Thanks for the advice. I got her to eat about three mealworms last night, even without cutting their heads off. I just dropped them into the enclosure in front of her, one at a time. However, in the morning I found them regurgitated. So I'm going to have to bite the bullet and take her to the vet, although I don't have much confidence in any of the local vets as far as leos are concerned. I cleaned her enclosure today and am waiting for her furniture to dry off to put it and her back in it. Maybe that will perk her up a bit -- or not.
Diane > I hand fed two very sick geckos, one leopard and one fat tail. The best > way I found to get them to eat is to cut head off of the mealworm, then > hold the mealworm body with the open end and some of the guts hanging out > in front of the geckos mouth. You can also gently touch the guts to the > geckos mouth. Both my geckos would then lick their faces and while they > were doing that, I would try to slip the meal worm in. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006 4:21 pm > Subject: [gecko]Sick -- probably dying -- gecko > To: [email protected] > >> My older gecko Na?Toth seems to be wasting away. She hasn?t been >> eatingmany of the mealworms I?ve been feeding her, so I tried >> crickets. In >> order to get her to notice them I have to take out all of the >> furniturefrom her enclosure so it?s just her and the crickets. >> After a while when >> she stops eating I put her furniture back so she can go and hide >> again.She ate several a few days ago but then the next day I found >> regurgitatedcrickets in the enclosure. >> >> I had the same sort of problem with her a couple of years ago and >> took her >> to a vet. At that time the problem turned out to be that the >> temperaturein her cage wasn?t warm enough. That?s definitely not >> the case this time. >> I had to try to force feed her while she was recovering, which was >> a trial >> because we never could get her to open her mouth ? even the vet >> couldn?tdo it! >> >> She?s been a weird gecko from the beginning. I bought her in a pet >> store(yeah, I know?) and all she?s ever wanted to do is hide. >> She?s totally >> different from Sadie, the gecko I bought from Julie, who?s a little >> glutton and has a definite personality. She?s a doll! >> >> This might sound cruel, but I?m not sure I want to spend a lot of >> money or >> time trying to find out what?s wrong with Na?Toth and then trying >> to get >> her better, under the circumstances. I also don?t want her to starve >> herself to death, because I know that has to be painful. Is it >> possible to >> euthanize a gecko like a dog or cat? >> >> Diane >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Global Gecko Association >> http://www.gekkota.com >> Classifieds >> http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi >> gecko mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko >> > _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
