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Leopard Gecko Help --Strange Sickness !!

gemdreamer Dec 05, 2004 12:49 AM

Ive had this strange thing happen with two of my juvenile Leos, they seem to appear to have im not sure, Calicium Deficianciy? they both have a strange bumps on their backs, like they their back bone is raising upwards.

one is a little skinny but still very active and eating, but is skinny, the other is not active at all and i thought i lost it a couple of times. I have been had feeding the sickist one, small to medium mealworms. I have even tried hand feeding some liquid food for sick herps, i only done that a couple of times.

But the sickist one looks like it is gaining a little weight, i am dusting, which i always have an d there is a dish of calcium in the cage with them.

Im just wondering if this is some sort of disease or a vit/calcium deficiant problem.

any suggestions would be greet, ive had leos for years but never this problem.

Replies (3)

MacArthur Dec 05, 2004 07:38 AM

Do you have a pic? It sounds like MBD. I'd get him to avet asap!
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1.0 Cresteds
1.1 Leos Rex and "Fredrica"
www.freewebs.com/leogecko/-UNDER CONSTRUCTION

geckogrl6 Dec 05, 2004 08:01 PM

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1.0 Pastel/Jungle Leopard gecko from JL (BJ)
1.0 Hypo from Crested (Apricot)
1.0 Tremper Albino Hypo? (Cloud)
0.4 Normal/Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko (Beatrice, Goldie, Freckles, Pepper)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko (Brite)
0.1 Tangy Mutt Leopard Gecko (Rainbow)
0.0.2 Corn Snakes (MIA)

gemdreamer Dec 06, 2004 05:47 PM

i dust with reptile calcium and i cant think of the other a vitamin and just recently i started using minerall. ive never had this happen before, i have some very healthy leos. these two have lost a large amount of weight and look awful, ill try to get a pic tonight.

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