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My african fat tail gekco has not eaten for what is quickly becoming two months. He has food available at all times. I have offered him meal worms, wax worms and crickets. He has eaten maybe one or two crickets and possibly a wax worm.
I took him to the vet a week ago today, he gave him a b vitamin injection (to stimulate appetite) a de-wormer (just in case) and some food via syringe. He said that he looked otherwise healthy and if i dont see an improvement in a few weeks to bring him back.
He has gotten a bit skinnier, and has indeed lost fatness in his tail. He weighs 43 grams at the moment. He is about a year old and has been in my care for the last eight months or so with never a problem until recently.
He lays under his paper towels all day.
He gets a soak a couple times a week to be sure that he is hydrated.
His temps are between 80 and 90 during the day. Night light 24 hours and undertank heater, with a slight drop in temp at night. Humid hide, regular hide, heat gradient, etc.
I really dont know what is wrong and it is starting to really worry me, especially because the vet didnt come up with much during our last visit.
sorry so long
any advice appreciated

Try to force feed.I hope your AFT gets better!
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How do you force feed an aft?

When you took him to the vet, I assume there was no fecal sample available for analysis if he hasn't eaten in two months. It's a good bet there's a parasite or infection of some sort, you may have to administer Panacur or Flagyl in hopes they will eradicate the bugs. As for force feeding, you do it the way the vet did when you took him, i.e. with a syringe and feeding tube. VERY stressful for the animal, I would wait until absolutely necessary. I would try the meds first.

Good luck,

Chris

Its hard to explain how to force feed................so buy the Leopard Gecko Manual(it has lots about AFTs too)and it says how to force feed.
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0.0.1 Columbian Red tail Boa Constrictor
1.0.0 Ball Python(normal)
1.0.0 Crocodile Gecko
0.0.1 Mediterranean Gecko
2.0.0 African Fat tail Geckos(Striped and Banded Phase)
1.1.0 Leopard Geckos(1.0.0 Blizzard and 0.1.0 High-Yellow)
1.0.0 Tokay Gecko(Geico)
0.1.0 Crested Gecko(Buckskin Phase)
0.1.0 Western Painted Turtle
1.0.0 Veiled Chameleon
1.0.0 Chinese Water Dragon(Louis)
0.1.0 Southern Brown Basilisk
1.0.0 Giant Green Iguana(Rex)
1.1.0 Green Anoles
0.1.0 German Short Hair Pointer(Brooke)
0.1.0 Tabby Cat(Trixie)