A year ago, I purchased three coleony mitratus geckos from a pet store within a hardware store. They had been kept on sand (first warning sign) and never sprayed or fed dusted crickets. We decided to rescue them and take them in. All three geckos got treated for a huge overload of parasites (roundworms and strongyloid worms). Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough for two of them and they ended up dying despite treatment. I also didn't know how old they were. When they died, I told the pet store and their excuse was "We don't know anything about lizards". I felt like slapping them and asking them why they sold them.
The last one from there has been doing well until recently. She is now losing weight and appears to have fluid in her abdomen. On top of this her eyes appear to be glued shut for some reason. I've tried using warm water on cotton swabs to help get the eyes open, to no avail. Sometimes she'll open one halfway, but it doesn't stay open for long. I am afraid she is old too. She hasn't grown at all since we've gotten her.
Right now, I am just so frustrated with the pet store that can't take care of its pets. It stinks really bad when I walk in there. I personally own 23 rats and no way does it smell half as bad as that store, which maybe has 5 rats total. The place claims that iguanas are perfect for beginners, another big problem. All of its animals have trouble shedding.
Is there any way to help get her eyes open, or is she going blind? Also, I would like to know if there's a way to report the store for its bad husbandry of these animals and lack of knowledge on how to take care of them.
After seeing the pain and suffering these animals go through because they were taken from the wild and suffered stress for god knows how long in captivity at that stupid store, I'm sure she's more at peace now and is with the two others that passed. My heart is broken.... I filed a rip-off report at ripoffreport.com on the store and hopefully someone will see it and refuse to visit that pet store.