I hand fed mine babyfood (chicken mixed with a little water and calcium dust) by using a syringe and putting a dab of it on her face. She would lick off quite a bit. I did eventually have to have her euthanized because she had a huge abdominal mass. It cost about 35 dollars to have her put down. Good luck.
Lynn Hall -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 12:01 AM To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com Subject: gecko digest, Vol 1 #1091 - 4 msgs Send gecko mailing list submissions to gecko@lists.gekkota.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of gecko digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Sick -- probably dying -- gecko ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 2. Re: Sick -- probably dying -- gecko (Jamie A. Stine) 3. Re: Sick -- probably dying -- gecko (J Aherns) 4. Re: Sick -- probably dying -- gecko (Leann Christenson) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 11:28:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [gecko]Sick -- probably dying -- gecko From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com Reply-To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com 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: gecko@lists.gekkota.com > >> 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 >> gecko@lists.gekkota.com >> http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko >> > --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:18:52 -0500 From: "Jamie A. Stine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com Subject: Re: [gecko]Sick -- probably dying -- gecko Reply-To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com ------=_Part_21456_18198458.1146428332223 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline uhm.... Might I ask why you're feeding mealies in the first place? IMHO, mealies shouldn't be a staple food source for geckos -- they're too crunchy. The exoskeletons are very difficult to digest.. Anyway, that being said, what does her poop look like? IS she pooping? She could have an impaction from built up chitin from the mealies, that's why I'm asking. Jamie A. Stine On 4/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 t= o > the vet, although I don't have much confidence in any of the local vets a= s > 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 wil= l > perk her up a bit -- or not. > > Diane > > > -- Jamie A. Stine Chat Host and Moderator, The Melleri Discovery [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM: TankDiveGirl AIM: CalvusGirl http://www.myspace.com/tmelleri http://www.melleridiscovery.com ------=_Part_21456_18198458.1146428332223 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline uhm.... Might I ask why you're feeding mealies in the first place? IM= HO, mealies shouldn't be a staple food source for geckos -- they're too cru= nchy. The exoskeletons are very difficult to digest..<br><br>Anyway, = that being said, what does her poop look like? IS she pooping? = She could have an impaction from built up chitin from the mealies, th= at's why I'm asking. <br><br>Jamie A. Stine<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4/30/06, = <b class=3D"gmail_sendername"><a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED] imail.com</a></b> <<a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED] m</a> > wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1= px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"= >Thanks for the advice. I got her to eat about three mealworms last night,<= br> even without cutting their heads off. I just dropped them into the<br>enclo= sure in front of her, one at a time. However, in the morning I found<br>the= m regurgitated. So I'm going to have to bite the bullet and take her to <br>the vet, although I don't have much confidence in any of the local vets= as<br>far as leos are concerned. I cleaned her enclosure today = and am waiting<br>for her furniture to dry off to put it and her back in it= . Maybe that will <br>perk her up a bit -- or not.<br><br>Diane<br><br><br></blockquote></div= ><br>-- <br>Jamie A. Stine<br>Chat Host and Moderator, The Melleri Discover= y <br><br><a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED] </a><br><a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a= ><br><br>Yahoo IM: TankDiveGirl<br>AIM: CalvusGirl<br><br><a href=3D"http:/= /www.myspace.com/tmelleri">http://www.myspace.com/tmelleri</a><br><a href= =3D"http://www.melleridiscovery.com";> http://www.melleridiscovery.com</a> ------=_Part_21456_18198458.1146428332223-- --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:03:08 -0700 (PDT) From: J Aherns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gecko]Sick -- probably dying -- gecko To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com Reply-To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com Mealworms are just fine for your geckos.I know many breeders that only feed them with no problems.You may want to email goldengategeckos.com for the sluery that she uses it is great. Thank you, Jodi L Aherns 612.802.3980 www.groundgeckofreak.com --__--__-- Message: 4 From: "Leann Christenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <gecko@lists.gekkota.com> Subject: Re: [gecko]Sick -- probably dying -- gecko Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:18:15 -0500 Organization: Leaping Lizards Day Geckos Reply-To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C66C8A.D4E71B00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable One of the parasite that is often looked over by veterinarians is = Cryptosporidium . This is because it requires a specific test that most = veterinarians do not do in house. It must be specifically requested. I mention this because you are describing two of the most common = symptoms - wasting and regurgitation. =20 Regretfully, Crypto is becoming more and more common in the leopard = gecko population, especially pet store leopard geckos. Crypto is spread = by fecal contact that gets into the mouth. Leopard geckos eat crickets = that walk on the bottom of enclosure. The crickets step into infected = droppings (poop or what ever you call it) and then the gecko eats them. = The infected gecko begins to waste away, usually over a long time = period, regurgitates its food and finally becomes very weak and dies. =20 Many keepers think Crypto ends in death for any gecko who gets it. = However, in a number of instances, the gecko can survive. Through strict = quarantine, keeping the gecko's enclosure very clean (remove fecal = matter the minute you see it), providing easy to digest food, and treat = other symptoms can a gecko have a chance of survival. Quarantine is = also very