Not good...

[adwoolsey]

I saw this ad on kingsnake today. Is it just me, or do most of these geckos look seriously sick?


http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=10&de=484147

 

[Grinning Geckos]

It's not just you. The first female has obvious MBD, and looks malnourished. The next also looks malnourished, and I saw another with lots of missing toes. The males generally looked better. I'm sure they got into leos thinking they would make a quick buck, and realised it's not that easy.

 

[adwoolsey]

They look all dry and withered. Gecko raisins...

Sorry for that visual!

 

[Grinning Geckos]

LOL....Well, part of that is from old shed, and I'd bet a hefty sum they're kept on sand (that would be another part). Some of them do look dehydrated. For sure, I wouldn't buy from them.

 

[GeckoJunkie]

Seen that ad the other day........

Kinda thought the same thing. Geckos I think have become for a lot of people a thought of making a quick buck. I hope they DO sell and someone gets them that can turn them around.

 

[ReptileMan27]

A few of them defently dont look good but some look good, thats weird, you would think if they didnt care for them properly, they all would look bad but I see a few nice fat ones.

 

[gixxer3420]

What i can't believe is the person actually put pics up on the net looking like that. I feel bad for the geckos.

 

[crayolaskies]

That is just horrible! I wish their was something that could be done about people posting sick animals for sale. I've seen several other sick leos on kingsnake.

 

[nevinm]

iv seen worse on kingsnake.

 

[ByRandom]

iv seen worse on kingsnake.

I agree. I've seen much, much worse. These look like they just need some TLC. However the guy isn't forthright. The angle of the pictures, to someone who just skims through, is one that makes the geckos look better than I think they actually are.

 

[nightseer00]

i actually emailed them and mentioned that they look a little ill an he replied telling me they werent even his geckos....

 

[moosassah]

the page says he & his partner are getting out of geckos.