My rescue Now/Then

[Kwyk]

Hi.

I got my first Leo from somebody who wasn't able to take care of it so i took it(only had snakes by that time).
He was really skinny and unhealthy for his age(about 9-10 months) and had a dirty cage that was heated with a heating thing for pains in the back.
(temps totally off).
I fell in love with Leo's shortly after that and he is and will always be my favorite Gecko.
Now to the pics.

THEN(remember no hatchling but 9-10 months of age):

NOW:

I know i just talked about dirty cages above but he really likes to run through his calci dish and no matter how often i clean his cage after a few minutes it looks like that and you really see it on the green repti carpet.

 

[nevinm]

omg you did increadable!!!

 

[Lena]

My god! He looks great! You really nursed him back to health!

Great for you. Seriously. That's awesome.

 

[MSMD]

Wow! He looks great, Bastian! He's very lucky to have found you!

 

[Kristi23]

You did such a good job! He looks amazing!

 

[Halley]

he's lookin' good!

 

[RepBex]

now that is improvement you take very good care of your geckos

you should be proud of your self

 

[Kelentari]

Wow--what an improvement! Great work, sir!

 

[skyline]

WOW thats quite a transformation you did great! awesome gecko.

 

[fallen_angel]

WOW what an amazing and wonderful change!! You've done such a great job, what a beautiful leo :sweetheart:

 

[bitterbeauty]

Did he have any health problems (parasites, bacterial infection) other than being malnourished/ incorrect setup? I too am working with a rescue that came to me looking similiar to your gecko at first and I was just looking for tips. He looks amazing by the way. You deserve a pat on the back!

 

[jmlslayer]

he looks kinda like a sunglow.... Good Job nurseing him back to health

 

[eyelids]

:shocked2: :main_thumbsup: :main_thumbsup: :main_thumbsup:

 

[Bling_my_leo]

Greay job! He looks fantastic!

 

[AntMan612]

Wow that's an amazing recovery! Bastian, what specifically did you do for him? Did you work with a vet? How long did it take?

(The before picture reminds me of a sickly looking leo named Caith that unfortunately didn't make it.)

 

[Amber7399]

oh my. that looks like a completly different leo. thats fantastic! Bastain. He is very lucky indeed you took him into your care

 

[Ian S.]

That is so glorifying to see and huge kudos to you. What a difference!

 

[Kwyk]

Thankl you for all your kind words but you deserve pat on the back too since everybody here went the extra mile for helping me because i had slim to none knowledge about gecko care when i got him.
So thank you Geckoforum guys.

He had no parasites and i only showed him ti a vet once to get a complete check up,he had bone problems due to the fact that the lady didn't even know what supplements are and the vet said his chances are 50/50.
I received a special calcium vitamin supplement and thats it.
Feeding him in the beginning was a lot of trouble since he was so powerless to even try to hunt something.
But now he is in great shape and eats everything.
I really really love him and wouldn't sell him for anything.

 

[ReptileRookie]

You wouldn't have thought it was the same gecko lol

You've done a great job man, congrats!

 

[gage]

that is the best rescue i have ever seen