Fat-tailed Gecko Not Eating

annette14 · #1 05-14-2011, 07:43 PM

My female fat-tailed gecko has no interest in eating. Her tail is very thin.
I am very worried about her. Yesterday I managed to get about 4 crickets down her using tongs (she wouldn't take them from my fingers). Then she caught one on her own. Today I was only able to get her to eat one. She used to have a very good apetite - even better than my male's! Then she had this shedding problem - she couldn't get the skin off her face and ended up with a red snout. This seems to be the start of the problem. Snout is healing well - but no apetite - and the sight of her skinny tail scares me! Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

acpart · #2 05-14-2011, 09:07 PM

Keep encouraging her to eat the way you are and consider a vet visit.

Aliza

annette14 · #3 05-14-2011, 11:05 PM

Thank you for your reply - will continue and possibly visit a vet.

Jetbo · #4 05-15-2011, 08:44 AM

How old is she? Have you checked her cage temps? Not eating daily is very normal for AFT most of us feed every other day or so for a healthy adult. Can you post a pic of her? The thin tail you say she has does not sound normal especially for a gecko that eats so much. There is a good chance it could be parasites. Acpart suggestion for a vet visit with fecal test would be best. If you can't for some reason do that you might look into getting some Reptaid. I have had great results with it vs infections and pretty good results with it vs parasites in the past. I wish you luck.

annette14 · #5 05-15-2011, 11:39 AM

Thank you for your suggestions. Is Reptaid available at a pet store? Please let me know. I want to try it. Thanks again!

Jetbo · #6 05-15-2011, 06:06 PM

Sadly, no none of the chain pet stores sell it. I have only seen it sold online and at a few reptile expos. You should google it for more info.