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    Could use some help.

    Hello all

    I've rescued 3 1 year old Leo's, the problem is 2 of them are really skinny, they almost have no tail. They also dont want to eat, I've tried and forcefed them a bit with a worm and not a syringe. This was with little to no succes. I can't really go to the vet because they don't poop, and only good thing to know whats wrong is with a fecal analysis. What are your guys thoughts on this?

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    Thank you for having the heart to rescue some leos in need! I have some rescues myself and have had good success so far with the routine I have for them, I have a couple questions that will help me to better help you!

    What are they being housed in?
    Are they being housed seperately?
    What are the temps on the hot and cool sides?
    Are you using heat lamp or any light, heat tape/cord or UTH?
    Is there a warm moist hide, a warm dry hide and a cool dry hide?
    Are you providing a water bowl?
    What are you offering for food, how much and how often?
    what supplements are you offering and how often?

    Photos of the geckos would be helpful aswell
    -Deb ~ Spiral Out. Keep going ~

    1.0 Matrix Blood python ('Neo')
    1.0 Granite Stripe het. Ultra Borneo STP
    0.1 Colombian BCI ('Attila')
    0.1 Squaretail Col. BCI ('Navi')
    BP's:
    1.0 Pied('Gonzo').......................1.0 Pewter('Osiris')
    1.0 Pinstripe('Ra')......................1.0 Bumblebee
    1.0 Yellow Belly('Jinx')..............0.1 Pastel Yellow Belly('Isis')
    0.1 Mojave('Luna').....................0.1 Spider('Salem')
    0.1 Caramel Albino ('Karma')....0.1 Pastel het. OG ('Juno')
    0.1 Het. OG ('Satan')..................0.1 Poss. Het. Pied ('Cleo')
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    Re: Could use some help.

    Quote Originally Posted by MizTwisted View Post
    Thank you for having the heart to rescue some leos in need! I have some rescues myself and have had good success so far with the routine I have for them, I have a couple questions that will help me to better help you!

    What are they being housed in?
    Are they being housed seperately?
    What are the temps on the hot and cool sides?
    Are you using heat lamp or any light, heat tape/cord or UTH?
    Is there a warm moist hide, a warm dry hide and a cool dry hide?
    Are you providing a water bowl?
    What are you offering for food, how much and how often?
    what supplements are you offering and how often?

    Photos of the geckos would be helpful aswell
    -Housed in a Medium sized Terra.
    -No
    -Hot side 32 ish Celcius, cool side like 25ish.
    -Heat lamp and UTH
    -Yes
    -Yes
    -Constant worms, crickets(only for 15 mins orso)
    -Multi vitamin powder.

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    Sorry I didn't see this info until now!! I'm going to reply here instead of on the PM we have going incase someone else could benefit from the conversation.
    For my rescues while they are sick I use 10 gallon tanks for each gecko. It is very important that they are housed seperately at this point so they have minimal stress and you are able to properly monitor each gecko. Sometimes geckos can become extremely thin and stressed just from being housed with others, so my first suggestion would be to get them into their own homes asap!
    If you're keeping food items available at all times, after you've separated the geckos, try removing all the food items for the day. Don't pick up the geckos during the day or disturb them much if possible! In the evening, leaving them in their tanks, try taking an un-dusted mealworm with tweezers and slowly putting it on the ground in front of the geckos (work on one gecko at a time, so take about 10 mins trying to feed each gecko). Make sure the mealworm is moving around, poke at it gently with the tweezers or pinch the mealworm's butt to get it to walk or move. Be patient.. if it goes out of the gecko's reach, put it back in front of the gecko & repeat as many times as the gecko will keep eating them or even shows an interest. Try on both sides in front of the gecko incase it has better eye sight on one side, you never know! This is what has worked for all my rescues so far, but only works if they are being housed alone. I also suggest putting a bottle cap half full of Plain calcium with NO D3(very important that it's only calcium) into each gecko's enclosure only for the first week so they can re-stock, & fill water bowls every day with fresh water. Try and let me know how it goes! Fingers crossed for you!!
    -Deb ~ Spiral Out. Keep going ~

    1.0 Matrix Blood python ('Neo')
    1.0 Granite Stripe het. Ultra Borneo STP
    0.1 Colombian BCI ('Attila')
    0.1 Squaretail Col. BCI ('Navi')
    BP's:
    1.0 Pied('Gonzo').......................1.0 Pewter('Osiris')
    1.0 Pinstripe('Ra')......................1.0 Bumblebee
    1.0 Yellow Belly('Jinx')..............0.1 Pastel Yellow Belly('Isis')
    0.1 Mojave('Luna').....................0.1 Spider('Salem')
    0.1 Caramel Albino ('Karma')....0.1 Pastel het. OG ('Juno')
    0.1 Het. OG ('Satan')..................0.1 Poss. Het. Pied ('Cleo')
    1.0 Bearded Dragon ('Oz')
    5.5 Leopard Geckos
    1.1 Crested Geckos (Ninja/Sid)

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