snakefin
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Hey there. I am a new member here who has kept two geckos for about a year, and needless to say, I have encountered severe problems. These two geckos will be denoted as Gecko A and B, and are both sick.
Gecko A
Came from a seller who kept him in a drawer system, 20 superworms once a week, spot cleaning once a week, on newspaper. I have kept him for about a year, on paper towers and A4 sheets, changing diet of superworms, crickets and mealworms due to a bad feeding response in a drawer like container, which lacks good ventilation, a mistake of mine which I will rectify as suggested. As I have come to realise, he has become incredibly emaciated. Why is this so?
Symptoms of illness for Gecko A:
Watery and smelly poop, resembles the second one from the right, of the second row of faecal samples of leopard geckos from this website: http://sleepydeegeckos.webs.com/health.htm
Used to pass greenish, mucus covered poop, which can also be found on the above website.
Used to pass out or perhaps regurgitate mealworms, which are clump together, bodies soft on the inside, caramel-brown in colour. This has also made it reject mealworms every since.
Lethargic.
Pencil thin tail.
Poor appetite.
Sheds often somehow.
Dull colour.
Gecko B
Origins unimportant. Has suffered from several bouts of eye infection but has since recovered. Same tank set-up. Whilst both set-ups have been kept side by side, and some contact has passed between the two geckos over the year (Did not suspect illness), it must be noted that Gecko B was only infected and lost its appetite about a week ago. Before that, it was everything a healthy gecko should be. Active, alert, plump and insatiable.
Symptoms of Gecko B
Used to pass out or perhaps regurgitate mealworms, which are clump together, bodies soft on the inside, caramel-brown in colour.
Excretion currently consisting of only Urates.
Dull colour present upon one day of infection.
Loss of appetite.
Lethargic.
I understand my mistakes and I would like you experts to help me rectify these problems. I think it would make sense if anyone were to be very pissed off with this situation. So, please help(!) in terms of disease identification, treatment and husbandry comments. Thank you.
Gecko A
Came from a seller who kept him in a drawer system, 20 superworms once a week, spot cleaning once a week, on newspaper. I have kept him for about a year, on paper towers and A4 sheets, changing diet of superworms, crickets and mealworms due to a bad feeding response in a drawer like container, which lacks good ventilation, a mistake of mine which I will rectify as suggested. As I have come to realise, he has become incredibly emaciated. Why is this so?
Symptoms of illness for Gecko A:
Watery and smelly poop, resembles the second one from the right, of the second row of faecal samples of leopard geckos from this website: http://sleepydeegeckos.webs.com/health.htm
Used to pass greenish, mucus covered poop, which can also be found on the above website.
Used to pass out or perhaps regurgitate mealworms, which are clump together, bodies soft on the inside, caramel-brown in colour. This has also made it reject mealworms every since.
Lethargic.
Pencil thin tail.
Poor appetite.
Sheds often somehow.
Dull colour.
Gecko B
Origins unimportant. Has suffered from several bouts of eye infection but has since recovered. Same tank set-up. Whilst both set-ups have been kept side by side, and some contact has passed between the two geckos over the year (Did not suspect illness), it must be noted that Gecko B was only infected and lost its appetite about a week ago. Before that, it was everything a healthy gecko should be. Active, alert, plump and insatiable.
Symptoms of Gecko B
Used to pass out or perhaps regurgitate mealworms, which are clump together, bodies soft on the inside, caramel-brown in colour.
Excretion currently consisting of only Urates.
Dull colour present upon one day of infection.
Loss of appetite.
Lethargic.
I understand my mistakes and I would like you experts to help me rectify these problems. I think it would make sense if anyone were to be very pissed off with this situation. So, please help(!) in terms of disease identification, treatment and husbandry comments. Thank you.
