What morph is this?
- Thread starter tangkoy
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It was like that when he gave it to me. Do you think he had the disease? What can i do to treat it if ever it has a disease? I've been giving him calcium powder, cause i've read it somewhere that they need it for their bones. Sorry for my ignorance, it's my first leopard gecko and i'm still trying to learn anything about them. Oh, and by the way thanks for the answers guys.
Saskia
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Yes, I think he has it, let me show you a couple modificatios I did to your pics:
And in here you can see how a "normal" elbow and wrist should bend, so you can compare:
Here are a couple of links that explain what MBD is:
http://www.leopardgeckos.co.za/health-leopard-gecko-mbd.htm
http://en.wikivet.net/Lizard_Metabolic_Bone_Disease
It is basically a calcium deficiency, and it is corrected by supplementing enough calcium and vitamin D3, with healthy food, I could give you a feeding/suplementig schedule if you tell me exactly the following:
* What feeder insects you have access to.
* Which brand and type of calcium / suplements are you using, and how often.
* What are the ground temperatures of your gecko´s enclosure?
I must say I an NOT a veterinarian, and you should never use the internet over consulting a professional in the area (in this case, a reptile vet, with experience in leopard geckos), I have just been dealing with sick geckos for a while, including MBD because I do animal rescue and I have come to learn how to treat it, and your case is just in the first stages (I have dealt with much much worse cases), and at this point it is not difficult for you to correct what has been wrong, and nurse him back to perfection.
And in here you can see how a "normal" elbow and wrist should bend, so you can compare:
Here are a couple of links that explain what MBD is:
http://www.leopardgeckos.co.za/health-leopard-gecko-mbd.htm
http://en.wikivet.net/Lizard_Metabolic_Bone_Disease
It is basically a calcium deficiency, and it is corrected by supplementing enough calcium and vitamin D3, with healthy food, I could give you a feeding/suplementig schedule if you tell me exactly the following:
* What feeder insects you have access to.
* Which brand and type of calcium / suplements are you using, and how often.
* What are the ground temperatures of your gecko´s enclosure?
I must say I an NOT a veterinarian, and you should never use the internet over consulting a professional in the area (in this case, a reptile vet, with experience in leopard geckos), I have just been dealing with sick geckos for a while, including MBD because I do animal rescue and I have come to learn how to treat it, and your case is just in the first stages (I have dealt with much much worse cases), and at this point it is not difficult for you to correct what has been wrong, and nurse him back to perfection.
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