Hi Brandon,
Before I get going on this, am I correct in remembering you posting about
keeping different types of gex together? Seems to me one of them was a P.
pictus. Is this gecko being kept by itself or with other gex for any length of
time?
That aside, I would not worry about a gecko not eating once in a while. The
lethargy I would worry about. Can you describe this in more detail? P. pictus
are not exactly dynamos. ;-) These are not a "pick me up" gecko either, so
handling could possibly induce stress and abnormal behavior.
What do you mean by quite a bit of weight? Are the hip bones showing? If this
is the first time in some time he has not had a strong appetite response and he
has been losing weight, certainly parasites are suspect. A gecko with a
constantly strong feeding response should be robust unless a parasite or
disease is at work. No matter what you think of the local non-domestic vets,
they can surely do a fecal for you and tell you the results. I would go ahead
and have that done.
Julie Bergman
http://www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
Brandon Jones wrote:
> Greetings all.
>
> I have a male pictus who has lost quite a bit of weight and is now refusing
> food. Today is the first day I have ever fed without strong appetite
> response. He is acting lethargic when I pick him up. He has been in current
> cage configuration for 15+ months. Still unsatisfied with any herp
> specialists in the St. Louis MO area, looking for a good recommendation.
>
> Temp is 87F day/78 night, in a 20 gallon long tank with low humidity (30%-)
> due to steam heat of the apartment.
>
> Any recommendations?
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