Help please with a weakening Gargoyle

[cooper01]

Hello, I have a 50 gal square aquarium that is set up for Gargs. I currently have two in the tank. The larger of the two is growing slowly but surely, but the smaller is looking thinner and thinner as the months pass. For the last month and a half she has been almost completly pale white. I provide fresh cgd every night, and crickets at least twice a week. I'm very worried about her. Is there and special treatment that you experts know of that might help bring her back into good health. I would be endetted to anyone that can help. I realy don't want her to die. Is it an issue with keeping more than one female in the same cage. I have read that this is not an issue, but people might have different experience. Anyways, I will stop rambling and leave it up to you guys. Thanks in advance for any help you might have!!!!

 

[cooper01]

Parasites

It has been a while since I treated the geckos for endoparasites, so that might be the problem. I will dose with pancur first thing. I would still like to hear what other people think. Thanks

 

[Riverside Reptiles]

I would separate them...for two reasons. 1) if she's sick, she may be contagious. You certainly don't want the healthy one getting sick as well. 2) just because in theory two females will get along doesn't make it true. Just like people, every animal has different personalities. Some play well with others. Some don't. I'd provide her with her own enclosure and see how she does. If it's stress related, that may be all that you need to do to get her healthy again. And it certainly won't hurt anything to separate them.

 

[Saille]

Have to agree here, especially if there is a size/weight difference between the two. You need to separate the smaller one to give her a chance to recover and get strong, as well as to monitor her.
Gargs don't do as well in groups as Cresties, in my experience.

 

[Jaguar Gecko77]

Ethan's advise is worth it's weight in gold also I have noticed that Gargs can be feisty, onry hermits and they will pick on eachother (especially on the male that never seems to make it through mating season without losing a tail....) but anyways she may be low man on the totem pole. Like Ethan said separate her this way you can observe her alone and see how she responds to a habitat that is isolated (how they prefer it). Also be careful using the parasite treatment it is very harsh and stressful on geckos. You should try to get her healthy and take a fecal sample to the vet before you treat them. It would be a shame if she died from the stress of the treatment and she didn't have any parasites.

Good luck,

David-