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I have some really good news.. So far, so good.

I've had no need for syringes, thank god.. He's eaten a few mealworms and two waxworms over a period of two days(Which, I must say, is great for his tiny little body.. I've been delicate on the amount fed because as mentioned by someone else, his little tummy would have shrunk a good deal). The best part is.. Remember how I mentioned that he's most likely blind, thanks to the skin that dried his eyes shut? Well, I used lubricating eye drops.. Or "Artificial tears" and his eyes OPENED. I'm so happy.. I'm hoping that the skin will get soft and wash out of his eyes. It's already thinning.

Well, I'll take a picture of his current condition to show he is at the moment, so check back.

-Brittany

My brother mentioned that he already looks alot better. It's sad because he's still in critical condition. I managed to get ALL the skin off of his little toes tonight, so no digits lost. I think he's due for yet another shed, but that'll go fine now.

**First, here is a before photo**

**Now**

Wow! He/she really was emaciated! Glad things seem to be turning around and the eye issue is very good news so far.

Just curious on that last photo of the bunch. Something seems stuck to his/her jaw. Are we just seeing his/her tongue poking thru? I've heard of something called mouth rot before but I'm not sure what it looks like. Not trying to scare you or anything. Just was something I noticed.

Best wishes on a speedy gecko recovery!

N.F.

Hey, Nightflight,

Well, I had mentioned in my first post a little bit down the line, that the side of his mouth was sealed shut. It seemed to have mutated his mouth, but there could be other underlying problems. From the looks of things, I doubt that attribute will ever be normal, so he'll have his "scars" when he comes through this.. I'll look into this, though and post updates as needed. Thanks for the suggestion though, I won't cancel out the idea and read up on it.

-Brittany

P.S.- Thanks for the good wishes on the speedy recovery.

That actually ended up being an old, bunched up piece of skin and it came off the next day. He's doing better overall and I've syringe fed him gatorade diluted in water-- Which perked him up quite well. I'm still working with his eyes and he's still being fed dusted mealworms by hand. Nothing's written in stone yet, but I believe this little gecko is going to pull through.

I've decided that once he's made a drastic physical change, I'll post pictures, because I can imagine the difference will be rather shocking. I'm so excited for him.

That's great to hear that he is doing better! I hope everything go alright for you! I know how difficult it is for you to care for your sick animal! Good luck!

Thank you very much.

Yes, it can be frustrating sometimes, but it's all worth it. Today I managed to get some of the old dried skin out of one of his eyes while rinsing them with the lubricating eye drops, so now I can practically see his original eye. I'll be sure to update if anything else comes up. Thanks for reading.

-Brittany