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HELP! Strange bags under gecko's armpits???

Kanchii

Kanchii

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My new female tangerine that I picked up from Geckos Etc. at the reptile show in Sacramento last weekend has these strange bags under both her front armpits. They appear to be filled with air. Any help greatly appreciated!
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I don't know too much about leopard geckos...

but I googled 'leopard gecko lumps (bumps) under armpit' and found responses that said things like...storing extra liquid, fatty lump signifying breeding condition, and a few other things...nothing explicitly bad. I don't know for sure though.

I found these 2 similar questions...unfortunately the pics in the 2nd one are no longer active so I can't be sure if it's the same thing or not.
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115191
http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/lizards/361525-mystery-leopard-gecko-lumps.html
 
It looks like some sort of glandular disease. Take it to the vet ASAP. When lizards are sick in a way that we as humans can notice, they have been sick for a long time!!

Good luck!
 
So I emailed the breeder and he said: "Those are called endolymphatic calcium sacs and are a way for the gecko to store calcium. Some geckos develop them and others don't even when kept under the same conditions."
 
Very interesting. I love learning new things.
I don't even keep geckos, now I'm going to be pondering this all day.

By the way, otherwise you have a beautiful gecko who looks healthy as a horse.

EDIT : and when I googled endolymphatic sacs, I found this :
http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/day-geckos-phelsuma/36083-endolymphatic-calcium-sacs-grandis.html#post210679
http://books.google.com/books?id=k8uCOlAXDLAC&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=endolymphatic+calcium+sacs&source=bl&ots=f7c8raOGQY&sig=znO548OFudQwl767wH5ukUDWVKs&hl=en&ei=1GzLSoenIo2GMoTO2dQD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=endolymphatic%20calcium%20sacs&f=false
 
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