Classabear
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THIS WILL BE A LONG POST, IM SORRY.
Hi everyone, I have a Common house gecko that I've built quite a bond with over the past 2 weeks or so. I originally found him outside in my backyard one night near our back door. I saw that he was quite badly injured with his tail ripped off quite far up, an the skin near his back legs were torn (Badly, I could see his muscle), and I also noticed he wasnt moving, but was still breathing. I took the little guy inside and got him a container with a towel as the bedding. I got him water and caught him some moths to eat, but he didn't want it. I also treated his wounds with Paw Paw ointment.
The next day I went out and got him some small crickets. He didnt want to eat them yet. I tried giving him water and he drank some (After a while of persistence). Using my general knowledge of lizards, I had a wheat pack that I microwaved for a little bit and used that to give him the heat he needed on his stomach. He seemed to progress from there.
A few days later his wounds are healing up and he's a lot more active. Regularly drinking, eating and using the bathroom. I noticed he started to form a bond with me and trust me a lot.
A couple of days after that I noticed he really likes me, so I decided to go out and get (What I planned to be) a couple of things for him. I ended up coming home with a whole new tank set up including water purifier, cricket water, gutload, etc... I got pretty much everything what was necessary.. plus more (oops).
A few days later, now.. hes happy in his tank, eating gutloaded grickets with calcium dust, drinking purified water and using the bathroom well.. he is also getting his energy back, but I've noticed his back lags arent working that well. He is able to grip onto things still, but his running is a little bit lopsided, and sometimes he falls on his back and cant get up. Are his back legs possibly broken from whatever happened to him before I found him?
Also, I know some people may thing it's wrong to keep wild found animals, but seeing how he does stuff normal geckos do, it seems a little bit weird. He doesnt seem like he'd be able to survive out there. He has trouble chasing and catching crickets without a bit of help.
I've attatche a before pgoto of his injuries, then an after, then a picture of his terrarium. He hangs out mostly under that driftwood.
Is there anything im doing wrong? Or that I should know? Does anyone know what is wrong with his back legs?
Hi everyone, I have a Common house gecko that I've built quite a bond with over the past 2 weeks or so. I originally found him outside in my backyard one night near our back door. I saw that he was quite badly injured with his tail ripped off quite far up, an the skin near his back legs were torn (Badly, I could see his muscle), and I also noticed he wasnt moving, but was still breathing. I took the little guy inside and got him a container with a towel as the bedding. I got him water and caught him some moths to eat, but he didn't want it. I also treated his wounds with Paw Paw ointment.
The next day I went out and got him some small crickets. He didnt want to eat them yet. I tried giving him water and he drank some (After a while of persistence). Using my general knowledge of lizards, I had a wheat pack that I microwaved for a little bit and used that to give him the heat he needed on his stomach. He seemed to progress from there.
A few days later his wounds are healing up and he's a lot more active. Regularly drinking, eating and using the bathroom. I noticed he started to form a bond with me and trust me a lot.
A couple of days after that I noticed he really likes me, so I decided to go out and get (What I planned to be) a couple of things for him. I ended up coming home with a whole new tank set up including water purifier, cricket water, gutload, etc... I got pretty much everything what was necessary.. plus more (oops).
A few days later, now.. hes happy in his tank, eating gutloaded grickets with calcium dust, drinking purified water and using the bathroom well.. he is also getting his energy back, but I've noticed his back lags arent working that well. He is able to grip onto things still, but his running is a little bit lopsided, and sometimes he falls on his back and cant get up. Are his back legs possibly broken from whatever happened to him before I found him?
Also, I know some people may thing it's wrong to keep wild found animals, but seeing how he does stuff normal geckos do, it seems a little bit weird. He doesnt seem like he'd be able to survive out there. He has trouble chasing and catching crickets without a bit of help.
I've attatche a before pgoto of his injuries, then an after, then a picture of his terrarium. He hangs out mostly under that driftwood.
Is there anything im doing wrong? Or that I should know? Does anyone know what is wrong with his back legs?
So sorry about the lack of replies!