re: crested gecko

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QUESTION: Hi again,

yeah last night I put two globs of the yogurt/fruit mix on her hammock where she was laying, and when I returned both times she had eaten both piles completely. So that's a good sign. And this morning she's up hanging from her vines with her feet dangling like she used to do. So I'm hoping she's doing better. her back feet may look a little swollen but I'm not sure. At least her toes seem to of completely stopped twitching now. And I bought the cheaper non fat/sugar yogurt because it was about 20% calcium which I figured she needed. So I'm optimistic she's improving



ANSWER: Hi Dan, If the twitching has stopped then that means her blood calcium levels are improving, that's exactly what you are aiming for. That's great news.

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QUESTION: Awesome, yeah that's great news. Thanks for all your help I really appreciate it. Do you think she'll just take a while to get back to normal. Because she's still not eating any crickets as far as I can tell nor eating much fruit. And at night she hardly moves around much.

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Hi Dan, If there was skeletal involvement with some weakening of the bones then that will take a while longer to resolve.  The body's first priority is the blood calcium level and when that is sufficient it will start moving calcium into the bones. Hunting and climbing puts a lot of stress on the skeleton. I hope that in the next couple weeks that you notice her moving and hunting more as her bone strength increases. You can also take a peek inside her mouth to assess her calcium levels. The calcium sacs on cresteds are the two white "bumps' at the back of the roof of the mouth. Cresteds are actually considered diurnal rather then nocturnal (not always as easy to tell with them.)