Urgent help needed! Gecko starving, please help

[Octololi]

My leopard gecko, which was born June 4 2008, hasn't eaten anything for almost two months now, and he is clearly on the brink of starvation. His name is Ryu. His tail is thin as a rail, he's lethargic (except when handled, then he is very active) and he hasn't grown since he stopped eating. I got a new gecko a few weeks after it stopped eating, her name is Shimo, and she was born in September of 2008. She is now three times as fat as him and about a centimeter longer. I have been to the vet and Ryu had no injuries or obvious ailments, he is just thin.

I have quarantined him today to try to get a poop sample to bring to my vet to check for worms, but since he isn't eating I am afraid he won't poop either. I have been feeding him the Golden Gate slurry formula for about two weeks once or twice a day, but he barely opens his mouth and doesn't seem to be getting any better. I am very very worried I might lose him.

He also has some strange behaviour that he has been displaying for about four months. Ocassionaly, he will snap his mouth open very violently, multiple times, close his eyes and back up like something is biting his face. He also thrashes his head to the sides and scratches at his cheeks and jaw.

Hopefully I will have a poop sample soon because I suspect worms and I have ruled out as much as I can, but ANY advice is very much appreciated. He is my first gecko and I would be extremely upset to lose him

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I recommend getting yur gecko on my slurry... it will give him some nutrients and help produce a stool for the vet to examine. The recipe is posted at the top of this particular forum.

Also, are you housing your two geckos together? If so, then you should separate them ASAP!

 

[shadowx362]

very sorry to hear that.....can we get some pictures? Of around his mouth and body? What substrate are you using? Temps? set up?
I hope for the best, but please get back to us with more info if possible.

 

[Octololi]

I have been using the slurry, and I hope that it will begin to take effect in a few weeks.

My geckos were together, though Ryu stopped eating before I got the new one, so I didn't suspect that was the problem. Shimo, my new gecko, is thriving very well, so that tells me my temps are good and whatnot. They have always been on paper towel, and in their tank they have two hides, three fake plants, and available meal worms (dusted every two days), water, and calcium. As of today I have seperated my geckos to see if it helps.