Sick Gecko or Paranoia

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Isujustice05

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hey everyone i got a very young blazing blizzard a few months ago from a local pet store, it was very healthy and it was on sand though, but i brought it home and got it off sand, it spent awhile getting used to its new home but then began to eat many crickets which i was dusting and pooping normal all the good stuff. he was getting bigger plump tail all the good stuff i did hear that sometimes with light colored morphs and being so young you can see their organs and mistake for impaction....well i worried for awhile because i saw spots but he still ate and pooped fine....recently he stopped eating and i noticed that he looks as though he is going to start shedding, body getting lighter and dry skin on head....well he hasn’t been eating normal yet and i chalked it up to him getting ready to shed, well now he is sort of shaky when he walks slow, but he runs fine and he has a darker colored spot on his side and a dark dot on his belly....i figure something has to be wrong i got him some wax worms the other day to help him gain back weight and he ate two, but refused to tonight...there are no vets close and i am wondering if anyone has faced this problem and what i can do to help him in recovery? thanks alot guys
 

fallen_angel

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Well it is true that the organs can be seen straight through the body, with lighter colored geckos, and young hatchling all alike.. I myself have gotten a bit worried from just seeing an organ a few times! But anyway, did he ever shed, or whatever happened with thinking that him not eating was due to his shed? Does his belly feel hard? That is how I check, because some days I will see dark spots that I swear I didn't see before.. but I do know that when a gecko is impacted, the belly hardens.. soo, feel his belly and see if it feels hard. If not, I would try not to worry. The little blue spot that you see is the galbladder..

Also, sometimes they just don't eat everyday..
 

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