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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