I'm trying rescue a leo from a roommate who impulse bought two at a show a few months ago. (Yeah I know- don't get me started I already gave him several ear fulls). In spite of all my advice to research his new pets he didn't and consequently did just about everything you can do wrong, wrong.
He had a full grown male and very young female (guessing she is about 3-6 months old) housed together in a 12x12x12 Zoo Med terrarium (because that was all I had available when he brought HIS pets home). No heat source, no hides, etc, etc. Long story short - the much larger male dominated the female to the point she stopped eating and is now extremely skinny and even her tail is skinny. And honestly the poor thing looks like she's at deaths door.
Last night I took her away from him and after getting what was left of her shed off her head and educating myself on leos (BP.net to rescue again) I know a bit more than I did yesterday. But still need some help since I keep Balls and a Tokay not leos.
I am going out tonight to buy her a UTH and have already set her up with a few hides including one moist one. Since she hasn't eaten in several weeks I force fed her a pre-killed meal worm. Once in her mouth she took it down on her own, hopefully that's a good sign.
She is very lethargic and as I mentioned hasn't eaten in several weeks. Other than correcting her environment (heat/hides/substrate) and buying some wax worms tonight can anyone offer up any advice to a would be rescuer?
Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions you can offer.








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