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RE: help, sick lizard

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Posted by: Zarula at Fri Nov 14 19:35:06 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Zarula ]  
   

It's great that you're doing as others have suggested. I have a couple more things to add/stress.



I would really get on the getting the Crested Gecko Diet, it can be found at PetCo's and Petsmarts in a small bottle, usually yellow or purple cap (it the same stuff, but they just recent changed the labeling). It is a complete diet, and better for them than crickets. It has everything needed, meaning you won't have to add calcium or anything. You might have to mix it up with a bit of babyfood instead of water to get him to eat it at first, but slowly start using less baby food and more water and he should be fine.

I'd just offer it to him for a little bit, spread it thin somewhere so you can see if he is taking licks from the bowl, if not, you can (after a couple days after having it in the cage) just drop some on the tip of their nose which they should lick off to force feed it if you must. (I would avoid this though, as it seems he's pretty stressed already, and stress can make calcium deficiencies worse.)



Another thing is do you have a water bowl available? If you don't, put a shallow dish of water in there. Some breeders say not to include a water bowl and that the water from misting is fine, but I find it beneficial if it is available to them at all times, it also helps the humidity in the cage.



One more point on him shedding, sometimes they don't do so well and some will get stuck on their toes or even around their whole legs, just watch for this. If it is not taken care of it can cut off circulation and they can lose parts of their toes. If you see this, some cool water and rubbing with a q-tip should be fine to get the shed off.



Please keep us posted on how this little guy is doing. I'm glad you came here for help rather than just freezing him,


   

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