adopted a blind gecko

[Audrey87]

im from a countries where geckos are not allowed. i adopted a poorly negected female gecko. she's about 2 month old. the owner was a 10 yr old boy who wanted a gecko as a passing phase.

the gecko had alot of skin and shed on her. i helped her shed some skin but the problem still lies with her eyes. after using a cotton bud to take off some of her skin, i realized that some black stuff came off together with her eyes.

did i just pull out her eye?

anyway, the skin build up on her eye is so bad tt it totally covers her eyes. the left eye is half closed. her right.. omg.. cant even describe. the skin was so thick tt i cannot even get it off.

i realize tt she has loose skin after her shed has come off from her body. her hind legs are so badly twisted tt she can hardly walk, can you imagine? her feet are backwards.. but she can pull herself around with her front legs.

I feel so sorry for the poor thing. but im a first time owner, i dunno how to care for her neither can i bring her to the vet as vets in here do not encounter such animals or reptiles for tt matter.

what can i do to help her or should i put her to sleep?

oh did i mention? there is a patch of purple on her belly. is this normal?

 

[fl_orchidslave]

The good news is at just 2mo it hasn't been long term poor health. It will need daily warm soaks to rehydrate, dotting water around its' lips to induce licking which will help with eye hydration as well as shed. It will likely regain sight once they eyes are clear. At that age, excess handling to pull skin off eyes causes a tremendous amount of stress. A baby squirmy gecko can easily take flight- literally. Holding it tight enough can harm it. Gve it additional humidity by lightly misting enclosure sides on the warm end. Oh- and make sure the temps are kept right. There's a lot of care sheets that describe the gradient. See if you can get some liquid calcium, again, dotting on lips to be licked off. In addition to dusting feeders and calci dish in your enclosure. It could have been born with MBD but babies also develop it quickly if not adequately supplemented after hatching. It might outgrow some of the leg twisting if you get on it right away. If it is not eating, look at the gecko soup recipe sticky in the health/medication section on the forum. Don't try to force feed it with a syringe, there again, excess stress and potential injury. The purple belly could just be its' organs seen thru translucent skin.

I hope you have the time and patience to deal with all this, it can't be rushed to have any degree of success. Recovery will take some time! It's also possible that the gecko is too far gone already- that's your call. Sounds like you know what to do if it is.... It's very difficult for a first time owner to rehab such a case.

I am not familiar with laws in your country but, if it is something illegal to keep perhaps you shouldn't. Often captive bred is okay but not imports. See if you can ask another reptile keeper there, or even a zoo could tell you the specific laws. Illegally keeping animals is bad for other pet owners and the entire industry. Here in the states there is new legislation popping up all over to combat the reptile trade. Irresponsible pet owners have contributed to the problem.

I wish you well

 

[Audrey87]

hi thanks for your quick insight.

The gecko apparently was bred by someone in sillypore, not imported in. One of my friends told me about his neighbour mistreating the gecko and asked me to take over it. The 10 yr old boy had left the geckos out baking in the hot sun in the corridor. Our tempreture here can go up to 35 - 40 degrees on a hot day.

I'm not very optimistic about it regaining its sight because there are no eyes where the eyes should be. its just one slit of black.

i will look for the receipes because the gecko is not eating. i think we'll be naming her maximus after the gladiator coz she's a fighter.. yesterday when i picked her up, she was not moving. after giving her a warm bath and putting her in a warm dark place, she's now abit more active.

please if you can, please post some healthy looking gecko close up of their body parts around 2 months old so that i can make a reference.

as for the heat gradient thing, I've tried it for another reptitle we adopted but it didnt work. The glass of the enclosure cracked due to the heat although the dimmer was down to the maximum. we were advised by our zoo keeper friends that a UTH is useless in our country. We'll be causing more stress than good.

