Urgent Plz Help!!!!

[seanmcginnin]

my buddy has a leopard gecko that has been sick due to not eating and is unbelievably thin lately and he has no food so i took him here to try and feed him, but nothing is happening really, all there is for food for him is dead dried out flies, im just wandering if theres anything that might be around the house i could try and feed him

[ADEE]

why dont you run up to the local pet store and get some crickets or meal worms!!! why isnt this person feeding his (or her) animal?!

[seanmcginnin]

we have no ride to get over to a petstore, car is uninspected, and they are only 10 yrs old and doesnt know what hes doing, do you know anything we can do to save this animal

[jknudson]

Animals need food to live...I suggest you buy it some proper food.

Crickets, mealworms, cockroaches....something...otherwise it will probably starve to death.

[seanmcginnin]

alright thanks guys ill see if i can get out tomorrow and do so, but he said he hasnt been eating well, even with food in the enclosure

[jknudson]

alright thanks guys ill see if i can get out tomorrow and do so, but he said he hasnt been eating well, even with food in the enclosure

Leos like their food to be alive and moving...its not going to eat dried flies... Pick up some crickets...make sure they are gutloaded and then fed off.

[seanmcginnin]

he said he's tried it but ill try it again tomorrow

[Repti-Rob]

Do you know what the temp in the cage is? Could the animal be impacted? (Sand bottom of cage)? Temp and humidity are big ones for leo's. You may have to try some treats such as wax worms and such to stimulate feeding even though they are not as good for the gecko. Can you give some more info?

P.S. I remember something about feeding leo's fruit baby food but let me check before doing that!

[jknudson]

If the leo won't eat on its own, I would first take it to a vet and get it check out for internal parasites.

Second, if it still won't eat...what I have done in the past with rescue leos was to make a slurry of crickets, mealworms, superworms with pedialyte and literally syringe feed the leos. After a few feedings I found that they would take right to the syringe without issue.

[mlededee]

leos will sometimes take turkey flavored baby food--i would recommend this over fruit because it has high protein content which leos need. i have used turkey baby food with mashed mealworms and waxworms in it to handfeed before--after a few days the leo started licking it from a dish of the mix left in its enclosure. once strong enough to start hunting for food i started feed live insects.

i'd recommend a trip to the vet as suggested to check for parasites and possibly impaction if the leo was kept on loose substrate.

leos need a warm side of about 88-90 degrees and a cool side of about 78 degrees. you should have a cool side and a warm side hide--the warm hide should also be a humid hide to help with shedding. a dish of water and a dish of calcium should be kept in the enclosure at all times. you can also keep a dish of mealworms in the enclosure for him to eat from as he wants once he starts eating insects again, supplementing with crickets, phoenix worms, feeder roaches, etc. every few days.