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Leo not eating

lbk4680 May 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Hi,

my 10 year old leo has been eating very very little to a almost complete stop for weeks. its tail can be seen thinner and its eyes most of the time close.

there are no pet specialist here in my area, so I hope you people can tell me what I can do.

thanks

Replies (3)

lbk4680 May 31, 2008 09:53 PM

Guess I have to resort to force feeding...

Can anyone telling what the correct method of force feeding?

thanks

sleepygecko Jun 01, 2008 12:31 AM

Drive to a "different area"

Sorry to seem harsh, but a 10 year old doesn't just stop eating this time of year for no reason. Since you haven't given us any additional information about it's "lifestyle" we can do nothing.

I will not tell you how to force feed a gecko "just cuz". If it is impacted or parasitic you could make the problem much, much worse. Take the gecko to a vet, call a vet, do what it takes to care for your responsibility. Force feeding with no information about the underlying condiion is a huge no-no.
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lbk4680 Jun 02, 2008 05:17 AM

I hope someone can share.

I need to take a plane to be able to find a specialist.

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