HELP !! !! !

[max power]

so i have my mossies and they have been doing great but the male which is wc had a sezure in my hand last night. he started trwitching and his whole body contracted, he cam out of it after a few minitues. he has been in the country for three months and has been treated for parasites and infection.
no fow some other species this is clasic symptoms of calcium crash, which would make sence to me considering i have only had him a couple weeks
but i dont know if uroplatus are prone to calcium crash.

i already am giving extra calcium and providing uvb light.

any other advice woud be apreciated

 

[Protean]

Always use UVB with Uroplatus. I've noticed that within my groups, most seem to relish it, exception being fimbriatus, they are the happiest with it.

I usually don't dust my prey with anything other than calcium.

 

[max power]

ok im really confused the only times he's doing this is when handled and once tonight when i misted him, is there any chance this is like playing possum ?

 

[the moof]

That is immediatley what i htought when i read the first post. I know chameleons, and dozens of geckos species from madagascar do this, so i would not be surprised. however, usually, they will gape at you if they want you to go away. they are very agressive when it comes to defending themselves. infact, a uroplatus guentheri is the only animal that bit me while i was in madagascar, handling snakes, etc.

 

[Protean]

i have not had them play possible before in my collection, and I have quite a few uroplatus. what are your temps? over heating can cause this type of reaction. Is it hydrated enough? both important questions.

 

[Protean]

i have not had them play possible before in my collection, and I have quite a few uroplatus. what are your temps? over heating can cause this type of reaction. male sure it is getting enough water, if they are in higher temperatures, they will require much more moisture.

 

[max power]

they are at kept between around 75 never exceeding 80, i have all my uro's in the same room and no one else is having this problems. im at a loss and im afraid im going to loose him. but last night he was moving around the enclosure.
oh and i keep them all properly hydrated. im misting them at least three times per day.

 

[Whodaplatus?]

Hi,

I once saw a hatchling U. phantasticus do the whole body twitchy thing for a few seconds after taking a small spill. It was very distressing to all watching from the standpoint of being gecko enthusiasts but in no way deterred us from being able to eat it. Anyway, we chalked up it to a seizure or playing possum too. This particular animal was CBB and maybe an hour out of the egg - so it would seem less likely to be a calcium issue in our case. Interesting that we've witnessed similar behaviors.

Best,
Mike M

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

It was very distressing to all watching from the standpoint of being gecko enthusiasts but in no way deterred us from being able to eat it.

Errrrrrrrrr...you ate your gecko? No wonder the poor SOB was playing possum!

 

[JBReptiles]

Yeah it sounds like its possum.My female crested did it today.Im use to it.I know what it is.ONe time she jumped of my hand and about 3 ft to the floor hit the floor and start twiching.

 

[geckosrus]

I actually had one of my henkel girls do this to me once, and I did not just get her. When she did it I had already had her for a year and a half or so and she had huge calcium sacs and weighed around 85 grams. I was taking her out of her enclosure to clean it and she was in my hand and started seizuring and as soon as I set her down she stopped. In my opinion, it seemed like it was her way of making me put her down. Maybe that was what happened to you? That girl is fat and healthy to this day.

 

[max power]

well just to be sure it wasnt lack of calcium i uped his calcium, he's fine now. saw him cricket hunting tonight. HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY !! !

 

[Reptiluvr]

Handling Uroplatus daily isn't a very healthy idea. They just get too stressed. It could be playing opossum, although I've never really noticed this. If he is playing opossum, then I suggest you leave him alone. He's obviously not happy about being outside of his enclosure. On another not, I have several times seen U. phantasticus and U. sikorae do this and die within 24 hours without any other symptoms. I did once have a phantasticus seize like this after being misted with water that was a little too cold as well. It's still a mystery to me.