important in order to keep Crypto from spreading to any other = geckos in your collection. =20 There is so much to say about Crypto. I am not a vet and cannot say = that your gecko has this, but because of the rising incidence of Crypto, = it should be considered. Whether or not you decide to test for Crypto, = take all precautions just in case it is. =20 If you would like more information about Crypo, how to nursed the sick = gecko, or necessary quarantine practices to safeguard other geckos, I = would be glad to share more. Leann Christenson ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jamie A. Stine=20 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]Sick -- probably dying -- gecko uhm.... Might I ask why you're feeding mealies in the first place? = IMHO, mealies shouldn't be a staple food source for geckos -- they're = too crunchy. The exoskeletons are very difficult to digest.. Anyway, that being said, what does her poop look like? IS she = pooping? She could have an impaction from built up chitin from the = mealies, that's why I'm asking.=20 Jamie A. Stine On 4/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:=20 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=20 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=20 perk her up a bit -- or not. Diane --=20 Jamie A. Stine Chat Host and Moderator, The Melleri Discovery=20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo IM: TankDiveGirl AIM: CalvusGirl http://www.myspace.com/tmelleri http://www.melleridiscovery.com ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C66C8A.D4E71B00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One of the parasite that is often = looked over by=20 veterinarians is Cryptosporidium . This is because it requires a = specific=20 test that most veterinarians do not do in house. It must be = specifically=20 requested.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I mention this because you are = describing two of=20 the most common symptoms - wasting and regurgitation. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regretfully, Crypto is becoming more = and more=20 common in the leopard gecko population, especially pet = store leopard=20 geckos. Crypto is spread by fecal contact that gets into the = mouth. =20 Leopard geckos eat crickets that walk on the bottom of enclosure. = The=20 crickets step into infected droppings (poop or what ever you = call=20 it) and then the gecko eats them. The infected gecko = begins to=20 waste away, usually over a long time period, regurgitates its food and = finally=20 becomes very weak and dies. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many keepers think Crypto ends in=20 death for any gecko who gets it. However, in a number of = instances,=20 the gecko can survive. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Through = strict=20 quarantine, keeping the gecko's enclosure very clean (remove fecal = matter the=20 minute you see it), providing easy to digest food, and treat other = symptoms can=20 a gecko have a chance of survival. Quarantine is also very = important in=20 order to keep Crypto from spreading to any other geckos in your=20 collection. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is so much to say about = Crypto. I am=20 not a vet and cannot say that your gecko has this, but because of the = rising=20 incidence of Crypto, it should be considered. Whether or = not you=20 decide to test for Crypto, take all precautions just in case it = is. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you would like more information = about Crypo, how=20 to nursed the sick gecko, or necessary quarantine practices to safeguard = other=20 geckos, I would be glad to share more.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Leann Christenson</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A [EMAIL PROTECTED] = href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Jamie A.=20 Stine</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = [EMAIL PROTECTED] href=3D"mailto:gecko@lists.gekkota.com";>gecko@lists.gekkota.com</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 30, 2006 = 3:18=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [gecko]Sick -- = probably=20 dying -- gecko</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>uhm.... Might I ask why you're feeding mealies in the = first=20 place? IMHO, mealies shouldn't be a staple food source for = geckos --=20 they're too crunchy. The exoskeletons are very difficult to=20 digest..<BR><BR>Anyway, that being said, what does her poop look = like? =20 IS she pooping? She could have an impaction from built up = chitin=20 from the mealies, that's why I'm asking. <BR><BR>Jamie A. = Stine<BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=3Dgmail_quote>On 4/30/06, <B = class=3Dgmail_sendername><A=20 href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A></B> <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> > = wrote:</SPAN>=20 <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: = rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Thanks=20 for the advice. I got her to eat about three mealworms last = night,<BR>even=20 without cutting their heads off. I just dropped them into = the<BR>enclosure=20 in front of her, one at a time. However, in the morning I = found<BR>them=20 regurgitated. So I'm going to have to bite the bullet and take her = to=20 <BR>the vet, although I don't have much confidence in any of the = local vets=20 as<BR>far as leos are concerned. I cleaned her enclosure = today=20 and am waiting<BR>for her furniture to dry off to put it and her = back in it.=20 Maybe that will <BR>perk her up a bit -- or=20 not.<BR><BR>Diane<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>-- <BR>Jamie A.=20 Stine<BR>Chat Host and Moderator, The Melleri Discovery <BR><BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED] = </A><BR><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A><BR><BR >= Yahoo=20 IM: TankDiveGirl<BR>AIM: CalvusGirl<BR><BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.myspace.com/tmelleri";>http://www.myspace.com/tmelleri <= /A><BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.melleridiscovery.com";>http://www.melleridiscovery.com <= /A>=20 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C66C8A.D4E71B00-- --__--__-- _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association - Digest Version http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list gecko@lists.gekkota.com http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko End of gecko Digest _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list gecko@lists.gekkota.com http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
