In Memory of Fafnir

[Haligren]

Got home today to find him "sleeping" in his hide. I don't know what happened....He was just a baby....

 

[LizMarie]

Omg! i'm soo sorry!

I would have never thought he was sick I thought it was just the weather

 

[Haligren]

I thought it was too. He was doing well it seemed. He was eating his mealworms. I feel like it's my fault. I don't know what to do. Now I'm afraid to get another gecko. I might kill him.

 

[T&KBrouse]

Oh no! OMG, I'm so sorry.
I was banking on the weather change, also. What on earth could have happened to him?

 

[MSMD]

Oh, Cassanadra! I'm so sorry! I know it's hard no matter what to not feel somewhat responsible while these guys are in our care, but, please, don't beat yourself up too much. These things do happen. And please don't let this discourage you from getting another Leo. Obviously you cared a lot about this little one! The world needs more reptile people like yourself!

 

[Riyo]

So sorry for your loss my condolances

 

[LizMarie]

I thought it was too. He was doing well it seemed. He was eating his mealworms. I feel like it's my fault. I don't know what to do. Now I'm afraid to get another gecko. I might kill him.

From everything I know you seemed to have done everything right. Somethings just happen and they just seem to past for no known reason. How long did you have him and were did you get him from?

 

[Haligren]

Thank you, everyone. Your words mean a lot.

Liz, I had him for a little over two weeks, and I got him from my work place. I did learn this passed weekend that there's a possibility that the last batch of geckos that came in (the one that mine was from) had a form of salmonella. The ones at work were doing a lot worse than mine - they had stopped eating completely and are now anorexic. I've been trying everything I can to get them to start eating or to keep eating as the case may be. My gecko wasn't skinny, but he did have a rather thin tail that I was working on. I do suspect that perhaps he had the virus....But we only have a one week gurantee on our reptiles so it's too late now.

I called my work to let them know what had happened. My supervisor said that she'll probably euthanise the batch we have now....

I know that MSMD said that it's not my fault, but I can't help but feel responsible. I feel so sick from all of this....

 

[LizMarie]

Thank you, everyone. Your words mean a lot.

Liz, I had him for a little over two weeks, and I got him from my work place. I did learn this passed weekend that there's a possibility that the last batch of geckos that came in (the one that mine was from) had a form of salmonella. The ones at work were doing a lot worse than mine - they had stopped eating completely and are now anorexic. I've been trying everything I can to get them to start eating or to keep eating as the case may be. My gecko wasn't skinny, but he did have a rather thin tail that I was working on. I do suspect that perhaps he had the virus....But we only have a one week gurantee on our reptiles so it's too late now.

I called my work to let them know what had happened. My supervisor said that she'll probably euthanise the batch we have now....

I know that MSMD said that it's not my fault, but I can't help but feel responsible. I feel so sick from all of this....

That's awful. I felt the same way when my first leo died but I had her for around 5years. She got really sick and died before i could take her to the vet. I thought I would never own another gecko ever again but a year-ish later I have a new gecko and hopefully everything goes well.. even though I worry day to day that I might be doing something wrong that might hurt my little Lana.. You might just need some time to get over the passing but i can assure you that you did nothing wrong. you were here asking questions and seemed to be doing everything right so please don't beat yourself up too much.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Cassanadra, there are so many rewards in keeping living creatures, but the down side is that they die. I am so sorry you lost your little one. Sometimes we just cannot know the reason they perish, but only those of us that care enough about their lives to blame ourselves are the very ones that should be caring for them.

My heart aches for your grief...

 

[rubym]

I am so sorry for your loss. Please don't be so hard on yourself. We do the best that we can do with our little ones and sometimes there are things going on with them that we do not know about. Sometimes by the time we realize they are sick it is just too late. We lost our giant TA female to a spider bite and for months I felt like it was all my fault. I felt like I should have known there was a spider in the room. I finally realized as I said that we can only do our best and sometimes things happen that are out of our control. I hope that you won't give up on owning these wonderful little creatures. HUGS!!!!!

 

[Haligren]

Thank you once again, everyone, for your condolances. It makes me feel better knowing that I'm not alone in this. Today, I feel a bit better but it was hard having to bury him and seeing once again how tiny and fragile he was....My husband has been trying to cheer me up by showing me websites that sell geckos and promising me that we'll get another one.

While I'm still afraid I'm going to do something wrong again, I do look forward to getting another one sometime. The tank is all clean now and ready for another new member of our family. I won't make the same mistakes with him/her that I did with Fafnir.

 

[Mel&Keith]

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this loss. I'm sure when the time is right you'll make a great home for another gecko.

 

[Kristi23]

I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[thestack510]

I'm sorry for your loss. You shouldn't feel at fault if the whole shipment had Salmonella.

 

[Haligren]

I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this loss. I'm sure when the time is right you'll make a great home for another gecko.

Thank you. I hope so.

 

[Haligren]

I am so sorry for your loss.

Thank you.

 

[Haligren]

I'm sorry for your loss. You shouldn't feel at fault if the whole shipment had Salmonella.

I just feel like I should have suspected something. I know that there was very little I could have done but still. He seemed to have slipped away in his sleep so hopefully it wasn't a painful death.

Anyway, thank you.

 

[Kilikina]

i am so, so sorry to hear about your loss. be comforted knowing that at least he was comfortable and in a good home and loved!

 

[Lady_Kiya]

Omg... I hope I do not have to come home to that. I am sorry for your loss.