Going out of town, what to do?

Rajah

Rajah

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If you haven't already read my other posts, I have a baby leopard gecko that I got from Petco a few weeks ago. She hasn't been eating, so I took her to the vet, and I was instructed to feed her baby food twice a day (I also mix it with leopard gecko calcium powder). I've been doing this for a few days now. However, she's still not interested in crickets or mealies. Her body isn't so thin, but her tail's not at all fat looking. I'm not sure how old she is, so perhaps this is normal. Starting last night, I've also given her this emergency reptile aid for reptiles that aren't eating or drinking. It's so hard to get her to eat all of this. I use a little syringe, but she won't let me open her mouth, so I have to put it on her nose and hope she licks it up, drop by drop. Needless to day, I'm having a bit of a hard time.

Anyway, I'm going out of town on Friday for ten days. I'll be going with my boyfriend and his family to South Dakota, and we'll be bringing a camper. Would it be better to take her with me and continue trying to nurse her back to health? I have an under the tank heater, and, once we hit the campground, I could set that up. Otherwise, I could leave her here, but I don't want anyone else feeding her the baby food and reptile aid, as I don't want them to hurt her. I've thought that I could put some mealies in a bowl for her, but I'm pretty sure she won't eat them, and I'm worried that she might need the reptile aid. Also, I don't want to cause her unneeded stress by moving her around, not to mention the shaky two-day car ride. Please, what would be the best thing to do? Could she do all right being alone for ten days? Maybe it would help her adjust, anyway. I don't know. Please, please help.
 
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acpart

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In my opinion, best first choice is to see if there's a reptile vet or other place where you could board her and have an experienced person feed her (where I live near Boston, the NE Wildlife Preservation center has options for exotic pet boarding and care by trained vets and interns).

If you can get her to take a mealworm by holding her (the same way you hand feed her the baby food), pushing a mealworm gently against her mouth until she bites it and then seeing if she'll actually chew it and swallow it, it will be easier for someone else to feed her.

Last choice, if you need to, take her with you and do your best.

Aliza
 
Rajah

Rajah

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UPDATE! Thanks for the advice, but, thank God, she's finally started eating crickets... Just in time! So, I'm leaving her with my mom and my brother. I wrote up four pages of instructions, so I think she'll be okay. I'm so happy my baby's eating now :)
 
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