i am desperate for help

topic posted Sat, July 22, 2006 - 11:01 PM by  Unsubscribed
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okay, long story.

i have 8 month old male and female leopard geckos housed together in a 20L.

atleast 3 weeks ago, the male stopped eating. i seperated them and now have the male in a 10gallon. i took him to the vet 2 weeks ago, and spent over $60 on the visit, the de-wormer, and the force feeding supplies. ive been given him the de-wormer as i should, and force feeding him 'fluker's repti-aid for dehydrated reptiles'.

well, he still hasnt been eating, and i realized that he has been throwing up the repti-aid that i have been giving him. he is still very active and roams his cage at night, he just isnt eating. at this point i am very worried about him. i cannot afford any more vet visits, and i am not sure what to do. any advice at all? thanks

here are pictures of him

he is in the forground, and this picture was taken mid may

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this is him 2 weeks ago, and his tail is even skinner now

i6.photobucket.com/albums/y...9c3c3.jpg

i know the quality in the photos is different, i am a photographer and the first was taken as part of a project, and the second is just a snapshot.
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    Re: i am desperate for help

    Thu, July 27, 2006 - 5:01 AM
    Ellie;

    I am not an expert, as you Vet is, but I have heard that they sometimes stop eating if they become impacted. What type of substrate are they on? He may be having some trouble digesting it. Did the Vet do any X-rays?

    You may be able to find some good information on faunaclassifieds.com in one of the forums for Gecko's.

    Good Luck

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