[commander cody]

we woke up yesterday morning and cody (our crested gecko 2 1/2 yrs) was laying on the bottom of her terr. she has small twitches and not eating. I dont know what to do. I tried to feed her water and gecko diet and she just opens her mouth like she is choaking. She was eating fine until friday night, anybody else have this problem?

[thehotchik1000]

What's her calcium regimine like and what kind of crested diet are you feeding?



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[cricket4u]

Originally Posted by commander cody

we woke up yesterday morning and cody (our crested gecko 2 1/2 yrs) was laying on the bottom of her terr. she has small twitches and not eating. I dont know what to do. I tried to feed her water and gecko diet and she just opens her mouth like she is choaking. She was eating fine until friday night, anybody else have this problem?

Make sure she is well hydrated and let us know her diet and calcium regimen as questioned above. Have you looked in her mouth to check her endolymphatic sacs?

Keep in mind too much can be just as bad as not enough and can cause seizures as a sign of toxicity as well as too low.
http://www.moonvalleyreptiles.com/cr...on/supplements

[commander cody]

we have been feeding her repashy crested gecko meal replacement and strickly crikets.

she is not drinking and I dont know how to force feed or even if i should. what am i looking for when i open her mouth?

[cricket4u]

Originally Posted by commander cody

we have been feeding her repashy crested gecko meal replacement and strickly crikets.

she is not drinking and I dont know how to force feed or even if i should. what am i looking for when i open her mouth?

Is this your first one? They can twitch when handled as a threat response which is normal.

To see if her calcium sacs are full. There is a picture in this link.

Crested Gecko Care Sheet

[lauraleellbp]

Why are you considering force feeding her? Is she underweight? Force feeding a crested gecko is a good way to stress them out further and make them choke- I would not recommend it except under extreme circumstances, and then only with veterinary advice and with them showing you how to do it properly first.

If she's dehydrated, give her a "sauna" this is the fastest and safest way to rehydrated a crested gecko-

Crested Gecko "Bath" - YouTube

If you think she possibly needs electrolytes, you can use clear pedialyte in the sauna instead of water.

Could you post a picture of her?

Could you describe her "twitching" a bit more clearly?