[Lezbatt]

Hey guys I'm new here,

I have recently taken on 3 more geckos from someone and two are not quite in the condition I expected. The first one is fine he is a huge male, the second one is an Enigma she is very malnourished and third is another female and I think she may be gravid which he did not tell me
so my first question. I have been giving the enigma crushed mealworms and calci dust mixed up in a syringe and she loves it! her enigma syndrome has improved quite alot since having a couple of feeds which is good but is there anything else I could be doing for her? She is still very weak but she can open her eyes now at least.I read in a few places you can feed them chicken baby food when they are severely under weight is this right?

My second question is about the gravid female.How can i be certain she has eggs? She wont let me pick her up at the moment and is being very ratty.I have separated her and the male and given her a moist box to lay her eggs.She was very thirsty when I got her.She layed in her water bowl drinking for about 30-45 mins would dehydration effect her eggs? And does anybody know a good guide for caring for a gravid female? Sorry to ask so many questions lol any help would be much appreciated. thanks

[acpart]

It's nice that you're able to take them on. I feel that if your enigma is willing to eat crushed mealworms, that makes more sense than chicken baby food which is way outside her normal feeder variety. For the gravid female I'd recommend low stress, lots of calcium, as much food as she'll take. She may lay the eggs or re-absorb them. If she doesn't want to be bothered, I guess you'll just have to wait to see what she does. Good luck with them.

ALiza