i need help!!!!!!!sos!!

[sdoup]

help!!!
i got my first leopard gecko in about one week ago!!!
i think that she's pregnat!!!
i don't know what to do!!
any advice pls???
here is a picture of here...
what do you think??

[Youkai]

It's as simple as keeping her well fed with calcium dusted, gut loaded bugs, and supplying a nesting box. That can be as simple as a margerine tub or plastic container with moist peat moss inside, and a hole cut somewhere for access.

I would suggest getting her off that bark though. They can be careless eaters and become impacted. It's also quite dusty, in my experience...

[peregrinefalcon]

It is possible that she is pregnant, so make sure her humid hiding spot is filled with some moist material she can bury her eggs in (some type of dirt). Is she eating? Leopard geckos stop eating about a week before they lay. I also reccommend you take her off the bark substrate, it can be dangerous if she ingests it and it gets stuck in her intestines, which could cause death. If you think she is impacted on bark right now(you can tell by her having a bloated stomach and no appetite) I would take her to the vet. A safer substrate to have her on would be paper towel, newspaper, large rocks etc. You get the idea, something she can't eat. By the way she has a regenerated tail in case you were wondering. Have a look at this care sheet I wrote on leopard geckos
http://ca.msnusers.com/theplatedlizardburrow/Documents/Leopard%20gecko%20care%20sheet%2Edoc?did=1&t=4JR16uyuIDjNbqGgl906HZGA31UMRGShRgLloZhfq*3!Hqi0 Zgwt8WmGi1rl9vFkR2e!DW4r5welZlb9MOCxq6sw$$&p=4putTIBJvDCAA0c9Uzdzk9O73Ot8o0WTDpD!Sa8q00XDzs2i 8WPSgJv8tth1tZjRbdJu6d9cE7aYkZqqEwxCorN4aysB2JiIvy 855ZC0JVWBhNFV!5Lu8xbtj*H4v!g6Z4oSpl5aSF9x0F79NGV9 OERlgxjqA7Ht9G5OWXQ9ojLZyqF594KFat710nJfMflcLqNnoq fiV1mNls!oeyqQYsxg$$[/url] It should answer quite a bit of your questions! :D

Hope this helps ya out!

Adam

[sdoup]

she's eating very well...about 8 mealworms per day.
exept the bark subtrate i also have peat.
so is better to remove the bark eh??
i'll put her a humid hiding spot in case she's pregnant...
thanks gyus for your posts!!!
xx

[peregrinefalcon]

No problem at all! yes, it would be better if you got her on a safer substrate. If you are looking for ideas you can check out a pic of how I have mine set up here:
http://groups.msn.com/theplatedlizardburrow/leopardgeckos.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=55

Good luck with your new leo! She's very pretty by the way, love the spots :D

Adam

[sdoup]

if that help i have a seperate plate that i put the mealworms.
she's eating from there.

[Alicewave]

Go with paper towel as your substrate for now. The others covered everything else. Good luck and keep us posted.

[sdoup]

thanks!!!
i'll let you know what happent!!!

thanks again!!

[The_Omen]

She is a phatty!
Can you get some pics of her belly so that we can 'see' the eggs?

Or just to see if she is well fed! :)

It would do good for others that have not yet had gravid leos to see what to look for.

[sdoup]

here she is!!!
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1416fem_geck_belly.jpg

and one more!!
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1416fem_gecko_belly2.jpg

:D hope that helps

[sdoup]

and one more close up!
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1416leop_gecko_fem-med.jpg

[Jazzey]

I hope your girl is o.k?
By the way she is such a cute gal.
Jazzey

[sdoup]

yeah!! she's ok!!!
i think that she's just fat... :D

[GECKOMAN]

give her lots of food and an open bowl of cal powder

[GECKOMAN]

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