I have not had personal experience with this in lizards but I have seen
it in mammals. There are nerves that run through the pelvis and an overly
large egg could bruise these. Hopefully it will heal in time. In cattle I
have seen them heal and I have seen them limp for the rest of their
lives. (Quite short in cows)
Cyndy
On Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:48:21 +1100 (EST)
=?iso-8859-1?q?Alexa=20Ryhorchuk?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi everyone,
>
> one of my Heteronotia binoei (Bynoe's gecko) has had a
> strange reaction to being gravid. I noticed she was
> due to lay, so put her into her own tank. Two days
> later, she was falling to one side when she moved, and
> her right back leg looked like she couldn't control
> it. The eggs she had on board were very large, so I
> thought she may have a pinched nerve(!?!). She laid
> today and is now walking without falling over, but her
> right back thigh is severely bruised and about 3 times
> the size of the left thigh. Her forearms also look
> swollen. I have left her by herself.
>
> This is her third clutch this season, and the first
> time she has had motor problems. Has anyone seen or
> heard of anything like this before? She is receiving
> vitamin and calium supplements twice/week (at every
> feed), which is the same regime that the other girls
> are on and no one else has had this problem.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alexa
>
>
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> Department of Zoology
> University of Melbourne
> Melbourne, Victoria
> Australia 3010
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