juvenile with a dislocated leg

[cindy]

Hi everybody,

It's been a while since a last posted a new thread, but this is something that keeps me awake at night...
My female juvie had dislocated here hind leg a couple off weeks ago. She was screaming (that's how I noticed), and here leg was turned over here back. The foot was swollen and purple. I took here in my hands, still screaming, and softely bent here leg a couple off times in a normal position. Suddenly she stopped screaming and the leg stayed in a normal position under here body. During the night, the swelling got less and here foot gained a normal color.
Last week however, it happened again!!!!
With the same type off movements, I managed to get it back in position, but It seems to me that this isn't a promosing sign for the future.
What can I do for here, and does anybody else have experience with this kind off injury??????
Any help would be great!!
Kind regards,

Cindy

 

[cindy]

Anyone??????????

 

[Palor]

I would take the gecko to a reptile vet.

 

[Airedale]

I agree with Palor, but first off, do you think it just randomly happens when she is walking or could there be some something in the cage that could cause her to be injured like that? (Like a piece of furniture too high or a crevice or something she could get her leg wedged into) Just ideas on the cause. I really don't know.

The vet is the best advice I can give I guess...

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

Cindy, have you been trying to teach the geckos how to kick box again?

 

[midget]

i would also put her in a temp tank with minium things in it; or just remove from main tank. i would also take her to a vert. good luck

 

[cindy]

Cindy, have you been trying to teach the geckos how to kick box again?

:biggrin::biggrin: You've caught me... Here lowkick sucks, big time! So maybe I was a bit rough on here, while practicing ;-)

 

[cindy]

@ everyone; thanks for the suggestions! But a friend off mine is a vet, and she doesn't have an explaination for it. She physically checked 'Calimero' (that's here name), and diddn't find any abnormalities, or signs what could have caused the dislocation.
She also has a very minimal set up in here tank. I do this with all my juvenile's, so they can easily oversee their surroundings.
She has a low waterdish, a hiding cave, and that's it!

Since the last dislocation, she is a bit less active. It's quite frustrating not knowing what causes the injury, or what to do about it.
Kind regards,

Cindy

 

[Micsmommy]

Aw! Poor little girl! hope she gets better!!