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We recently traded for a Dalmatian Crested Gecko. When we first got her, she was sticking but not really climbing that much. Just a few days after getting her, she completely stopped sticking to the walls of her tank and also will not eat. She barely moves and usually just sits in one place. Sadly, she even sat still while crickets chewed part of her tail (we've taken care of the cricket problem with help from a local expert). However she just isn't sticking and is very lethargic and not eating. Everyone says she may have skin stuck on her toes from the last shed but we don't believe that is the problem.

Any suggestions?

Hunter and Lauren

what is the temp of the cage at the moment? you might want to soak the gecko with a little bit of water. Also you might want to try offering a little bit of pear baby food just to see if that won't stimulate feeding.

Hope that helps
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collection list:
0.0.2 sulcata torts (3 inches and 4 inches)
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon
0.0.1 Red Blood Python
1.2.0 crested geckos
0.2.1 gargoyle geckos
0.1.0 mini-dashound (the wife thinks this one is funny)

The vivarium is between 70 and 80 always, and I shoot for 75. I've tried soaking her with no results; there is no visible stuck shed and I don't think that's the problem. I've tried baby food. Anything I get her to eat must be actually done by me (coaxing or force feeding)-- she won't eat on her own and she especially won't touch bugs. One thing that wasn't mentioned before was that she has a lump in her lower back. I believe that she got in a fight in the pet store before I bought her and we thought that it was a bite that would heal, but now I'm wondering if the other gecko really did some damage, like a spinal injury. She doesn't appear to be in pain though. She walks fine and even jumps short distances, but only if she's taken out. Otherwise she just lays in the same place all day on the floor of her vivarium. A spinal injury that doesn't completely prevent her from movement shouldn't affect her eating, though, and doesn't explain her non-sticky toes, does it? I've wondered about internal parasites, but I read that cresteds rarely get that problem. I don't know what's up, but I really wish I could make it all better for her. Thank you for your advice, and any more would be greatly appreciated. I don't know where to turn.