My Leopard gecko has a bump under his armpit.

I just noticed that one of my male leos has a bubble under his right armpit. Looks like a sac filled with liquid. It's soft to the touch and similar to when you burn yourself and get those bubbles under your skin. It this normal? I've never seen it on my other geckos though. I have him housed in a 20g tank with a female on playsand and the hot end is at around 80F. Maybe he's not warming up enough? Could this be a respiratory infection? I noticed he sleeps near the bathroom corner so I've been cleaning it daily since then.

I can't afford to take him to the vet because my mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and I spent all my money on her surgery scheduled for next week. Could I just get a syringe and drain out the liquid? Anyone know were I could talk to a vet online for advise?

Thanks.

you don't need to do anything he is just storeing extra fluid and it's no problem but keeping leos on sand in my opinion is a no no

So this is completely normal? I started noticing it on this other armpit today. He looks very healthy and has a thick tail. He's also the most active gecko I've ever owned. He's always up and about and jumps all over the place. Been trying to get him to impregnate my 6+ year old female but haven't had any luck. I got three other males that might do the job. As for the sand thing, I hand feed all my geckos or feed them in a separate bare bottom container in order to avoid impaction.

Isn't this the second time you've posted the same thread?

Originally Posted by SethsExotics

Isn't this the second time you've posted the same thread?

No. O_o

Maybe someone else posted the same question. I'm going to do a search.

It's probably a well fed little guy that needs to go on a diet for a short while or to start actively courting .

Same thread - there were several responses (Seth's, as well as those by groovygeckos, Drache613, and KelliH) that were lost during the recent server move.

Unfortunately, I don't think that they can be retrieved, so hopefully those people will repost them.

Ahh I see. I'm not getting the emails that notify me if someone responded to my thread either.

Do you have that feature turned on?

Originally Posted by hhmoore

Do you have that feature turned on?

Yeah I got two a few days ago saying that Randolf and Seth had responded. Randolf's response was there but Seth's wasn't. I have it set to instant email notification.