Why not substitute meat based baby food for the dog food? I have used
gerber turkey diluted with pedilyte(sp?)and added vitamins to bring a
sick fat tail back up to weight. I even got her to lick it off a baby
spoon so I didn`t have to tube her. She was more than willing to do this
when she wouldn`t eat insects.
Brian
Julie Bergman wrote:
>
> Doug,
>
> I have used Science Diet A/D ground up with crix or mealworms in the blender and
> used the puree/tube feed technique to bring back sick leos. This was recommended
> to me by UC Davis vets and it works just fine. We can always order up and try
> something that is better in theory, but what the vet recommended for Jeanna is
> tried and proven over many years in many collections, not just mine. I am curious
> as to what Dr. Donoghue what recommend here. Clearly we should not "settle" if
> something better is out there. Right now though, the gecko needs some nutrition
> and the above is quick and easy.
>
> Julie Bergman
> http://www.geckoranch.com
> GGA lifetime member
>
> Doug Johnston wrote:
>
> > Jeanna...
> >
> > I really wouldn't use dog food (or cat food). While it's composition is
> > known, it is developed for mammal carnivores. I would recommend you
> > investigate Nutrition Support Services (http://www.HerpNutrition.com/).
> > The owner (Dr. Susan Donoghue) is a vet/nutritionist who developed her
> > products with feeding trials over the last 10 years. She has insect
> > dusts, but she also has insect diets. She lists many different herps,
> > but unfortunately geckos are not listed. Send her a note and ask which
> > diet and/or dusts to use. She is very responsive. BTW... I know she used
> > Phelsuma in her trials. I'm not sure about leos.
> >
> > Jeanna Morgan-Kienzle wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello all
> > > I took my sick leo to the vet yesterday to be de-wormed. They gave ger
> > > Panacur and Flagyl.
> > > He is also having me force feed her from a syringe with a long rubber tube
> > > on the end so she doesn't hurt her jaw. He gave me some kind of
> > > canine/feline food called AD to dilute 50/50 with water. I am to also give
> > > her crix if she wants to eat them. she has lost about 20 g.
> > >
> > > Has anyone ever fed dog food to their herps? He also suggested to gutload
> > > the crix with crushed up dog kibble??? His thoughts being that we know the
> > > nutritional value of dog food but no one knows what is in that cricket food
> > > stuff. Of course if Im feediing the crix fruit and veggies, I guess I know
> > > the nutritional value of those.
> > >
> > > This morning she had very waterey stool, but she did have a belly full of
> > > liquid food and meds. She took her "breakfast" fine today and I will try
> > > some crix tonight after work.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > -Jeanna
> > >
> > >
>
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