Help! My gecko looks like she's dying

[Olimpia]

I just brought home a giant leaf-tailed gecko from a repticon that's more than an hour from home. And it happens to be 99 degrees outside today. So obviously my gecko was exposed to a lot of stress factors - like 2 hours in a plastic container, heat, people, noises, and movement. I tried my best to keep her as still and as cool as possible but I could only do so much.

Now she's in her new tank and she won't move. She just lies there, splattered on the bottom with her mouth open. I can tell she's dehydrated, and we've already misted her a lot, we have some crickets running around, and she's in a shady and calm place. But since she's totally limp when I pick her up and she's not really moving, other than to open her mouth just now, I'm very nervous that the stress/heat have put her in harm.

So if anyone knows anything that I could do to help her recover faster, please let me know!

 

[Riyo]

I don't have any experience with giant leaf tailed geckos but my advice would to be to leave her alone and stop picking her up and stressing her out further, and take the crickets out. She isn't going to eat right now anyway and they could just stress her out even more.

 

[keepzrollin]

Well i dont know to much about those types of geckos but i would just make your the setup is perfect for leaf-tailed geckos. Also i would remove and live food for now that will probably just stress her out more and try not to handle him for a bit.
Hope she recovers !! hope i could be more of help just dont know about giant leaf tails.

 

[Saphira]

I agree. Hopefully she will relax and recover.

 

[Olimpia]

I'm not actively picking her up, it was just the one time from the container to the tank. And I'm leaving her alone, and I've picked out the three crickets that were in there. I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas to help her recover faster.

 

[Saphira]

She might need soaked...but not sure..as I am not familiar with that breed.

 

[shadowx362]

I would just leave her alone and make sure her temps and everything are alright. I think that is the best thing to do right now. Soaking could probably help, but at the same time its REALLY stressful. By tomorrow morning you should hopefully know if she recovered or.....
I wish you the best of luck!

 

[Olimpia]

Well, if anyone does know anything about this type of gecko, please help me out because she is seriously in danger of dying right now. I've called my reptile guy and he's not answering today, and the local animal ER's only suggestion was to keep her warm.

But we came back and we swear we thought she was dead. And then suddenly she opened her mouth. But otherwise, she's unresponsive to everything. So we're really worried about her.

 

[Daidra]

Who did you get her from and did you happen to get a phone # and if so try giving him or her a call and explain whats going on.

 

[Olimpia]

I got her from Touch of Class Reptiles at a show today. I have their card, but either they were too busy driving back to their city or whatever but they won't answer either. I just sent them an e-mail.

 

[JordanAng420]

I got her from Touch of Class Reptiles at a show today. I have their card, but either they were too busy driving back to their city or whatever but they won't answer either. I just sent them an e-mail.

Not much you can do that you aren't already...Keep calling them. Make yourself the "squeaky wheel that needs to be oiled". They'll answer eventually, hopefully....

If you have any other reptiles, keep this one as far away from them as possible...of course wash your hands before and after handling her or anything in her cage...and if she does pass away, keep her body in the refrigerator; as a necropsy may need to be performed.

Did you ask them about their guarantee policy before you bought the animal? I was trying to look it up on their website, however it's states that it's under construction...

 

[Olimpia]

Yes she's alone since she's the only one of her kind I have at the moment, and her tank happens to be set up on the opposite side of the room.

I did not, unfortunately. I've had such fantastic luck so far with the man I deal with normally and he's so honest about trading in a sick animal or returning that I didn't even think about it. But I will deffinately keep leaving messages on their machine until they get back to me.

I feel so frustrated that I did this to her just through circumstance. Like if it was the heat, should we have done something else other than just keep her in AC and out of direct sunlight, or if it was the stress of the whole move should we have done something else to make her more comfortable? Poor thing, I feel so bad for her.

 

[REPEtc]

do you know the scientific name of the gecko?

 

[Olimpia]

Giant leaf-tail gecko

 

[Olimpia]

Gosh sorry, I'm retarded. Read right over "scientific."

Uroplatus fimbriatus - I think that that's it

 

[Olimpia]

Well guys, thanks for the suggestions. She has, unfortunately, passed away.

I will continue to contact the seller to see what can be done.

 

[mainelygeckos]

OMG so sorry for your loss..that poor thing

 

[BalloonzForU]

I'm sorry for your loss.

In the future when buying an animals at a show, take an insulated box to protect from the weather. I bring heat packs with me as well during the winter months. This has served well for me even though the local show I go to is only 15 min away from me.

 

[Saphira]

I am sorry.