I gave a CBB male Tokay to someone about 8 months ago. His brother that I still have weighs 140 grams now. These people call me and say there Tokay is sick and bring him over. He weighs 65 grams. His tail is a little crooked in a couple of spots. Seems to have trouble moving, holds his head up and sometimes holds his mouth open a little. I don't know if he was trying to open his mouth all the way and couldn't. I ask them if they have been dusting the crickets and they say they haven't. I think it may be metabolic metabolic bone disease from a lack of calcium/vitamins. It really annoys me that they let him get in that conditions. I didn't think at the time to take a picture at the time. I told them that he is dehydrated and instructed them how to give him water and how and when to dust his crickets. I also gave them some calcium and vitamin powder. Does anybody have any ideas on his problem and how to treat him?
Sick Tokay Gecko
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I agree with Aimee. The best thing for an animal like this is proper food/nutrition and husbandry. Beyond that, there's not much of anything that's going to help the situation. The sooner the better.
