Determination of Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Packed Cell Volume and Plasma Biochemistry Reference Intervals and Reference Values

Dystocia is a multifactorial, life-threatening condition commonly affecting pet reptiles. Treatment for dystocia can be either medical or surgical. Medical treatment usually involves the administration of oxytocin, but in some species or, in some cases, this treatment does not work as expected. Surgical treatments such as ovariectomy or ovariosalpingectomy are resolutive, but invasive in small-sized reptiles. In this paper, we describe three cases of post ovulatory egg retention in three leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) successfully treated through a cloacoscopic removal of the retained eggs, after a non resolutive medical treatment. The intervention was fast, non-invasive, and no procedure-related adverse effects were noted. The problem relapsed six months later in one animal, and a successful bilateral ovariosalpingectomy was performed. Cloacoscopy should be considered a valuable, non-invasive tool for egg removal in dystocic leopard geckos when the egg is accessible to manipulation. Recrudescence or complications such as adhesions, oviductal rupture, or the presence of ectopic eggs should recommend surgical intervention.

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Egg Removal via Cloacoscopy in Three Dystocic Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

Vetere

Bigliardi

Masi³

et al. 2023

Animals

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Epidermal Cyst on the Head of a Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

Ikeda

Kondo

Iwata

et al. 2022

Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery

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An estimated 6-year-old, female leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) presented with a raised, spherical mass on the head. Grossly, the skin overlying the mass was smooth, with a focal area of ulceration. Histologically, the dermis was expanded by a well-demarcated, poorly-cellular, single, expansile cyst. The cyst was lined by stratified squamous epithelium and was filled with an accumulation of tightly packed, lamellar keratin with regular folding, resembling keratinization of the epidermis. Neither cellular nor nuclear atypia was observed and there were no mitotic figures in the lining epithelium. The histopathological findings were consistent with an epidermal cyst. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, an epidermal cyst in the dermis of the head has not been documented previously in a captive leopard gecko.

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Determination of Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Packed Cell Volume and Plasma Biochemistry Reference Intervals and Reference Values

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Egg Removal via Cloacoscopy in Three Dystocic Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

Egg Removal via Cloacoscopy in Three Dystocic Leopard Geckos (Eublepharis macularius)

Epidermal Cyst on the Head of a Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

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