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first off, thank you so much for even reading this. second, i have a vet appointment for tomorrow afternoon, so don't worry, i will be taking my little girl to the vet ASAP.

so, here's the situation (i have to be quick, so it's bare-bones). i just got a batch of three geckos. all three in quarantine, male separate from two sisters. they came in saturday, and the girl in question looked fine. since then, she has puked up the food i fed her on monday, and her stool is poorly formed (poo is sep. from urate, but looks like it was watery upon emission). she has visibly lost weight. i have already contacted the seller. so, she looks rail-thin at this point. i am trying to decide if it would be better to transfer her to a cage without heat (since she has no food in her stomach), just to slow her metabolism until tomorrow, so she doesn't use up her meager fat stores as rapidly. i will be taking her stools in to the appointment as well, as i think she might have a parasite. it's my best guess. she is currently in quarantine with her sister, and i would remove her, but she has already been exposed. may do anyway, i'll see what the vet says. basically, my main question is just what is the best thing to do to get her to tomorrow? i was thinking of putting drops of watery chicken baby-food (w/calcium mixed in) on her nose, so she could lick some off. any ideas? thank you!
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marla
currently: 0.1.0 axolotls, 0.0.9 catfish, 0.1 ferrets, 1.6 leopard geckoes, 0.0.20 oriental fire-bellied toads, and 0.2.0 sugar gliders

honestly, don't move her to a cage with no heat. Unless your house is over 80. Second, the worst that can happen if you give her some baby food, or some of that repta-aid stuff, is that she will throw it up again. Definately get some water in her, maybe some electrolytes too. Good luck, and let me know what the vet says, though you may want to return her where you got her from.
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1.0 Pastel/Jungle Leopard gecko from JL (BJ)
0.4 Normal/Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko (Beatrice, Goldie, Freckles, Pepper)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko (Brite)
0.1 TBD Leopard Gecko (Rainbow)
0.0.1 Tang Nearly Paternless (Peaches)
0.0.2 Corn Snakes (One snow, One red albino)

First off I'm sorry to hear about you situation. Second, I agree with geckogrl6. keep her heated its less stressful on them. Plus the colder it is the better chance for a resperatory problemm in a sick gecko. Try to get some baby food in her so her body has at least some caleries and nutrients to work with. See what the vet says. Also I would recommend getting some exxo Terra Electrodize supplement. It is an electrolyte supplement that contains vitamin D3. It also helps stimulate the appetite which might be useful if any meds you give her reduce her appetite.

I would reccomend sepperating the two females. Eve if the other was exposed to it, its less stressful to have the sick one a lone. Also you can keep a better eye on them individually (how much they eat, poop quality, an so on) and it reduces the cahnce of the other getting sick if it is not already.

Good luck with them. and keep us updated.

Emily
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2.4.5 leopard geckos
1.1 ferrets (Oliver and Delilah)
1. budgie (Max)
0.0.1 Ring neck Parakeet (Kiwi)
1.1 German Shepards (Jake and Abigail)

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well, we have been to the vet, and poor slinky has pinworms. she's being treated with panacure, and is now in a separate setup from binky, her sister that she was in with. binky is also being treated, to be on the safe side. slinky has been able to keep down the few silkworms i have fed her, and the vet thought she would make it. she is already looking better. she has big eyes (though not the 'big eye deformity' i've seen), and is shy, i like her.

unfortunately, the seller has not responded to the email i sent him regarding slinky's issues. it cost $85 to get her on her way to recovery. she is absolutely worth the cost, however, i feel it is the responsibility of this fellow to help out at least some, it's just wrong to sell sick animals. i will email him again in a few days. right now i'm keeping a close eye on the male that came with them (he's named rasputin, because i have never been bitten so hard or so frequently by a gecko whilst removing toe skin), as he arrived on the slender side as well. we shall see...
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marla
currently: 0.1.0 axolotls, 0.0.9 catfish, 0.1 ferrets, 2.8 leopard geckoes, 0.0.20 oriental fire-bellied toads, and 0.2.0 sugar gliders