[gecko]HELP! problems with baby grandis

[Camille Thompson]

Recently I had two grandis hatchlings (~1.5-2mos old, I think) die 
within 2 days of each other.  (They were "roommates".)  They had 
previously been seemed very healthy, ate very well (like most 
geckos--everything in sight!) and were quite active.  Then they just 
quit eating (I couldn't swear that they never ate any baby food, but I 
don't think they did), though initially remained fairly active.  I found 
one on the bottom on his side, like he'd fallen off the silk plant, so I 
picked him up to see if I could get him to eat or drink something.  In 
my hand he was trembling like my female pictus did when she almost died 
of hypocalcemia, and his tail was waving around they way they do when 
they've dropped it.  He wouldn't drink anything, and died that evening.  
I didn't notice the trembling with the other--it did seem stuck on the 
floor for a bit, but them climbed up into a piece of bamboo and died there.

Now, another hatchling, different tank, has gone off his feed.  He still 
seems fairly active, but is loosing weight, and hasn't eaten in several 
days, perhaps a week.  Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?  
Nothing has changed in their environment that I can think of.  They are 
in my bathroom, which is heated separately, and stay between 85 & 90 (I 
try to keep it below 90, but it does fluctuate between those two 
throughout the day) and about 68-72 at night.  They have been primarily 
eating mealworms, since that is what I have a reliable supply of, with 
babyfood offered periodically (with calcium & sometimes beepollen mixed 
in) and occasionally other small insects (including but not limited to 
crickets).

Thanks!

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