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that is the weight of my gecko in grams she got around 30 grams i would imagine when she was smaller now she is gradually getting bigger and loosing weight she seems lethargic and when i hit the tank by accident she doesnt even open her eyes until i handle her im feeding her on a formula that has kept her alive she poops reguraly and has no mouth rot or anythign, she is currently on calcium sand so fine and smooth it doesnt harm her or shouldnt, if i take her 2 the vet this will be my 3rd time and this time he will give her antibiotics but we dont know for what maybe could you help me out finding the sickness her mouth is ok and she has no worms or nematoads (the stuff you would find in her stool sample) or respiratory/mouth problems what else could it be?

ps: i havnt had much luck with leos in the past 2 dead RIP and this one i am not loosing her

If you don't want to lose her then GET THOSE ANTIBIOTICS TODAY. I'm serious. Don't wait any longer. Quit worrying about what if thats not the problem. The antibiotics will NOT harm her even if they aren't effective. After the other things the vet has already tried, this is now the 95% probable thing wrong. And frankly, if the antibiotics DON"T fix her, then probably nothing will. SO PLEASE! PLEASE! Also I notice you left the Ensure and the Milk Thistle out of the slurry. They are pretty important. if I sound mean it is only because I'm worried about your gecko too, and all I can do from here is advise you and hope you will do it. It is frustrating.

i have ensure and milk thistle in ti and its is snowing bad outside 2day i could take her on wednesday if im lucky but the thing about that is i dont know if there is an opening but ill check it out and thanks for concerning ill keep you updated

>i have ensure and milk thistle in ...

Oops I'm sorry! That was someone else, also with a sick leo. Sorry!

leaftail no problem about the milk thistle question but anyways i cant get to my vet til monday but im going to try to find anotehr vet that specializes in reptiles and make an appointment so ill keep you updated

id take her off that calcium sand and put her on paper towels while she is ill. The last thing you need is an impacted gecko.

well is it ok having her with paper towels over the sand for comfort and cushion

Paper towel is easily moveable, leos dont really need cousioning, if they did people wouldnt keep their leos on tile.

My geckos are on slate tiles that have fine grain sand between. There is one or two patches of sand that's actually big enough for them to play in, and I find they actually avoid it. There used to be more sand, and they didn't like it at all. Their feet really aren't designed to stand in sand, they just sink in. They really do seem to prefer the hard slate over the soft sand. When they want a bit of cushion, they go to the moss that's in the humid hide.

Considering you've got a sick gecko on your hands, the paper towels is a good idea. It's pointless putting the towels over the sand because they can easily get underneath the towels (mine used to do that all the time). If your humid hide has moss (my favorite), then your gecko can go in there for some cushion if desired.