Take it to a vet ASAP!!!

[fallen_angel]

^That's a very good point, too, I think. It's less of a hassle and less time-consuming to just refer them to a vet.

 

[BalloonzForU]

^That's a very good point, too, I think. It's less of a hassle and less time-consuming to just refer them to a vet.

Not so much that it's a hassle but, some tend to make it out to be worse than it is and some down play, then some may not be so honest as to their setups, so sometimes it's safer to tell them a vet is needed. At least till they know better as to when it's important and when it's something they can fix on their own.

 

[justindh1]

I have had to goto the vet only once but it was for a impaction. He did only charge me 25 dollars for the visit, an enema, a fecal test from what he got out with the enema, a fecal test on what she popped out that day after the visit, and a calcium mix he had. Of course i was reffered from a guy i know who is a breeder and a friend of his. I tossed that out to the vet on the visit, might of helped me out. Life is ALWAYS about who you know. I had a good experience with him but his fucking front secretary was a FUCKING CUNT! I wanted to kill that bitch just cause she had the worste additude.

He was a vet who was a herpetologist so that helps! If they are just a regular vet then its just a chance on if they know much about reptiles besides the basics.

 

[gothra]

Another thing that gets me going is this...

"My gecko has not eaten in a week so I started him/her on a slurry..."

This translates into "my gecko went off feed for whatever reason so I will fuckin stress it out even more by forcing liquified mealworms down its throat..."

I feed my ovulating females slurry when they go off food completely; and when I see people asking about ovulating females that stopped eating, I will say what I do. In fact, I just gave such a reply in the health section about 15 minutes ago. I don't see any problem with that. Of course, if the gecko just stopped eating like 1 or 2 weeks, I agree its nothing to worry about. But for geckos that stopped or will stop eating for longer time, giving it slurry can't be a bad thing. I've had ovulating females that lived through months without food, and I've also had one that unfortunately didn't make it. I regretted so much that I didn't intervene when she refused to eat due to ovulation.

 

[Haligren]

He meant nothing personal...Gregg is very opinionated. That's just the way he rolls... Don't think he meant it as any kind of personal attack, though.

Oh I know. Well...I felt a little singled out but, yeah, no harm done. ^^;

I can totally sympathize with what Gregg is saying about overreacting. I'm sure I DID overreact when Tiamat went off feed and stopped pooping. And I agree that some people jump to conclusions too quickly without doing proper research. I was all over this forum for weeks asking every chance I got about Tiamat's health. I'm sure everyone got pretty sick of me asking. lol

But anyway, I'm completely new to the leopard gecko fandom and I'm so used to having animals that love to eat, i.e. fish, cats, Mandarin. lol That it was difficult for me to understand that some animals simply don't need a lot of food to survive. Although I do believe the slurry did help Tiamat get back on track.

It is kinda urksome though when new members show up on the forum and are immediately freaking out about Spot not eating or that she's got a ickle scratch on her back and "omgwtfbbqvetyes??". Especially to those of us who know better. If it's one thing I'm learning quite fast, it's that leos are very tough little animals. And unless that scratch gets infected, I don't think I'd worry about.