baby thining!

[spook80]

well i have this baby blizz i got about a month and a half ago.i have him in his own med kritter keeper.he is loosing weight badly his tais isjust so thin.i have had him licking water from his nose so i am keeping him hydrated as musch as possiable,but how do i get him to eat? i have tried tiny mealies,crickets,waxies,but still nothin? he has been on paper towl scince i got him but before at the store he was on sand.i have a small uth under half his enclosure. not sure what to do any help please.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

You need to take your gecko to the vet ASAP to rule out parasitic or bacterial infections or intestinal impaction from being on sand.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Yes, please take them to the vet.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I re-read my previous post, and it didn't come across as supportive as I wanted it to. I am so sorry your gecko is not thriving. I am sure there is an underlying problem, and a vet visit is in order.

Can you please tell us how you are housing the gecko, what substrate it is on, how you are heating the gecko's enclosure, and what the temperatures are? Has your gecko ever eaten since you got it?

If your gecko is not eating, it is not likely you will be able to get a stool for the vet to test. I have a slurry recipe at the top of this "Health and Medications" forum that will get some nourishment into your gecko and help provide a stool for the vet.

 

[moosassah]

When I got our 2nd leo she wouldn't eat at first either. Eventually we gave her a jump start with "Repta-aid" as recommended by some people here. It also allowed us to give the vet a good sample to test.

When's she going to the vet?

 

[LeopardLunatic]

I would take him to the vet ASAP cuz it sounds like Coccidia. My advice is until you can get it to a vet set up a second cage and switch the leo between them every day or two and clean th empty one while sterilizing everything in it. Now you still need to take it to the vet but this should either rule out Coccidia or stop it from getting worse, perhaps even better. But i can not stress enough you must take it to a good Herp vet.