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Posted by gregndrea on January 14, 2003 at 17:08:45:

In Reply to: Re: Please help! Sick leopard gecko :( posted by Mr. D on January 14, 2003 at 10:58:12:

::Our gecko hasn't eaten and hasn't defecated in 2 days. He wakes up only when provoked (he sleeps all day and almost all night). Very little mobility. We tried to feed him wax worms, but he wouldn't eat them. The temperature in his cage is a range between 85-90 degrees. We brought him home Saturday and he had a few crickets, handled him once on Sunday and now it is Monday and he still hasn't eaten or defecated. Any advice or suggestions? Please help! We love our gecko and would hate to see him suffer.

:My first question - where did you get him from? Second question? Have you made a vet appointment yet? If he came from a pet shop there's at least a 50/50 shot that he has some form of parasite. If he does in fact deficate any time soon take a sample of it to a qualified herp vet immediately for examination. If you don't have a qualified vet yet check the "members" section at ARAV.org or herpvetconnection.com for a vet in your area. AFter you do that check out the gex forum at kingsnake.com

Thank you very much for the reply! The site was extremely helpful in finding a local exotics specialist. We got him to eat alot of wax worms last night (monday) and cleaned all the large crickets out of his cage this morning (tues). Thanks again for the good advice, much appreciative, Greg n Andrea

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