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new gecko possible MBD?

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I was given a year old female leo yesturday.She was kept on sand,no humid hide and no calcium.I was soaking her last night to remove some old shed on her toes and noticed that her toes feel kinda rubbery and she holds her fronts legs at a slight angle.Her leg/jaw bones don't feel soft but I'm worried about MBD,besides taking her to a vet what can I do for her at home? I have been giving her small amounts of calcium by mouth every night but I don't know if it will be enough,I really hope I got her in time to help. Also earlier tonight she went poop and I cleaned it up right away,it looked strange so I squished it to take a closer look and it was pure sand with a small amount of urates(sp?) and a little blood.Is there anything I can do to help her expel any more sand she might have in her system? Thanks for any help. :alien:
 
keep her on paper towel until she stops pooping sand it will be easy for you to monitor it this way. give her alot of water, get an eye dropper and give her some water by hand everyday if she doesn't drink by her self. keep track of the amount of food she eats. stop force feeding her calcium. but dust the feeders. make sure you keep her warm in the mid 80s it will speed up the metabolism, just make sure she gets alot of water to flush out all that sand.
 
oh by the way it is very normal for a leopard gecko to eat sand. but they do it more when they arent getting nutrients like calcium. good luck with your leo keep me updated
 
Blood in the stools could either be from the sand cutting up her insides or from parasites (hookworms or strongyloides). Either way, you should bring her to the vet with a fresh (not dry) stool sample. If the sand is causing internal damage, she'll need some antibiotics. Other than that, it sounds like you're doing what you need to. Make sure you're properly gutloading and supplementing her feeders. Keep the temps optimal and feed her often. You want to do what you can for her immune system just in case the sand is hurting her more than it appears. I think there's a type of high quality liquid calcium supplement you can find in some drugstores but the name of it escapes me, and I'm not sure if it's even available anymore. Your vet should have something similar though. As far as getting her to expel the rest of the sand, try a tiny drop of mineral oil. Just a tiny drop will do the trick.
 
Are you sure that it is sand in her stool?...I recieved a female with mbd and was giving her flukers calcium (mixed with water and dropped on her nose) for awhile and her stool was basically clumped calcium dust. Just something to consider. If you can get a pic of her it would make it easier to tell if she looks like she has mbd.
 
Thanks for the advice. I'll make sure gets plenty of water.She hasn't eaten yet but I've only had her for 3 days now and I'm sure shes stressed from the move. I'm sure it was sand she passed,I haven't given her enough powdered calcium to produce a stool as big as the one I found. I checked her today and she seems better,her legs aren't angled like they were so maybe is was because of the sand,the sand stool she passed was HUGE,I have other leos and they never made anything that big.I'm going to go get a few crickets today and see if that might interest her more then the meal worms do.I don't know if her previous owners fed her out of a bowl or just threw the mealies in on the sand,as she doesn't seem to know what the dishes are for.I will keep you updated on her condition. :crazy03:
 
try hand feeding her if she isnt eatig. if she still doesnt want to eat, give it a couple more days , but if she isnt eating after she stops pooping out sand then you may want to force feed her.
 
Well...

Keep her on paper towel, make sure her temps are correct, give her a small dish of calcium powder to use when she feels like it, and just leave her alone for a few days. You can get liquid calcium like Xelda said... it's called NeoCalgucon if you can get it. If after a few more days she is still not interested in eating, give her a little baby food squash in order to produce a stool, and get it to the vet ASAP.

Good Luck!
 
I raised the temp some and she is more active and ate a few crickets last night.Thanks again.
 
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