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12-21-2011, 04:53 PM
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Crested Gecko getting skinny and lethargic
He is about 2 years old. We feed him crickets with calcium and just started the repashy cgd. Today we noticed he hasn't completely shed, which has never happened, and is very lethargic. We found the coco brick in his mouth, but tried to get most of it out of there. Any suggestions?
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12-21-2011, 05:43 PM
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Do you have a photo? You can put him in a container with moist paper towels for about 10 or 15 minutes to see if that helps him shed. He may be dehydrated also. But if you dont see a huge improvement I would take him to a vet that specializes in reptiles tomorrow.
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12-21-2011, 05:48 PM
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Unfortunately, I do not have a photo. We didn't get all of the substrate out of his mouth, just all that I could. Just put him on paper towel, gave him some calcium, cgd, and water.
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12-21-2011, 09:49 PM
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Get him to a vet. Also, what are the temps in the tank? It may be dipping lower than can be tolerated. turn up your heat some, mist heavily tonight with lukewarm (not hot) water, and arrange for a reptile-certified vet as soon as possible.
B&K
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12-21-2011, 09:52 PM
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needs to see a vet
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12-21-2011, 10:20 PM
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what do you think is wrong?
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12-21-2011, 10:23 PM
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Are his legs unusuallly soft? Is he able to move his legs? Is his jaw rubbery? If he has all or one of these symptoms, he may have Metabolic Bone Diasese. However, this is weird, as you said that you have been giving him dusted feeders, and the Repashy has calcium + vitamins in it. As stated before, get him to a reptile certified vet ASAP
Best of luck,
B&K
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12-21-2011, 10:24 PM
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If he ate some of the coco brick that swells when hydrated, I don't think that you should try to force drinking, though.
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12-21-2011, 10:26 PM
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get on the chatroom
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12-22-2011, 12:00 AM
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I think this is a great reason to have crested geckos (especially hatchlings & juvies) on papertowels rather than any other substrate,Just a safe bet.Soorry to hear about your gecko.Good luck.
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