I believe my gecko is dying..

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LostTogether

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But he was eating more than my other two geckos th next two days after I gave him the antibiotics, so I'm guessing that his mouth couldn't have been in pain if he kept on eating out of my fingers by himself.

His almost always eyes close and him sleeping more started when he stopped eating about a week ago.

He doesn't really seem in much pain to me, just tired.

Elizabeth - His mouth is pink, yes. Tomorrow marks two weeks of him taking the antibiotics, so its the last day.
 
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Gecko's and lizards in general are masters of disguise when it comes to pain, they will very rarely show they are in pain as it makes them a easy meal for predators in the wild. Sometimes, even a healthy looking active Leo can be in pain.
 
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Elizabeth Freer

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LostTogether said:
But he was eating more than my other two geckos th next two days after I gave him the antibiotics, so I'm guessing that his mouth couldn't have been in pain if he kept on eating out of my fingers by himself.

His almost always eyes close and him sleeping more started when he stopped eating about a week ago.

He doesn't really seem in much pain to me, just tired.

Elizabeth - His mouth is pink, yes. Tomorrow marks two weeks of him taking the antibiotics, so its the last day.
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Completeleopard said:
Gecko's and lizards in general are masters of disguise when it comes to pain, they will very rarely show they are in pain as it makes them a easy meal for predators in the wild. Sometimes, even a healthy looking active Leo can be in pain.
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Good to hear that Porkchop's mouth IS pink. Perhaps his mouth infection is all cleared up? However, if your mouth hurt and you were hungry, what would you do?

Good to hear that he will be completing his infection medications.

Time for me to get to bed. Good night.
 
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Maybe it has cleared because the inside of his mouth does look normal. When I give him the medications though, the tip of his tongue turns red. His mouth is normally pink.

He went back in his humid hide while I was sleeping. At least he moved somewhat. He still doesn't like being in the warm side of the tank, even though the night light makes it about 85 degrees.
 
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Oh, then his mouth has been fine for awhile now lol

The air temp, I might have it further than 4 inches away. Ill recheck it later. But wherever I moved the probe to (closer to halfway up), it said it was 88 degrees. So it probably would be around 85 if I moved it an inch or two downwards.
 
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I can't find my 3ds :\

I think I gave Porkchop too much water .. ever time he opens his mouth, I can hear the water bubbling like he's trying to spit it up :\ He opened both of his eyes though for a couple minutes and walked around for those couple minutes.
 
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Ah, the water is just mixing with the medicine in the back of his throat. I only gave him some waterbso he could swallow the medicines easier so it doesn't stick in the bath of his throat.
 
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He's breathing I think is back to normal. He isn't making the gurgling noises anymore. He still gapes open his mouth a few times a minute. He just started breathing heavy again opening his mouth, then he stopped again.
 
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