Two new rescues and a big ol' sweetie

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SamanthaLovely said:
Both the New normal (Sundrop) and the new male blizzard (Lancelot) were her cage mates at the pet store. Sundrop is regurgitating solid food. No blood in her stool though. She's thin but not as thin as Frodo. Oh and her urates are green-ish. She was dehydrated when I got her.

Lancelot seem to be fine. He had some runny poo when I got him but now they're normal. He's smaller but I wouldn't call him thin. Not like the other two anyway. I've started to alternate him between live food and the Oxbow.
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:( Greenish-urates is seen in liver disease. If it was close to the stool and got tinged then it's possible it's caused by protozoa. Bad situation. They really need a fecal to rule out parasites and be treated right away if needed.
 
cricket4u

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Have you given UVB a thought? I can almost swear that it aids in recovery. I have always used it. Mainly due to the fact that reptiles who are having GI problems have a hard time absorbing calcium via oral. Just a thought. Maybe rotating 4 hours between the 2 geckos.
 
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cricket4u said:
Have you given UVB a thought? I can almost swear that it aids in recovery. I have always used it. Mainly due to the fact that reptiles who are having GI problems have a hard time absorbing calcium via oral. Just a thought. Maybe rotating 4 hours between the 2 geckos.
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I can hopefully do this. As for the fecal, I'll get one in as soon as I can get a sample. I hate that the vet didn't test for anything. I'll be driving the extra half hour with the samples to go to the Bowmanville vet. I'm assuming because they are the vet that the reptile zoo uses, that they know what they're doing.
 
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SamanthaLovely said:
I can hopefully do this. As for the fecal, I'll get one in as soon as I can get a sample. I hate that the vet didn't test for anything. I'll be driving the extra half hour with the samples to go to the Bowmanville vet. I'm assuming because they are the vet that the reptile zoo uses, that they know what they're doing.
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I got the UVB light hooked up. Now, they're in their ides most of the day so will it get to them?
 
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Looks yellow to me, not green. Do you still have it? Was she also given panacur? Look at the piece on the left. I see something that looks like a segment or a tiny worm? I am only looking at a picture and it might be anything of course.
 
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cricket4u said:
Looks yellow to me, not green. Do you still have it? Was she also given panacur? Look at the piece on the left. I see something that looks like a segment or a tiny worm? I am only looking at a picture and it might be anything of course.
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I do have it. I'll have to take a look at it one I'm finished making food. She hasn't been given it yet because the vet wants samples first but not until Frodo's Acid Fast results are in. Do they expel actual worms? I know when we've had stray cats with worms bad they actually expel worms in there feces. Does this happen with geckos?

The urate looks white in person green on my phone and yellow on the computer. I'll try s picture with my Sony Alpha and see if it looks better on the computer.
 
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cricket4u said:
I was expecting you to ask questions before you decided to.:biggrin:
What brand and strength?
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It's sun-glo 14 watt. It was given to my mom by one of her friends that had an iguana. I guess it was a spare that didn't fit her hood. There's actually a pet store/self-serve dog wash that's not doing reptiles anymore and last time I was in the had buy one get two free on all their reptile stock so I might be able to get some more if they still have them.
 
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SamanthaLovely said:
I do have it. I'll have to take a look at it one I'm finished making food. She hasn't been given it yet because the vet wants samples first but not until Frodo's Acid Fast results are in. Do they expel actual worms? I know when we've had stray cats with worms bad they actually expel worms in there feces. Does this happen with geckos?

The urate looks white in person green on my phone and yellow on the computer. I'll try s picture with my Sony Alpha and see if it looks better on the computer.
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Yes, it can be seen in the feces sometimes.
 
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cricket4u

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SamanthaLovely said:
It's sun-glo 14 watt. It was given to my mom by one of her friends that had an iguana. I guess it was a spare that didn't fit her hood. There's actually a pet store/self-serve dog wash that's not doing reptiles anymore and last time I was in the had buy one get two free on all their reptile stock so I might be able to get some more if they still have them.
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Your reply indicates that you are not familiar with UVB use. It will be best to forget that thought.:biggrin: You have more important things to spend your money on and worry about right now.
 
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cricket4u said:
Your reply indicates that you are not familiar with UVB use. It will be best to forget that thought.:biggrin: You have more important things to spend your money on and worry about right now.
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No, I'm not. Though the vet did reccomend one. We've only used them on the fish but I had that one to use on the geckos. I just couldn't find the hood until the other day. As it happened it was right under my nose the whole time.

Is the 14watt alright?
 
lets-go-geckoz

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SamanthaLovely said:
Banana blizzard? I will have to look this up.
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I know I had never seen them either. but today I was googling in search of my new leo's morph as I was told it is a blizzard but in certain areas it has a yellowish tinge. after searching for it I learned he is most definitely a Banana Blizzard.
 
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SamanthaLovely said:
No, I'm not. Though the vet did reccomend one. We've only used them on the fish but I had that one to use on the geckos. I just couldn't find the hood until the other day. As it happened it was right under my nose the whole time.

Is the 14watt alright?
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Please do not feel like I am insulting your intelligence, but again the fact that all you have provided was wattage indicates you have some homework to do.:) It might sound ridiculous to you, but I do not feel comfortable giving suggestions without me having the gecko and enclosure in front of me. Here is some information so that you can at least educate yourself.

UV Lighting for Reptiles: How much UVB do reptiles need?

Solartech Solarmeter UVB Meter Model 6.2 - ReptileUV
 
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This is ridiculous. Take a look at this:

WORMS!? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

If those aren't worms of some sort then I'm a friggan raving lunatic. I think I've found the problem or at least part of it. We're off to the vet with this sample and my laptop with the pictures I've taken first thing in the morning. I fed her (Sundrop) 20 mins ago and this stool was not there. So it's FRESH. Probably still warm.
 
cricket4u

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SamanthaLovely said:
This is ridiculous. Take a look at this:

WORMS!? | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

If those aren't worms of some sort then I'm a friggan raving lunatic. I think I've found the problem or at least part of it. We're off to the vet with this sample and my laptop with the pictures I've taken first thing in the morning. I fed her (Sundrop) 20 mins ago and this stool was not there. So it's FRESH. Probably still warm.
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I guess I am not that blind afterall. Did you also look at the stool that I pointed out? Nice size load normally seen from fecal oral contamination. They do not pick up the poop frequent enough at the petstores and using substrate just increases the exposure.
 
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cricket4u

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There are several that look like pinworms by the naked eye. Make sure the vet does a culture. Most geckos develop a bacterial infections in the GI secondary to parasites and can easily go undetected. That is one of the mistakes people do when trying to treat at home without a fecal exam. They treat the worms and the bacteria continues to cause damage internally.
 
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