corviknight
experienced pet owner
Hey all, I was handling my gecko Blue last night and noticed a strange lump behind one of his legs. Now, it looks like he's overall quite chunky or maybe overweight these days (I'm not concerned about this, I switch what kinds of insects I give him regularly, just means he's had a couple too many superworms lately). But this lump seems to stand out. It's squishy to the touch, like the rest of his body, and doesn't seem to hurt him if I lightly touch or poke it.
I don't want to panic or anything, because it certainly seems possible his fat is sitting on his body strangely or in a concentrated place. But I still want to run it by some more knowledgeable eyes to see if I should be concerned.
It's definitely new, though I don't handle him super often so I couldn't tell you exactly how new.
I know this does not replace seeing a vet if or when that is necessary. I will absolutely attempt to find one in my area if the consensus seems to be that I should.
I tried to get a couple photos from different angles/positions, but if more would be helpful I can do that.
the photos wouldn't upload on here because of the size, so I uploaded the 4 of them to >> this dropbox link <<
and I sized the "main" picture way down to show directly in my message, in case you're nervous about clicking random links (good internet practice)
I don't want to panic or anything, because it certainly seems possible his fat is sitting on his body strangely or in a concentrated place. But I still want to run it by some more knowledgeable eyes to see if I should be concerned.
It's definitely new, though I don't handle him super often so I couldn't tell you exactly how new.
I know this does not replace seeing a vet if or when that is necessary. I will absolutely attempt to find one in my area if the consensus seems to be that I should.
I tried to get a couple photos from different angles/positions, but if more would be helpful I can do that.
the photos wouldn't upload on here because of the size, so I uploaded the 4 of them to >> this dropbox link <<
and I sized the "main" picture way down to show directly in my message, in case you're nervous about clicking random links (good internet practice)