please help me, 3 leos female dont eat !!!

favrielle

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First step, check your phone book or do on online search for a local vet in your area that treats reptiles. You are not going to get a diagnosis and treatment plan online, that's what veterinarians are for. And if you get some random advice here online, it may or may not be accurate and could harm or kill your geckos. So find a vet, and set up an appointment for all three animals. Don't skip this part! Three females not eating could be many things including just normal breeding season stuff, but 3 females not eating AND having abnormal, runny, nasty poos indicates a problem, and it needs the experience of a professional.

Second step, go to this link, copy and paste it here, and fill out the information: Health Questionnaire. It won't get you a diagnosis, but it may pinpoint husbandry issues that need to be changed while you are waiting for the vet appointment.

Third step, while you're waiting for responses to your questionannaire... go clean up those enclosures. If the problem is due to parasites, leaving the poo sitting around for too long will re-infect your geckos with more parasites, making the problem worse.
 

DrCarrotTail

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If they're really not eating anything then their poo is probably parasites and shed skin. That much poo, however, leads me to think they're eating something. I'm not sure where you're located but if you're in the US you can check ARAV's website for a listing of reptile vets by state: Arav. I think getting them in for a checkup and definitely a fecal would be your best bet too.
 

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