She's a Leopard Gecko.... only a few weeks old - no UV needed for her (as
far as I know - I'm just starting out with them) Anyway as soon as someone
suggested I went looking for Neo-calglucon and it took me 2hrs of driving to
find one dusty old bottle on a shell in Charlotte, North Carolina and it did
cost about 37 with tax and all. They couldn't sell less then the whole huge
bottle...
Anyway I gave her 2-3 drops yesterday. She probably needs more then that but
I was not sure. I'll give her a few drops (4-5 as you suggested) twice
today. Since she doesn't get UV do I need to give her D3 with that? I have
some dusting that I'll start using too - it has calcium in it but it has D3
in it too. Would that be enough or do I need to look for D3 in some other
form? How much of it with the drops?
As far as the eating... she's eating a lot! I thought for a while that she
had stopped but soon after that she started eating again and now she eats at
least as much as the other ones. She doesn't seem to be hurting in the
legs - she walks around constantly... with her front on the ground...
They're getting a bit swollen though the last couple of days. She still
tries to keep balance on her rubbery front legs and even stands up a bit
when she manages to get them under her body at a specific angle... She is
obviously still able to catch her crickets. There's no seizures, no shaking,
no other signs of anything wrong with her other then the soft legs and now
the swelling.
Thanks you all for the responses!
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Front Legs Broken?
> In a message dated 6/15/01 9:21:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << I did read the henkeli thread in the archives and got some calcium
powder
> yesterday to dust her crix with it. How much is enough? How often should
I
> give it? How long? On every feeding or on and off? The directions on the
box
> didn't say much.
> >>
> Hi-
> Since your animal is already suffering loss of movement in the limbs, you
> need to find a faster way than dusting to administer the calcium. If she
does
> have a calcium deficiency, its likely she will stop eating soon anyway.
> Liquids given by drop are best. I try 4-5 drops 2 times a day. (if you
don't
> stress the gecko too much)
>
> How much you dust for uros is tricky cause they need UV exposure, so you
> would dust less, with Ca that does not contain D3. - IF you had them under
UV
> light or some natural indirect light.
> One thing is strange in this case, usually the animal loses movement in
the
> rear legs first.
> Is the animal eating?
> Do you know a herp vet?
> Jason
>
>
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