Thanks, Julie , I am giving water drops with an eyedropper and will call
the breeder. No, I did not see a picture. No I did not buy from someone
on the list. I trusted the breeder to be of good character. I guess I
will now find out if he is.
Bad choice, it seems. Stupid stupid stupid.
My IQ is being raised. And I owe an apology to everyone of you fine folks
on the list. I should have purchased from you guys, or gotten a
recommendation. Stupid stupid stupid me.
Should I keep this fellow warmer than our room temp (currently about
76?). He is drinking and walking around, eyes are bright and clear. I set
him in the water dish and he seems content to stay there for a while. I
will go get some Pedialyte. I have small crickets, waxworms, mealworms,
and super worms. What should he start with? Whole or mashed? The waxworms
are soft, but rich.
Should I put a humid house in for him? (He is on paper bag with a bowl cave
now)
Many Thanks
Lorie
At 11:10 AM 8/8/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Lori,
>
>You have a phone call to make, to the seller. The gecko should not be skinny
>from a 2 day ship. What a mess! I don't envy your position if someone was
>willing to ship you an animal like that. Let us know what the breeder
>says. Did
>you see a photo of the gecko beforehand?
>
>I would have put one airhole in the box, reasoning behind that is to not
>let in
>too much warm air and overheat the gecko. I don't think your gecko was oxygen
>deprived in the average sized shipping box (see the new Reptiles magazine
>article on shipping by Rex Searcy).
>
>It is alarming that a shipper would ship 2 day during this type of national
>heatwave. I won't ever ship two day in this type of weather. Actually I avoid
>two day shipping. My parameters are 90F outbound and 90F receiving, and also
>for likely points of transfer inbetween. If the temps exceed those, and
>depending on the type of gecko the temp max may have to be lower, I will not
>ship. Cool packs are used accordingly. You can use
>http://www.weatherchannel.com to check those temps yourself.
>
>In the meanwhile, hydrate that gecko! Offer water, of course, and soak in
>Pedialyte for 10mins 2x daily. The day after shipping offer food. The gecko
>will likely be too stressed to eat for a day or so after shipping.
>
>Julie Bergman
>http://www.geckoranch.com
>GGA lifetime member
>
>Lorie McGraw wrote:
>
> > Help!
> > I just got a new male leo in the mail and he arrived so thin and hot, what
> > should I do? I have him in a fresh cage, plain paper, I have not misted
> > him. His tail is down to nothing and his ribs are showing. Should I try
> > feeding him? Let him be for a while? The seller mailed him on Monday from
> > NY and he arrived here today (Wed) in South Carolina. It is very hot and
> > his box had no airholes.
> > I have a mister, but I am afraid to because it might shock him too much.
> >
> > Can a leo lose all of his fat in 2 days?
> > Help!
>
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