Can geckos get arthritis?

[TheresaB.C]

Ok, so my AFT, Rachel has been acting strange the past few months. She has not wanted to climb at all, she usually loves it. she wont climb up over on to her water fall, her backing spot, anything. I have acomidded for this. Her hides are all easy to get into and on the floor, she has a shallow mealworm dish filled with water now (barely has to lift a leg), there are ramps for her to get up to her basking hammock. She dose not seem to be in pain but she just hater climbing now. I checked her feet to see thing something was wrong, nothing. She bellies fine, she loves food still, but wont run after crickets anymore. She is almost 8 years old not, getting to be an older girl. Is is possible that she has arthritis? I know its not mbd, we just had a vet appointment a month ago, got x-rays, vet was absolutely amazed at her bone density. I felt proud. I have a vet appointment this weekend, sunday. I was going to go for saturday but i am getting a wisdom tooth out friday so i will be pretty out of it.

 

[Keeboard]

Sorry I can't help, but I don't think you posted in the right sub forum and I'm not sure if I can/how to move threads

 

[Hilde]

I moved this to the AFT forum, the leopard gecko forum isn't the right place.

Is she the one that's in with your leopard geckos (the one in the pictures you posted a while back)?
If she is, it could possibly be part of the problem. AFTs and leopards need different care, and their 'personalities' are different. An AFT could easily be bullied by a leopard gecko, which could result in the type of behaviour you're describing - staying put, not as active as before, hiding a lot, and just trying to not be seen by the more assertive cagemates.

The environmental needs are also different for the two species, which could, in the long run, cause health problems. If you cater to the leopards, the AFT will be the one to suffer.