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MKGeckos
at Sat Jun 30 11:11:20 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by MKGeckos ]
>>hey all, back with another question,
>>so my leo didn't have parasites it was an impaction as the vet suspected. the impaction was the upper half of a mealworm exo- skeleton. luckily it came out with a does laxitive the vet gave and some warm soaks I gave him. so basically I'm wondering how I can prevent that from happening again. my leo won't eat crickets (tried and tried, he won't touch them), and wax worms are almost entirely fat, so what do I feed him? I've heard of people using meal worms for the leo's entire life and the vet didn't have a problem with it, but I don't want my little guy to suffer another impaction; those are so painful and they can get life-threatening really fast if not treated properly. any suggestions are appreciated. I may end up calling the vet and getting his opinion as well but I'd like input from more than one experienced herp caregiver.
>>thanks much!
What size mealworms were you using and how big is your Leopard Gecko? What are the temps for the warm side and how is heat being provided?
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RE: preventing impactions? - MKGeckos, Sat Jun 30 11:11:20 2007