Cricket Contest
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This is Little Cin, short for Cinnamon. We rescued her about 2 months ago from a very sad situation of neglect. She was sharing a 20 gallon enclosure with another leopard gecko, Beatrice, that was much larger than she was. When I arrived at the owner’s house, I was shocked. I immediately noticed Little Cin was missing most of her toes, was flat to the ground, had floppy arms, a bent spine, and was surrounded by crickets that she was too weak to chase and catch. She was not being given vitamins, supplements, or UVB and, upon getting her home, it was pretty clear that she was suffering from metabolic bone disease. I witnessed Beatrice, who turned out to be a male, lay on top of her and outcompete her for food. I separated them immediately. At first, she was unable to lift her body off of the ground at all. “She’s unique and crooked!” The owner told me. I was so happy to have found her. I tong feed her dusted crickets every other day with the occasional mealworm. Once a week, I syringe feed her a healthy dose of Reptaboost. For the first few weeks, she got electrolyte soaks as well as a shallow dish (rather, an overturned Tupperware lid so she can reach it) of electrolyte water. Today, she has more energy and even climbs up on her hide. She can lift most of her body off of the ground but still struggles with her floppy arms. Sadly, they will most likely never get better. But I even catch her basking under her tropical UVB light and licking water off of her leaves. She’s got the sweetest little face! Last week, she had a full and healthy shed with NONE OF IT left stuck on her and I am so proud of her 🙂
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I made her this adorable little humidity hide when she went into shed! Lots of moss with a chunk of cork bark for her to go under. And a few crystals! Because of her injuries, I had to help her get the shed off of her front legs. But she took it from there and managed to do the rest all by herself!
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This is her favorite hide right under her heat lamp! She tried so hard to get on top but doesn’t have any claws left on her front legs so she’s lost the ability to latch on and climb. So I made her a little cardboard ladder that she uses all the time to bask in the heat. Here she is getting a little cryptic basking of her new UVB light, soaking it up!
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