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Sick leo.........help before vet!

Joezilla Jan 26, 2005 10:35 AM

Symptoms:

sluggishness

eyes won't open much

in shedding, completley done except for toes, I've put moistur in a sponge for a hide box and have been able to remove the constricted shedding. She has had toe problem before but is ok.

The temperature in my room has varied due to college environment, however I am trying to keep her constant. I will be buying more heat sources at the herp show in SC this weekend. I have her on a pad now, and room for her to get off of the source if she needs to.

Her feces were moist this time, but not notably runny.

Her substrate is the t-rex calcisand. She has been moved to paper towel substrate last night.

She is very fat(and sassy) however she is not eating right now.

what do you guys suggest.

Joe

Replies (4)

peachstategeckos Jan 26, 2005 11:48 AM

The sluggishness and teh thing about not opening her eyes alot sounds like dehydration to me. You can make some pedialyte and see if it will help her. Here's a recipe:

1 quart of water
2-4 teaspoons of sugar (or 1-2 teaspoons of fructose)
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Good luck!
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digiport Jan 26, 2005 02:14 PM

Ive heard of that Trex sand being bad stuff and lots of reports of impaction. Just a thought.

geckogrl6 Jan 26, 2005 08:53 PM

Sometimes if they are not opening their eyes after a shed it's b/c they still have some skin on their little eyelids, maybe even inside the eyelid, and it's irritating to open it. Check her eyes and surrounding area very carefully. It does sound like maybe dehydration. Try a few drops of pedialyte and/or Gatorade and a nice warm soak. If she doesn't perk right up (24 hrs), bring her in.
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geckomama Jan 30, 2005 02:46 PM

Yes , so am I. The gecko of my friend died after eating Calsi Sand.
The sand has caused a big hard lump in her stomach. And even paraffin oil does'nt help. She died .
So , don't use that stuff , it is indigestible. Opposite , just as if melting in stomach of gecko , to one big stone.

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