Hi Chad,
Just wanted to say -- so sorry about your klemmeri! Others have given great advice so I won't try to add to that.
Melody
Chad Mayer wrote:
Hi Leann and Julie. Leann, your statement was more
accurate, I was trying to be brief and didnt mention
that I was adding calcium to the T-rex mix, as well as
dusting all prey items. However, I was not feeding
daily, and I think the first mistake was in not
separating the female from the male after she laid. Unfortunately, she passed in the evening. Im
incredibly bummed, but perhaps I learned a good
lesson: these beautiful little animals need more
attention than I was prvoviding. Im just sick about
losing her. But, I cant let that distract me from the
others and providing more fully for them. Thanks to all who offered advice. It was a tough
loss, but I think my care for these little guys may be
better in the future because of it.
BTW, Ive got two juvies that are growing quickly, and the adult male seems to be doing well. Any advice about indtroducing another female to him when the time is appropriate? I am going to surmise that it shouldnt be done until the female is fully grown, but beyond that? Thanks, chad
Message: 1 Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:57:23 -0800 (PST) From: Chad Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gecko]Re: sick klemmeri female Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Roger. Duh, what was I thinking. Setup is a large Oceanic tank of unknown gallonage 30X24X12 (lxwxh). Lighting provided by 4 compact fluorescents of 60 watts each. Temp range of 75-90 during the day, 73 at night. Misted twice daily, humidity in the tank builds up nicely at night. Been with the male 1.5 years, shes approximately that old. I was running under the "no uvb required if high lumens provided" philosophy, but I think thats the culprit. Diet has been FF, crix, and the Trex day gecko diet, mixed with baby food, honey, and calcium. FF and crix dusted with rep-cal and herptivite. She produced two clutches, probably too close together. My diagnosis: calcium deficiency due to insufficient UVB and two clutches. Im going to hazard a guess on this one, but some people have mentioned how supplement sensitive klemmeri are. Im going to say that although the high lumens obviates UVB for MOST day geckos, if youve got a reproducing female klemmeri, this may not be sufficient. An aggressive and "interested" male doesnt help either. Thought I had cooled them sufficiently....but I was wrong. She is now getting some Neocalglucon and plenty of uvb. Ive seen her perk up a bit, but still not eating if I dont put the nectar right on her snout. If by tomorrow I dont see her in hunting mode, Ill force a wax worm or maybe FF larvae on friday. Other suggestions? Maybe a mush of various bugs instead of the wax worm and/or FF larvae? Ive got plenty of bugs to choose from...termites, houseflies, WW, FF of two species, crix, earthworms, etc... Any help appreciated, shes thin. Chad
Message: 1 Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 22:13:44 -0800 (PST) From: Chad Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gecko]Ill klemmeri female Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all. Ive got sick klemmeri female. She seems
to
have had a bad shed, and then the male was harrassing her a bit too. Anyway, she started to lose
weight,
so
I separated her. She was listless, and wont eat.
I
have managed to dribble a little "nectar" mix on
her
snout a few times, but she doesnt appear to be eating anything more than that. She has perked up
slightly,
but its been a week now and she isnt putting on weight as far as I can tell. She has access to fruit flies, houseflies, pinheads, mini-wax worms, anything
that
she would normally respond to, but doesnt seem interested. How can I get her eating again? Thanks, Chad
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Message: 2 Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:04:38 -0800 From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gecko]Ill klemmeri female To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Gecko Ranch Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Chad,
We need details to help... set-up, temps, vitamin
supplements, lighting, how long has she been with the male, how old is
she,
etc.
Julie B.
Chad Mayer wrote:
Hi all. Ive got sick klemmeri female. She seems
to
have had a bad shed, and then the male was
harrassing
her a bit too. Anyway, she started to lose
weight,
so
I separated her. She was listless, and wont eat.
I
have managed to dribble a little "nectar" mix on
her
snout a few times, but she doesnt appear to be
eating
anything more than that. She has perked up
slightly,
but its been a week now and she isnt putting on
weight
as far as I can tell. She has access to fruit
flies,
houseflies, pinheads, mini-wax worms, anything
that
she would normally respond to, but doesnt seem interested. How can I get her eating again? Thanks, Chad
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