Your message made it, Neil, Unfortunately, my gecko did not. She was
looking pretty good for the last two nights, and was taking babyfood/
Ca by dropper, but this morning I found her dead on the floor of her
cage. That is one seriously painful lesson learned on my part. God
I feel awful.
On Aug 19, 2006, at 9:29 PM, Neil Meister wrote:
Hi Jared,
I hope this gets through, I haven't had much luck posting lately.
You're on the right track. If you have only been dusting insects and
she has been laying eggs, she is far most likely to be hypo.
I've seen the symptoms you described in several Uroplatus.
Often they will come around with diligent oral Ca supplementation.
Usually they will start to feed on their own if they start to recover.
I'd recommend feeding a liquid diet with a dropper to start with over
force feeding. It takes patience, but is still easier on you and
the gecko.
Often you can drip liquids on their snout and eventually they will
start to lick
it off.
Neil
On 16-Aug-06, at 7:52 PM, Jared Morris wrote:
So, I'm going to continue oral calcium and vitamin supplements,
keep her well hydrated and fed (assuming she'll eat on her own - I
hate the idea of tube feeding, but I have done it on Uromastyx and
Cordylus species on a few occasions with good results. And above
all, I'll keep my hopes up - please do the same for me, and I'll
keep you all updated with her condition.
Thanks everyone, for all your help and support.
Jared
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