Gecko losing weight...

[suziq324]

Hi everyone!!

I'm still kind of new to this and I have a problem. I have four geckos. Three of them were the same size (22g) and were all hatched in Oct 06. I had those three in the same tank, a 20 long. The temps have been pretty consistant since the second week, 88-92 on the warm side and 75-80 on the cool side. I have a snake cave with moss for a moist hide a grape vine for climbing and hiding in the middle of the tank, a water dish combo hide on the cool side and a gladware container with a hole in the side as a hide on the warm side. I also have a small dish for calcium. Two of my girls that were together look great and are eating well. The third has changed from having a mostly yellow/orange color (she is tang het RW) to an icky brown. She is always in the moist hide unless I take her out. And now her tail is starting to get thin. I know that is not good and I want to fix it ASAP.

Any suggestions??

Thanks!
Suzie

 

[robin]

sounds like too many geckos in one enclosure. i would separate them into individual caging OR two different 20 longs. also i would try and get a fecal test done on her and also a vet exam.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I agree. Remove the gecko and house her by herself, bump up her temperature to around 90-92 degrees, and take a fecal sample in to a vet just to rule out any infection. Chances are she is just getting bullied by the other geckos in the enclosure.

 

[suziq324]

Thanks for the advice. I put her in her own cage the night before last. I have both a UTH and a ceramic heat emitter so that she would be plenty warm. She ate two dustd crickets last night , and she has been out exploring the tank! I'm so excited. I think that she just needed to be on her own.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Great news!