Help!!!! Sick Leo!

[Spencer]

Hello, my name is spencer and I own a leopard gecko. Not sure what kind because I got him from a vendor at a reptile expo... He's white with grey spots. When I first got him I fed him crickets but because he was new to the enclosure I thought I was to nervous to eat. After a while I switched to mealworms and he started eating finally. Now after having him for about 6 months he's About the size of my hand but very skinny and recently have been able to see his bones. Many weird things have been going on too. I have never seen him shed EVER since I bought him. He won't eat anything and his tail is very small. (I've tried crickets and mealworms all different kind of sizes for him also dead ones.) he seems tired and hates when I mist him. I'm very nervous he won't eat again and die. I have a heat lamp, heat pad, two hiding spots. Crickets and mealworms in his enclosure. Water dish and its a 20 gallon long tank so it's not that big. I switched from sand to paper-towel ground. These pictures are of him and the skinnier one is the one to date and the bigger one in the water dish is when I first got him. Please help me!

 

[rob.kolm]

You need to get him to a vet

 

[Kristi23]

I would take the gecko to a vet asap. Also, heat lamps can stress out geckos. Check your floor temps (not air) and see if they are good with just the heat pad. If not (and they should be in most houses), then use a ceramic heat emitter. I would get him tested for parasites and crypto. Good luck!

 

[DrCarrotTail]

If you fill out the following form folks will be able to give better advice about how he's being kept but I agree he looks like he needs a vet visit ASAP.

http://geckoforums.net/f130-health-medications/70912.htm

 

[m.e.d.wads]

My male isnt eatin either.you can c his backbone.it started happening when I put a pregnant female in which I wasnt sure she was or not.ive seperated em now.shes not eating either now.shes younger than him...plz help

 

[Kristi23]

My male isnt eatin either.you can c his backbone.it started happening when I put a pregnant female in which I wasnt sure she was or not.ive seperated em now.shes not eating either now.shes younger than him...plz help

Why would you put unhealthy, young animals together? You've been told that you need to answer the questions above and get your gecko to a vet. I'm guessing you'll need to take in every gecko you have asap.

 

[m.e.d.wads]

Ive taken out the sand n thats helpped.hes gettin better

 

[Kristi23]

That's a start, but if he's impacted, he will need some warm water soaks and you will need to keep an eye on him. It could be other things, too.