100% Leopard Gecko Care Sheet - Geckos Unlimited

[Elizabeth Freer]

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EGG-BOUND LEOPARD GECKOS

All female geckos can develop infertile eggs without mating.

1. If you see eggs, add a nest box filled with damp Eco Earth's coco fiber to the warm end of the enclosure to prompt her to lay those eggs.
2. A 1x daily warm 86*F (30*C) soak for about 15 minutes may help. Gently massage her belly towards the vent during that soak.
3. An oxytoxin injection may help too. If she is unable to lay her eggs, surgery is required.
4. If a female gecko becomes egg-bound, eventually the eggs begin to rot inside. This infection leads to septicemia (blood poisoning), then death.

Click: Egg Binding (Dystocia) in Reptiles: Causes, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

[Elizabeth Freer]

For reference click: HELP!! Repeated Self harm

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Remedy

Use an OMEM terra cotta warm humid hide to provide ideal 24/7 humidity throughout the week.
+ Apply SSD 1% cream (silver sulfadiazine) generously to tail wounds every other day. SSD 1% cream protects healing skin.

For link 4 click: 7 Stuck Shed Humidity Box Assists for a gecko's toes, body, head, & eyes -- September 2020 (update includes OMEM terra cotta humidification hides!)

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10 September 2020

On the 10 September 2020 I placed a medium OMEM terra cotta humid hide in his enclosure right next to my 18 gram Oedura castlenaui's warm dry coconut hide. I wasn't certain what to expect. Well, now this gecko usually sandwiches himself right between his super humid terra cotta hide and the glass. When I check him out he usually appears "moist". That may not be desirable, and could perhaps make this gecko susceptible to a respiratory tract infection, but so far so good. During some days he hangs out underneath his basking bulb, so maybe moisture and dryness balance out? He could also retreat to his warm dry coconut hide if drier is better.

Both tail sores seem to be improving.

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29 September 2020 -- Shed #1 after adding the medium OMEM terra cotta humid hide in early September

Complete shed! Both tail wounds and the regenerating tail are healing! There has been NO additional biting behavior at this time.

I've been applying SSD 1% cream more generously than in the past. During the days this ~18 gram Oedura castelnaui hangs out on top of his cork bark and underneath silk ivy leaves soaking up rays from the incandescent bulb overhead. All night long he sandwiches himself between the glass and one side of his OMEM terra cotta hide. The beaded moisture on the sides of his OMEM hide produces a consistent humidity. That promotes healing of both wounds and keeps him from creating new bite wounds.

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30 October 2020 -- Shed #2 after adding the medium OMEM terra cotta humid hide in early September

Another 100% shed! Both tail wounds and the regenerating tail continue to heal! There has been NO additional biting behavior.

Should 100% unassisted sheds continue a 3rd time I'll be sold that shedding requires consistent humidity, not on again, off again, humidity.

I've continued SSD 1% cream more generously than in the past. During the days this ~18 gram Oedura castelnaui hangs out on top of his cork bark and underneath silk ivy leaves soaking up rays from the incandescent bulb. All night long he sandwiches himself between the glass and one side of his OMEM terra cotta hide. The beaded moisture on the sides of his OMEM hide produces a consistent humidity. That promotes healing of both wounds and keeps him from creating new bite wounds.

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19 December 2020 -- Shed #3 after adding the medium OMEM terra cotta humid hide in early September

Complete shed! The tail shed without disturbing the healing tail bite wounds. They are continuing to heal.

The continued treatment has been periodic applications of SSD 1% cream to the tail throughout the past 7 weeks & continued use of the medium OMEM warm humid hide 24/7.

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(Next shed) -- Shed #4 after adding the medium OMEM terra cotta humid hide in early September

[Elizabeth Freer]

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All it takes is knowledge & care to provide state-of-the art technology for our leopard geckos! When you establish UV A, B, & C wavelengths within a leo's enclosure, a leopard gecko will thrive! That's really just the first step.

Leopard geckos are actually cathemeral geckos. They are active at dusk, during the night, and at dawn. Leos are also thigmotherms. A leopard gecko's preferred body temperature (PBT) is 86*F. That's 30*C.

Leopard geckos do not have endolymphatic sacs which store calcium like some other gecko species do.

Click: Arcadia Reptile's Interactive UV Index Lighting Guide for Crepuscular Species