Possible parasites!

PhoenixCoconut

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Hey everyone, I have one gecko, formerly known as lucy, who is is plummeting in weight. Im pretty sure it parasites I'm taking her in when she poops next. All my other heck have been slightly exposed during handling! Should I worry about them, I'm getting her stool checked should I do it to the others also? I surely hope not, because my bet is very expensive!

Thanks for your time,
Nicole ;)
 

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Maybe when you need to handle your other geckos you should handle them first and then the one that is suspected with parasites. Also I think you should wash your hands a lot.
 

OnlineGeckos

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Since you aren't sure whether it's a parasite problem or not, you should just take precaution, and as suggested above handle & feed the other geckos first, then do the sickly last. Make sure you don't allow the sick gecko to share anything with the other geckos, cross contamination can be really bad. So don't dump the mealworms (or whatever feeders you use) from the sick gecko's tank into the mealworm colony or feed them to other geckos.

It'll be hard to say how to deal with something until you get a fecal exam done with that one gecko.
 

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