I'm really hoping that she will get better. I've resuced a few such injured animals before. But none half dead like this gecko. I'm pretty sure i have the time and patience. I only have tt for animals.

now im only hard to god that she will pull through and make it.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

hi thanks for your quick insight.

The gecko apparently was bred by someone in singapore, not imported in. One of my friends told me about his neighbour mistreating the gecko and asked me to take over it. The 10 yr old boy had left the geckos out baking in the hot sun in the corridor. Our tempreture here can go up to 35 - 40 degrees on a hot day.

I'm not very optimistic about it regaining its sight because there are no eyes where the eyes should be. its just one slit of black.

i will look for the receipes because the gecko is not eating. i think we'll be naming her maximus after the gladiator coz she's a fighter.. yesterday when i picked her up, she was not moving. after giving her a warm bath and putting her in a warm dark place, she's now abit more active.

please if you can, please post some healthy looking gecko close up of their body parts around 2 months old so that i can make a reference.

as for the heat gradient thing, I've tried it for another reptitle we adopted but it didnt work. The glass of the enclosure cracked due to the heat although the dimmer was down to the maximum. we were advised by our zoo keeper friends that a UTH is useless in our country. We'll be causing more stress than good.

I'm really hoping that she will get better. I've resuced a few such injured animals before. But none half dead like this gecko. I'm pretty sure i have the time and patience. I only have tt for animals.

now im only hard to god that she will pull through and make it.

I should have quoted your original post in my previous post since you edited it just before posting again. If it is half dead and has no eyes there is no quality of life. Even if it somehow pulled thru, it would never have a decent life. It is suffering now. I suggest you put it to sleep, or give it to your zookeeper friends. I'm sorry

 

[Audrey87]

I should have quoted your original post in my previous post since you edited it just before posting again. If it is half dead and has no eyes there is no quality of life. Even if it somehow pulled thru, it would never have a decent life. It is suffering now. I suggest you put it to sleep, or give it to your zookeeper friends. I'm sorry

oh.. the only thing i edited was the country tt i was from which i stupidly mentioned again in my second post.

she was half dead when i resuced her but she's now moving abit more and looking for things. i dunno what is she trying to find but she's moving around finding something.

okie, not to sound idiotic and not accepting but is there really no hope for her? ive read posts about blind geckos and i think there might be hope for her.

please humor me. There is still sheds around her face. which is more important? getting the shed off her face or getting her to eat?

I will try the soup. thnx for ur help. i will be asking for some help from my friends as well.

 

[bzlizzy]

she sounds horrible maybe it would be better to put her down. try soaking her everyday for 15mins to let the sheds come out. use saline for her eyes. and a moist den for her with damp paper towels or damp moss. and try baby food for her. or mash some live worms and feed her through a syringe. if all fails, then i guess its wiser to put her to sleep. try posting a picture of her eyes so everyone can see what is wrong with her. all the best to you

 

[Audrey87]

she sounds horrible maybe it would be better to put her down. try soaking her everyday for 15mins to let the sheds come out. use saline for her eyes. and a moist den for her with damp paper towels or damp moss. and try baby food for her. or mash some live worms and feed her through a syringe. if all fails, then i guess its wiser to put her to sleep. try posting a picture of her eyes so everyone can see what is wrong with her. all the best to you

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this is her eyes

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This is after getting her sheds off.

is it really tt bad?

 

[bzlizzy]

the sheds on her toes are not off yet? u have to remove them if not her toes will die off.

 

[acpart]

At this point, this gecko doesn't look so bad and I think it's worth a try if you want to do that. I agree about the shed on the toes. Soak the gecko and pull the shed off by scraping each toe gently between your thumb and second finger nails.

Aliza

 

[bzlizzy]

yeah most importantly to get the sheds off her today. then try to make her stay hydrated. you can feed her some DILUTED GATORADE. then move on to some food. baby food mixed with calcium. a question for you guys, is it recommended to let her bask under some light? :/ im wondering if letting her get some sun is beneficial for her.