Awrighty, so my male, Diplo, broke his wrist and dislocated his radius. At the time he was housed with a female. After the vet visit, he got set up in an entirely new tank in a new house, without the female. We decided to not set and cast his leg as he has been using it and placing weight on it. Intially (about the first week) he was eating after the move... however he has stopped for the past couple weeks, and has noticably lost weight. He will show a slight initial interest in food, but will not bite down on anything. Today he finally just closed his eyes at me!!!! His temps are normal (88-93F on the warm side, 65-75F on the cool side depending on the house temperature) and what little poo he has had looks normal.
Has anyone had such a reaction with a gecko after injuries or separation with tank mates??? I will be talking to his vet this week to see what she thinks, but she does not have a ton of experience with these guys. any thoughts would be appreciated.
a worried gecko mom
ps - i have not started force feeding yet, but i will probably pick up some pedialyte in the next couple days to make sure he is getting electrolytes (he will lick it off of his lips)
