Skinny Tokay not eating

holocaustto · #1 02-17-2009, 08:28 PM

Hi there.
I have already mentioned this in other threads, but as I want you to get the whole deal, I will explain it here with all the details hoping for someone to help me.
A few weeks ago I brought home a female Tokay Gecko. She was already pretty thin and had just one eye (don't know how that happened, Im guessing another Gecko or, of course, bad human handle).
I really wanted her to recover.
The first days she ate a few Crickets (dusted with Calcium and D3) and didn't show any problems. I was worried about the eye, but it didn't seem to bother her. She could perfectly hunt crickets. Than I gave her mebendazol three days to get her parasite free. After that, she ate twice or so and never more.
The set up is a vertically fliped Aquarium 60x40x40cm, substrate peat moss (the best option you can get here), wood (plenty hidden places) and some plants. I mist al least once a day and has a heating lamp from one side, where she spends most of the time.
As she has become even more skinny, a few days ago, I fed her in the mouth a mix of mealworms (just the inside) and vitamins. After that I've seen here al least drinkin' some water from the glass, but still not intersted in Crickets as in the beginning.
Anybody knows what to do in this case? I think all I need is to get her to eat by herself again.

*about the eye, Im pretty sure of that it is healed and that is does not bother here at all.

holocaustto · #2 02-18-2009, 06:36 PM

No help?

Barnaby · #3 02-19-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by holocaustto

No help?

Sorry. Can't help, but maybe an expert can give his input...

holocaustto · #4 02-19-2009, 02:58 PM

Thanks, that's exactly what Im hoping.

cliff_f · #5 02-21-2009, 12:01 AM

how often do you offer it food?

holocaustto · #6 02-21-2009, 01:25 PM

Everyday...
She just isn't insterested in Crickets anymore.
The food i give her in the mouth, she eats it well (only it isn't a Cricket).

Steveo · #7 02-21-2009, 02:40 PM

Have you tried hoppers? (small locusts)
my tokay went off crickets but went crazy for locusts , also you could try her on a pinkie as you did with the mealworm insides as that would probly give her a bump up in energy etc

hope she recovers and lives a long life (at least your giving her a chance , alot of people wouldnt

)

cliff_f · #8 02-21-2009, 06:35 PM

I would only offer her a little food every other day. That will help trigger a better feeding response. If you keep cramming food to her everyday you will just stress her out.

holocaustto · #9 02-21-2009, 11:14 PM

Steveo:
Thanks for your answer and wishes

! Im doing my best
Sadly I can't find variety of live food here. Actually Crickets weren't easy to get. I'll try with a pinkie, it sounds like a good idea.

Cliff_f:
Thanks for answering to!
I did offer her food every other day, but she just wouldn't eat!
That's why I started cramming her food, 'cause she became too skinnie.
Of course Im aware of that Im stressing her out, but I thought there wasn't another way

The only live food I can get are mealworms, crickets and pinkies.
I hope you can give me some other solutions so I can finally make her eat.
The only good new is that she started drinking water everynight by herself, from the glass and plant leaves.

cliff_f · #10 02-22-2009, 12:56 PM

Just keep offering small amounts of food every other day, sooner or later she will eat. If she still wont eat there is really not much you can do. At least she is drinking water by her self now that is a good sign. Just leave her alone pay very little attention to her so she will start to settle in.

With her being so skinny and not eating I really would not recommend trying a pinkie mouse. Wait till she has ate a few crickets or meal worms.