I don't think either of us have enough information to determine the state of health of the poor gecko when it was force fed. I just wanted Lefty82 to understand that he was making all the right choices when taking care of a gecko. Too often I have seen poor or extremely irresponsible reptile ownership and for a first time owner to go to such lengths was impressive. I was afraid he was feeling like he took it to the wrong place (when comments about force feeding were thrown about), when clearly he did not.

As for feeding, I personally, have experienced both the "drip and lick" and, unfortunately, the "force feeding" method. I would do either when necessary if anything under my care was that close to death to make it necessary. Unfortunately, in our case even that wasn't enough and we had to have our first gecko put to sleep after a month of support.

Seems there is a time and a place for everything, I just wanted to make sure Lefty82 understood that nothing "wrong" was done to his gecko, just heroic attempts to save him. Given that either of us were at the vet's watching over the gecko, I guess you and I will just have to agree to disagree on whether the feeding was necessary.
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