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my new gecko is gettin' really thin, and he doesn't eat!

hanniball Sep 16, 2003 02:27 PM

I bought him around 2 weeks ago, at first he eate alot of
mealies, but after I had have him for about a week he stopped eating! and his tail is gettin' thin now, he is very unfriendly to humans but he eat last week so he shuoldn't be too stressed.
How should I do to fix the problem so that he starts eating again, he have mealies aviable all the time but he is simply not interested! Before I had him on sand, i didn't saw him eating sand but i'm very conserned that he has an inpaction, he has a big black mark on his belly, not too sure it was there when I got him

so, what should I do? please help me and my new gecko!
I don't have him and sand anymore

/
Dennis

Replies (3)

Tim L. Sep 16, 2003 02:52 PM

He could have an impaction. How large is he? Is he under 6 in. long? Sand are only appropriate for leos over 6 in.

Tim

Tim L. Sep 16, 2003 02:54 PM

He could have an impaction. How large is he? Is he under 6 in. long? Sand are only appropriate for leos over 6 in.

Tim

Tim L. Sep 16, 2003 02:56 PM

Tim

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