Greg West wrote:
> I just rescued a Giant Day Gecko from a pet store near where I used to
> live, and I have some questions on his condition. I bought him from a pet
> store that had him housed with a fairly large gopher snake.
I don't know how to respond to that. ;-)
> The gecko had a
> 1" tail with a yellow stub at the end which did not look like it will ever
> grow back. They were selling it on consignment for a guy who had it housed
> with his iguana, and low and behold it bit the geckos tail off.
Again, I am speechless! ;-)
> The gecko
> is a male and i'm pretty sure that the tail was bitten far enough back that
> he is still a full male, but i'm not totally positive.
;-) If he is still kickin' chances are he is intact.
> The one question
> that I have is that I know that they store their fat in their tails, but
> without having a tail is he going to have any problems in the winter months
> when its colder and he slows down his eating?
The tail will grow back. It will not look the same, but it will regenerate and
hold fat again!
> I felt so sorry for this
> gecko I had to take it out of the conditions it was in. Now I just hope he
> will do alright.
You earned a lot of points in the good guy dept for doing this!
> Surprisingly he looked pretty healthy despite his poor
> living conditions and they said that they had him for a month, so he should
> be fairly healthy, but I wasn't too sure. Thanks for everybody's help.
>
P.m. grandis are very hardy gex. He should come back and be strong.
>
> I will try and get some pictures of the Day Gecko tonight and post them
> tomorrow, but if you have a reply, please reply in the mean time
Glad to. Supply plenty of apricot babyfood and supplement crix (3-4 week old)
with Mineral I w/D3. Full spectrum lighting is beneficial. Create basking spot
of 86-88F. If you don't already have it I suggest getting the Reptiles 2001
Annual with my article that goes over P.m. grandis care. There also is a brand
new Day Gecko book by Dick Bartlett that would be worth your while having.
That pet shop is lucky they are not anywhere near me!
Julie Bergman
http://www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
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