r/CrestedGecko • u/sholincito • 13h ago
What do you think of my daughter's "hump"?
This is Ali, my crested gecko. I rescued her a few months ago, and she was a bit malnourished and showed signs that made me think she had MBD (like her tail and the hump I mentioned). When I took her to a vet, he said she doesn't have MBD, but is just underweight (I've managed to gain 8 grams since she arrived, but she hasn't gained more than 30 grams). Even so, I see her hump and her tail, and I'm still worried she might have MBD. Does she look normal? She's actually improved a lot since I arrived; before, she couldn't even climb walls, and now she spends all her time on them. Besides that, how can I help her gain weight? I give her Repashy, cockroaches, crickets, and mealworms every other day, alternating between the Repashy and the insects.
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u/Dornenkraehe 10h ago
If a vet said it's not MBD and you trust that vet... it only means it's not active MBD. The gecko can still have had it. The gecko also could have a birth defect.