then why dont you just buy a different one? One that is healthy and wont be very expensive in the long run, like the vet bills and stuff.
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Leopard Geckos ROCK!!!

>>If you are paying for him then why dont you just buy a different one? One that is healthy and wont be very expensive in the long run, like the vet bills and stuff.
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he's free, she's just givin him, his home, his accessories, and his food to me. and i feel bad for him coz of his hernia... i want to take care of him and hopefully make it a bit easier for him.
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0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
1.0.0 Crested Gecko (Vas-D)
0.0.2 Goldfish (Lenny & Carl)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)