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11-17-2014, 08:36 AM

I wish I had seen this prior to purchasing from him.

I bought a leopard gecko and a juvenile veiled chameleon a month and a half ago. The leopard gecko was a pity buy. You know, the one that you just can't help but want to make better. He was $10, in a cup with others reading stubby tail. His tail was in the process of growing back, maybe a week in, he was skinny. Now almost two months later he has not gained a single gram. He is currently 5grams. I have to syringe feed him slurry every night. He has cost me almost $200 in vet bills. (She thinks it's an internal parasite but no poo, no fecal exam.) He's been treated but unresponsive to multiple medications. Now I have to consider euthanizing him, something I don't handle well.

I pray to God the chameleon doesn't develop any issues, so far he is doing well.

11-17-2014, 08:36 AM	#20
Ramla	I wish I had seen this prior to purchasing from him. I bought a leopard gecko and a juvenile veiled chameleon a month and a half ago. The leopard gecko was a pity buy. You know, the one that you just can't help but want to make better. He was $10, in a cup with others reading stubby tail. His tail was in the process of growing back, maybe a week in, he was skinny. Now almost two months later he has not gained a single gram. He is currently 5grams. I have to syringe feed him slurry every night. He has cost me almost $200 in vet bills. (She thinks it's an internal parasite but no poo, no fecal exam.) He's been treated but unresponsive to multiple medications. Now I have to consider euthanizing him, something I don't handle well. I pray to God the chameleon doesn't develop any issues, so far he is doing well.