Revasius
New member
Good morning,
I did post an inquiry about this in the Crested Gecko forum (under fts question) , but I figured this was probably a better place for answers.
Anyway, I picked up a young crestie from Petco yesterday (yeah, I know) because of his stunning coloration. When I got him into the car, I noticed that he had what seemed like a kink in his tail, but I assumed it was just a cosmetic thing, so I did not pay it much attention.
Anyway, once I got him home and settled, I noticed some abnormalities. He has a few kinks in his tail, and it leans to the left at the base. There is a hollow area at the base of his tail as well. He cannot seem to control it like my other geckos, although he does react to it being touched. The tail is extremely skinny, and it flops over his back when he is upside down. This is why I am very sure that he definitely has FTS.
While that sucks because he is so young, I am just going to keep him as a pet instead of a breeder as I had originally intended.
My question is as such: he does not have any visible back problems or jaw abnormalities as of right now, but I do want to make sure there is not an underlying problem with MBD. I feed all of my geckos Repashy CGD ( I am planning on switching over to Pangea soon,) no crickets or other insects ever.
What can I do to prevent MBD or to combat early stages of it if that is the case?
What calcium supplements do you recommend?
Thank you!
I did post an inquiry about this in the Crested Gecko forum (under fts question) , but I figured this was probably a better place for answers.
Anyway, I picked up a young crestie from Petco yesterday (yeah, I know) because of his stunning coloration. When I got him into the car, I noticed that he had what seemed like a kink in his tail, but I assumed it was just a cosmetic thing, so I did not pay it much attention.
Anyway, once I got him home and settled, I noticed some abnormalities. He has a few kinks in his tail, and it leans to the left at the base. There is a hollow area at the base of his tail as well. He cannot seem to control it like my other geckos, although he does react to it being touched. The tail is extremely skinny, and it flops over his back when he is upside down. This is why I am very sure that he definitely has FTS.
While that sucks because he is so young, I am just going to keep him as a pet instead of a breeder as I had originally intended.
My question is as such: he does not have any visible back problems or jaw abnormalities as of right now, but I do want to make sure there is not an underlying problem with MBD. I feed all of my geckos Repashy CGD ( I am planning on switching over to Pangea soon,) no crickets or other insects ever.
What can I do to prevent MBD or to combat early stages of it if that is the case?
What calcium supplements do you recommend?
Thank you!
