The interior is a thick liquid. The outer wall area is a putty "solid."
Breeding females have well sized calcium sacs. Day geckos kept under UV lighting often get enlarged sacs. Older female day geckos often have enlarged sacs. It is possible for calcium sacs to become diseased, sometimes looking enlarged (one or both), rock-hard and/or discolored. Leann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melody Hartley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]Ruptured calcium sac. > Hi Leann, > > Thanks for the info. I can't really see a wound, just a big white > patch. It's possible the skin is torn off but the calcium sac not > ruptured. Do you know if it's a liquid or solid in those? > > See seems to be doing OK, now that she's "single" again. > > Melody > > Leann Christenson wrote: > > > Melody: > > > > A laceration to the calcium sac will heal. Take the same precautions as you > > would with any deep cut: keep it clean, remove her from the male (as you > > said you are going to do), and if it is a seriously large wound consider > > taking it to a veterinarian for care as he/she would have methods to suture > > the wound. > > > > Leann > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Melody Hartley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "List - Geckos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 12:37 AM > > Subject: [gecko]Ruptured calcium sac. > > > > > > > >>Hi all, > >> > >>I have a pair of Phelsuma sundbergi longinsulae. I put them together > >>yesterday, and judging by the bite marks on her neck they have mated > >>several times. But the last time seems to have ruptured one of her > >>calcium sacs. Will this likely heal on its own like the neck bites do, > >>or is it more serious? I think I will separate them to prevent further > >>injury. > >> > >>Thanks, > >>Melody > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Global Gecko Association > >>http://www.gekkota.com > >>Classifieds > >>http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > >>gecko mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Global Gecko Association > > http://www.gekkota.com > > Classifieds > > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > > gecko mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
