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Hello,

Ok, so my adult female is not eating. She is almost 4 years old and has never done this before - at least in this way. The last time something similar to this happened is when she was about 1 and she was starting to barely eat. I took her to the vet and found she had worms. We treated it - it worked great - she ate well again. The difference is this seems to be very slow. Last time it was almost overnight that she did not eat. Now 3 years later...

The previous time i fed her a pedialyte/ensure combo which I have fed her to keep up weight/health. I have been feeding her here and there with the same pedialyte/ensure combo from before but it does not seem to be sparking any appitite. This has been going on for about 6 weeks now. She has begun to loose a little bit of weight - but her tail still looks good. I am going to schedule a vet visit here soon - but want to know if anyone has any ideas and/or any suggestions on how to keep her healthy until then??

Thank you!!!
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livXpreshun
1.1 High Yellow Leopard Geckos "Halo & Storm" [seperate cages]
0.1 Patternless Female Leopard Gecko "Wave"

"It takes a certain maturity of mind to accept that nature works as steadily in rust as in rose petals." - Esther Warner Dendel

Feed her Chicken Baby Food.. Put on the tip of her snout so she'll lick it off.
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So Many Alleles, So Little Time...!
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~~The Gecko Barn~~

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>>Feed her Chicken Baby Food.. Put on the tip of her snout so she'll lick it off.
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>> So Many Alleles, So Little Time...!
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>>~~The Gecko Barn~~
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livXpreshun
1.1 High Yellow Leopard Geckos "Halo & Storm" [seperate cages]
0.1 Patternless Female Leopard Gecko "Wave"

"It takes a certain maturity of mind to accept that nature works as steadily in rust as in rose petals." - Esther Warner Dendel

In the Grocery Store's baby section. There should be a huge section of nothing but Baby Food. Look for one with chicken. NOT Turkey, though - not good at all. It's really cheap, too - usually no more than 50 cents a jar - and that'd be a LOT.

Just keep in mind, though - you have to keep it refrigerated once you've opened it (but not before).. AND, once it's been opened, throw it away after the 3rd day.

~~Dusty Windom
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So Many Alleles, So Little Time...!
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~~The Gecko Barn~~

You can also mix the chicken baby food with a bit of calcium powder and some water... and freeze it in ice cube trays.. that way you don't need to keep throwing out 3/4 of a jar of the stuff every 3rd day.
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Lucien

1.1 Columbian Redtail Boa (BCI)(Sutekh and Isis)
2.1.1 Leopard geckos (2 Blizzards (Caine and Goliath), 1 Tangerine Albino (Tequila Sunrise ...Tiki for short) and 1 dbl. het blizzard x tang albino (Malice))
0.1 Savannah Monitor (Kiros)
13 rats
1 Gerbil
2 Dogs (Loki and Storm)
2 cats (Sahara and Hercules)

Good Idea!! Never thought about that!
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So Many Alleles, So Little Time...!
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~~The Gecko Barn~~