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I am a college student as well. I'm currently
maintaining a collection of:
56 leopard geckos, 7 tokay geckos, 3 day
geckos, 4 crested geckos, 3 spiny-tailed monitors, 2 bearded dragons, 1
chuckwalla, 3 desert iguanas, 1 green iguana, 16 western hognose, 7 corn
snakes, 2 great plains ratsnakes, 2 honduran milksnakes, 2 sonoran gopher
snakes, 1 trans pecos ratsnake, 1 desert kingsnake, 1 gray-banded kingsnake, 7
ornate box turtles, 1 eastern box turtle, and 3 painted turtles...
all of which, if the occasion arises, can be taken
to the vet. Each semester I set aside any left over finacial aid money
towards potential vet visits and/or expenses for the next semester. If
this is an option for you, I would suggest doing so. Waiting the
week is up to you. I haven't personally seen the animal, so I can't really
make the judgement call. However, by the description you gave I would
honestly try to get her in ASAP. I had a similar description with an
iguana I once had. I was rushed for class, fed the igg, left the cage
open, and some how the igg escaped out of my room. My mother came home to
find it downstairs. I thought all was fine until 4 days later it started
regurging it's food. Took it to the vet to find out it had gotten ahold of
some cat litter and ingested some causing an impaction. Cleared the
impaction, but 2 weeks later I still lost her. Anyhow, I hope she is
fine and there's nothing wrong. I'd just rather be safe than reptileless
(is there such a word :) ).
Chris
http://webpages.charter.net/geckos
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 10:50
PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] My Leo Gex vomits...
what do I do? (Newbie)
The guy at the store (an exclusively reptile
store in Nashville) said to wait a week and if my gecko doesn't get back into
the right eating pattern, then I should bring her in again. He checked
her out and said she's perfectly healthy and that her eating habit should get
back to normal within a week. He has 25 leo geckos at home, so hopefully
he knows enough about them to make that recommendation. I am a college
student and don't have enough money to take her to the vet unless I truly need
to, so do you think it is safe to wait a week and see? Right
now, she is trying to catch the four crickets I put in her cage, so that
itself is an improvement. I'm not trying to defend him, I'm just trying
to see if I can wait a week. Thank you Chris for responding to all my
newbie type questions. I assume most on this board are breeders who know
all of this, so it is very kind of you to assist me.
Thank You,
Ben James
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 10:47
PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] My Leo Gex
vomits... what do I do? (Newbie)
I still recommend a vet visit. The only
problem with feeding exclusively waxworms is that they are high in fat and
not as well rounded nutritionally as crickets or mealworms (crickets and
mealies can be gutloaded a wide variety of healthy foods, contributing to
their nutritional value). They have plenty of protein and your gecko
should have been getting plenty of energy output by eating them. Sorry
to say, but sounds like a corn ball excuse on the pet store's end.
Call a vet office (one that does exotics/reptiles) and make an
appointment, please!
Chris
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 9:34
PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] My Leo Gex
vomits... what do I do? (Newbie)
Okay, took her back to the store, and they
told me that it was a dietary problem. She had been eating only
waxworms and she lacked energy and protein. That explains her
laziness. So now I'm susposed to feed her only crickets with
supplemation every other time. Thanks for all your
help.
Ben James
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002
10:10 AM
Subject: [Gecko] My Leo Gex
vomits... what do I do? (Newbie)
I've had this gecko for two months
now. She (about one year old and 6
inches) ate a month ago (when I first got her) like a horse (6 waxworms
in an hour) and now she hasn't touched them for a week. This week she
has eaten a couple, but vomits when she does, as well as poops
too. She gets crickets and waxworms and the reptile store I bought
her from said to also use small mealworms. I've tried this and the
crickets normally die before she can eat them. I have a 10 gal tank with
a long water dish and a 3/4 inch deep food dish. The cool side is about
75 degrees and the warm side is 95 degrees depending on how deep
the sand is (she likes to dig a lot and that varies the sand depth). I
use Calci-Sand and an undertank heater. I've tried letting the worms go
loose in the cage thinking she can't find them in the dish, but they get
burried by her digging and are not found. Please help me determine why
she is vomitting and what I can do for her.
Thanks,
Ben
James
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