[aquapimp]

Roxyrox,

Best of luck with that sikorae. After more than a 20 year hiatus from keeping Uroplatus, I returned to them recently. I love all geckos and spent many years with Australian taxa that were amazingly enjoyable. I sold my collection of Nephrurus a couple of years ago, and was geckoless until recently

When I decide to rebuild a collection. I returned to leaf tails as they are my first love.

I hope the male lives the rest of his life like a normal male sikorae should. I think you are doing a great job ensuring that.

also... welcome to the forum, and to what I consider the coolest animals on the planet!

[jadrig]

Yes, I know a few Vets, and I am not throwing them under the bus...

I am just letting Rox know that Panicing is NOT the best thing to do...

Stress can be worse than an abcess...

I also know how much certain people spend on vet visits/procedures ontop of poor/ not so successful results...I am going to leave it at that...

I just dont want to steer some new gecko keeper into spending hundreds of unnecessary dollars on this one gecko...it is a huge turn off to the hobby...

[luevelvet]

Let us know what the vet has to say about it. It looks very much like an abscess or blockage as miguel had guessed. If it's an abscess, it won't cost very much to treat and has a very good outcome. If it returns I would investigate the blockage theory and go from there.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Luis

[miguel camacho!]

Joe, what I think it comes down to is the fact that you VASTLY underestimated the terms of "health" for your geckos. Whether or not that was a misstatement on your part, you know...but feeding is not the only measure someone should use to determine health vs. sickness.

I admit, I hadn't had the best experiences with vets and my geckos. On a couple of occasions with minor problems, I did have good experiences. When the potential problem(s) is (are) seemingly minor and likely treatable, it can be well worth the vet visit. An abscess is fairly easily treated, and I think the risk for stress is overrated. Gone unchecked, it would lead to other problems. Those other problems that would accumulate to the point of the animal not feeding. So if you're using the fact that the animal is not eating as your first/only measure that the animal is sick, perhaps that could be why the problems seem not worth treating.

[deaxone]

Originally Posted by Graham_s

Can we please keep this thread civil. Let's try to forget about why the animal was purchased and try to help the OP as they have come to the forum for help.
At least the OP will know in the future not to purchase an animal with a clear health problem.

agreed,
although even the sick geckos need a home,its gotta be worth trying to save
i think its gotta be worth 50 dollars to have some peace of mind,if its too much for you im sure ull find a new home

on a constructive note,maybe add a few more branches to the viv,feeling secure can do wonders for a geckos health,
realy hope all goes well for you beutiful gecko!