Hypo-Calcemia
Hi there--
I'm new to this site and to Leopard Geckos. I work at a pet supply store and have adopted two LGs. One is healthy but was unsellable for aesthetic reasons. During shipment he lost some of his tail. He's healthy, eating well, and I'm supplementing his diet well.
The second one was owner surrendered to us in very bad shape. He was thin, pale, and was hypo-calcemic to the point of having a floppy jaw and deformed forelegs. Two visits to a herp vet and intensive care later, I'm stabilizing him with pedialyte-reptivite shooters and am tong feeding very small (3-day) crickets.
I have two questions, if someone will indulge me.
1-- What is the best source of vitamin D that I can feed? I've been assured by people that reptivite has d3 in it, but does it go by a different name? I can't locate it on the ingredient label.
2--How do I prevent hyper-calcemia from all this supplementation? Is there a risk of that? Also, will he ever have structurally sound forelegs again, or will they be Gumby-ed forever? :-(
If anyone can help me, that will be great. I just want to make sure I do right by little Enkidu.
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