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Ok then. I will continue the calcium dusting with a
dish left for browsing. That shouldn't be a big deal. But I will have to think
more about switching calcium supplements. I kinda like Rept-cal. It seems to
work the best of all the calcium I've tried.
The good news is she passed a small amount of sand
today with no apparent side effects. Let's hope there is more to
come.
Mike
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Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 4:34
PM
Subject: Re: [gecko]Sand impaction
Mike---
"Human quality"
100% pure calcium carbonate can be purchased/ordered at some pharmacies as a
human dietary supplement, so it would seem to be safe for geckos. I've a
12 ounce container (NOW brand) that I purchased recently for $2.99 US.
The only difficulty I've found is that it is super fine, but I don't see
that this would pose a problem for calcium left in a dish.
Elizabeth
Subj: Re: [gecko]Sand impaction
Date: 3/24/04
11:14:31 AM Pacific Standard Time
From:
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Mike,
I have
switched over to lower D3 ratio supplements like the T-Rex ICB
(Insect
Cricket Balancer) and Dr. Susan Donoghue's (herpnutrition.com)
low D3
supplement. I have no problem feeding all kinds of geckos this
everyday.
They should get more than just calcium by itself. It is wise
to leave a
dish of pure calcium carbonate out for females, Susan has
that in stock.
Julie B.
maleldil wrote:
> Thanks, Elizabeth,
>
> Currently I have the gecko on a paper towel in the
hatching rack. She
> was healthy and normal sized to begin with
because she was actually
> produced by my breeders last year. She is
close to adult size which is
> why I moved her to the regular
enclosure. In fact aside from the bony
> pelvis, she is still thick
and normal sized. With all the talk about
> calcium overdosing, I
switched from dusting every feeding to leaving a
> calcium dish out
for the geckos. I can always go back to the regular
> dusting.
>
> Anyway, I will have to see how things go from here.
>
> Mike
>
> Hi Mike---
>
> First I'd recommend paper towels as a substrate for these small
> geckos. Was this "sick" animal healthy and normal-sized to
begin
> with? Are you dusting their crickets with
phosphorus-free calcium
> with D3 at every feeding?
>
>
I've experienced two rectal prolapses with a 15 gm gecko who passed
>
very small amounts of sand several weeks after each prolapse. Each
> time this necessitated trips to the nearby ER in the middle of the
> night and ultimately x-rays! The vet recommended feeding only
chicken
> baby food for awhile (which was fed by hand on the gecko's
lips),
> using CatLax on the geckos' lips to soften any stools
passed, and a
> tepid water soak once daily. The gecko
recovered both times and seems
> to be doing well now!
>
> I hope this advice is not too late for your young Agamura persica.
>
> Elizabeth
>
>>
Subj: [gecko]Sand impaction
>>
Date: 3/23/04 7:03:13 PM Pacific Standard Time
>> From:
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>> This topic comes up quite
a bit and I tried to find something in the
>>
archives but no luck.
>>
>>
While feeding my young spider geckos I found one
with a "boney"
>> pelvis. I
>>
picked her up and felt her abdomen and it has a hard
mass in it.
>> I keep them
>>
on sand. I felt the "healthy" female's abdomen to be
sure and it
>> did not
>>
have that hard lump. This "sick" female does have
mass in her
>> tail and is
>>
very energetic so I have found the impaction early.
I thought it
>> might be an
>>
egg but I know this is not likely. I put a cricket
in her mouth
>> last night
>>
as she bit me for picking her up and sure enough, it
was vomited
>> up this
>>
evening. I give her vegetable oil and I soak her in
warm baths. I
>> am just
>>
waiting for the sand to pass. My question is, what
else is there
>> that I can
>>
do for this gecko? I was thinking I should try the
vet but aside
>> from warm
>>
baths and oil or water, there isn't much left to do
but surgery.
>> Can a
>>
little 5 gram gecko be cut open by the vet so the
sand can be
>> removed? What
>>
other sorts of things do vets do to eliminate
impactions?
>>
>> Any
experiences would be good. I would like to know how vets
>>
usually handle
>>
impactions in small geckos.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
Mike
Elizabeth
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