A few weeks ago I noticed my geckos (I have 5) were shaking their legs, almost in spasm. At first I didn't think much of it because of the fact all of them seemed to be doing it so I thought it was just some sort of behavioural trait. However as I watched more I realised that the extent it happened seemed to vary between them. A couple only seem to have a leg twitch every now and again whilst one of them seem to have whole body spasms quite regularly. At this point I got straight on here and had a look around.
What seemed to come up was it could be MBD arising from a calcium deficiency. I have the 5 geckos spread over 3 tanks and each tank has a shallow pot of calcium in it, as recommended on care sheets. Their food is also coated in calcium powder and also vitamin powder. I didn't really know how else I could introduce them to anymore calcium?
They're still all shaking so I would like some help please! As I've been watching them more I think I've noticed them becoming slower and I don't think their legs look that strong, they seem to be low to the tank quite a lot but I don't know if that's just me being paranoid now. They all seem to be continuing to eat, poo and shed well though and I would say they all look healthy.
Here is some information about them and their viv:
Leopard Geckos
Various morphs
2 males, 3 females
All born in September 2014
Spread over 3x 20 gallon vivariums
Substrate: Vinyl
Under tub heat mat used. Temp 88 on the warm side and about 74 on the cool side. I use no lighting.
They get a varied diets. Their staple items are crickets and mealworms but they have had calci worms when I've been able to get hold of them and also have waxworms and fruit grubs as treats. I feed them every other day, they often have about 5 of whatever I'm feeding them at a time.
Each of their vivarium's have 4 hides in, a moist and a dry, on each temperature gradient although I actually find they often sleep outside the hide. The viv also contains a shallow water dish and the previously mentioned calcium dish.
Any advice much appreciated!!!!
What seemed to come up was it could be MBD arising from a calcium deficiency. I have the 5 geckos spread over 3 tanks and each tank has a shallow pot of calcium in it, as recommended on care sheets. Their food is also coated in calcium powder and also vitamin powder. I didn't really know how else I could introduce them to anymore calcium?
They're still all shaking so I would like some help please! As I've been watching them more I think I've noticed them becoming slower and I don't think their legs look that strong, they seem to be low to the tank quite a lot but I don't know if that's just me being paranoid now. They all seem to be continuing to eat, poo and shed well though and I would say they all look healthy.
Here is some information about them and their viv:
Leopard Geckos
Various morphs
2 males, 3 females
All born in September 2014
Spread over 3x 20 gallon vivariums
Substrate: Vinyl
Under tub heat mat used. Temp 88 on the warm side and about 74 on the cool side. I use no lighting.
They get a varied diets. Their staple items are crickets and mealworms but they have had calci worms when I've been able to get hold of them and also have waxworms and fruit grubs as treats. I feed them every other day, they often have about 5 of whatever I'm feeding them at a time.
Each of their vivarium's have 4 hides in, a moist and a dry, on each temperature gradient although I actually find they often sleep outside the hide. The viv also contains a shallow water dish and the previously mentioned calcium dish.
Any advice much appreciated!!!!
