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Princess_venom Sep 05, 2006 12:32 PM

I have a solo, year old female grandis day gecko, who's in a tank on her own with a basking spot, lots of foliage to hide in, and 75F cool area, with the basking spot being between at roughly 90F. She was sold to me as a male... but then a week later laid a single egg. I don't know if there was two and she ate one(my other female grandis eats one or both of her infertile eggs) but I scooped it out and threw it away. This was August 17th. Next thing I know, there's another egg in there (Sept. 4th) ..just a single egg. So I scoop that one out too, and throw it away. Now she's just sitting in the corner of her tank, on the glass above where the egg was laid, away from her hiding areas and her food bowl. She's looking a little skinny, and has eaten some wax worms and meal worms, but not as much as she usually eats. She is dark in colour, and I think one calcium sac has dissapeared now. She just isn't being herself. Do you think she's eggbound? Or was it possible that the 2nd egg was the 2nd egg ment to come out with the egg she laid on the 14th? Ahh help

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geckogirl72 Sep 05, 2006 06:29 PM

has there been any change in her since you posted?

its hard to say if she is egg bound. i have not (thankfully) had to deal with an egg bound female. does she get enough calcium? i have heard that females that are egg bound usually hang out on the substrate, but i wouldn't just go on that. i know my females are ravenously hungry after they lay.

it is possible that the second egg was just a single infertile egg.

i'd watch her closely and if you see no improvement in a day or so, take her to a vet.
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Lisa

1.0.0 P.m. grandis (Linus)
3.3.0 P. standingi (Kona and her 5 babies)
R.I.P. Toby (7/5/06) I miss you...

princess_venom Sep 06, 2006 05:37 AM

Hey, thanks for the reply. She has been picking out waxworms from her food dish - leaving the meal worms *sigh* She seems a bit brighter.. maybe she's just annoyed that I stole her egg!

geckogirl72 Sep 06, 2006 04:56 PM

Glad to hear she's doing better!
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Lisa

1.0.0 P.m. grandis (Linus)
3.3.0 P. standingi (Kona and her 5 babies)
R.I.P. Toby (7/5/06) I miss you...

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