[penceton]

Hemidactylus species...possibly frenatus...

The petstore had these "house geckos" in a tank w/ green anoles, green tree frogs and squirrel tree frogs.....with the exception of the anole(which i just got today from another store), i got all three species.....and have seen the frogs eat plenty...........but not the gecko....he's all about "sitting there still" and only seems to move much when i go after him....

i've quarantined him, since last night....threw in a dish with a meal worm, and two crickets w/ an orange cube in there.........also wet napkins......

This morning, the meal worm was gone and i was happy.....turns out, the lil' bastard was "crawling" around and not dead...i took it out.....the crickets remain....

Not sure what this guy is supposed to be eating(i've heard meal worms and crickets, etc).....or maybe he's not hungry.....i've seen his tongue come out and him drinking though........

So wondering if he's just not hungry right now?

[thorrshamri]

You should have it tested for internal parasites ,he probably carries a lot of them as it must be a wild-caught specimen .Such parasites are well-known for altering the appetite of their host .Take it to the nearest rep vet asap .Spraying slightly warm water on him may be a good idea too ,to strike against possible dehydratation.

[Mez]

I personally would not spray the gecko directly, they will drink from water droplets, i believe spraying the gecko will simply add more stress to an already stressful environment...

[penceton]

Thank you. I just made an appointment for 2pm this Saturday! The visit is like $68 PER animal (i had to take one of my firebelly newts there a couple of weeks ago, i thought it was for the overall visit and you could combine animals, but it's not!)

It will be worth it though, as i want to make sure this guy gets a nice appetite going....hopefully they can test him properly being that he's so small......i know they couldn't do much w/ the newt cause he was tiny.......

Anyway, thanks!

[penceton]

I had the vet start the de-worming process(apparently i have to go back in two weeks to have it done again).....and they gave me some "carnivore" powder to mix w/ hot water...and feed the little gecko w/ a tiny syringe applicator, down his throat! When I asked the "technician" how, she explained that using a credit card could help open his/her mouth but that did not work for them....she said "just wait until he opens his mouth to do it"...............this was yesterday/last night..............

i tried tirelessly to do this, and to no avail He's probably only like three inches or so.........so i don't want to FORCE his mouth open...and hurt him.......so tiny, so thin................i'm heart broken!!!

i'm going in tomorrow after work, to have them HELP me w/ pointers! And hopefully they don't charge me for doing this.....

Wish me luck!

[penceton]

Also, I have him housed in the emergency temporary SMALL CRITTER TOTE, which is in turn inside of a bigger EXO TERRA.....though his tote isn't getting the temperature I'd like....

I bought a Nocturnal Mini-Clamp Red LED Lamp tonight at Petsmart..

Here's the link to the product: Featured & Unusual Products: R-Zilla Mini-Clamp Red LED Lamp at PETdiscounters.com

Does that give off any heat whatsoever or am i to return that back? I thought because it was small it wouldn't fry him in the little tote and since it was red, it'd have some heat..........

thanks!

[penceton]

He passed away last night Feel so bad and sad right now....

[thorrshamri]

Sorry for you ,this often happens with WC animals...next time ,look for captive-bred geckos

[penceton]

Do they have many CB H. Frenatus?