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I have 0.0.5 Giant day geckos that by all appearances look healthy....But last night I noticed one of them on the floor of the cage(vert20gal) which I thought was strange because they are usually stuck to the sides/up high. I moved toward the cage and imm noticed that he was having trouble moving his front legs, almost like he/she was paralyzed....I picked him up which normally they do not allow and he/she did try to get away(in his mind) but he could not move his front legs. This morning he was on the floor again and now he can not move any of his legs......he just sorta pushes his body along by conracting and pushin forward....I put him higher up on a stable platform and he started shaking uncontrollably.....any help?

either way is does not sound good, call your Vet as soon as possible, atleast tell him the symtoms.

I do not know what was in the cage he could have ingested, or what your set up is like, as far as lighting and uvb, if you dust your food items with calcium suppliments, so its difficult to say whats going on.

I'm sorry but when they are having serious, shaking/tremors or paralized, thats the best thing to do.

Let us know how ya make out!
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PHEve/ Eve

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sounds like a pretty severe onset of MBD, or calcium deficiency. i would agree with eve, get it to a vet asap, if not available. you need to mix up some water, or baby food or whatever you can get it to eat with a pinch or two of calcium mixed with it. you also need to make sure that they are either in direct sunlight, have calcium WITH D3, or a uvb or uvb mercury vapor bulb.

If it's MDB for quick results buy a 10.0 UVB bulb, calcium with vitamin D3 dust, and multivitamins dust. If the gecko won't eat dusted crickets mix the dust with baby food and feed it with a non-hypodermic syringe (a syringe without the needle). Since it's still a baby the outcome may look bleak but if you treat it right away it'll recover quickly.

I appreciate the help from everyone!
My next question was," would they recover?"
I hand fed the one that was having trouble yesterday (baby food w/ calcium)and he seems to be better. As well as putting the reptisun 8.0 fixture more over the screen part of the cage instead of just over the glass. It is hard to do because of the vert nature of the setup....
But today I found another one with symptoms, I am going to hand feed it right now......I will keep you guys/gals posted. Once again, although I have not replied to each reply, i have been checking often and do appreciate each person's help.
Sincerely, Brian
p.s. there are some pics here:
http://photobucket.com/albums/y99/brianklein/