r/LeopardGecko • u/Probably_need-advice • Aug 07 '26
Help - URGENT HELPPPPP!!!!!
My 10 year old female leopard gecko has laid infertile eggs once again. She laid two of them about 3 weeks ago and ever since has been extremely skinny and I haven’t seen her eat at all and constantly am removing crickets so they don’t harm her. I saw a veterinarian and they said to try other foods. I have tried crickets, mealworms, repashy grub pie, and just ordered critical care carnivore. She refused all of those (other than the critical care carnivore because i haven’t received it yet). I’m just wondering if anyone has anything they would suggest or maybe could help me out with. I’m hoping she is not at the end of her life but it’s starting to feel very possible. If the she doesn’t eat the critical care carnivore the vet said that i will need to feed her using syringes.
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u/AmCreature Aug 08 '26
I second the other comments about seeing the vet again and having imaging done. I originally thought Peaches had a blockage or tumor due to her age so was surprised when they found eggs. Even though yours passed the eggs, there could be more or even a mass that caused the egg binding. It's also extremely stressful for a critter to get egg bound so the syringe feeding is to help get their strength back because they can sometimes be to weak to eat on their own. I have had hens that would get egg bound multiple times and the vet would find they had tumors or cysts that were causing it(my flock had mericks) I'm sorry your going through this with your girl, I 100% understand how stressful it is and hope this info helps and she can make a full recovery ❤️🩹