one of my geckos passed away today. she was my first crested and looked like she had been gravid. as i went to feed her and the male i keep in a naturalistic display cage, i saw her lying there in the corner. i knew something was wrong from the way she was simply lying there.
i nudged her to see if she would move but there was no movement. i picked her up and she was just limp in my hand (usually she would scramble to get away if you picked her up - she didn't like being handled). she looked smaller/thinner than she had the last time i checked in on them (thursday). rigor hadn't even set in yet.
after removing her from the enclosure, i decided to house my male in a different enclosure so i could clean/sanitize everything in the naturalistic setting. as i removed the water dish, i noticed two small white spots in the substrate under the water dish. i brushed back the substrate to find two new eggs hidden there, which i promptly removed and placed in an incubating box. both are bright white, though one has a depression on one side.
so here i am torn. on one hand, i lost the first crested i ever purchased. on the other hand, i have my first clutch of eggs. i just hope they hatch so her passing wasn't in vain.
