Have never seen my geckos eat or drink

[McBoredFace]

I just got them about 2 weeks ago.
But I’m out at the moment so as soon as I get back I’ll answer all these questions. Thanks by the way. This means a lot that you’re all so helpful.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

If you just got them, it may be a few days before they eat. I keep and breed this species myself, and they are very easy to feed.
Mealworms aren't very nutritious. I recommend starting them out on small crickets. Normally, the geckos should start stalking them immediately. Make sure you are keeping them warm enough, about 90f or so on the warm end.
You will probably never see them drink from a dish.

I just got them about 2 weeks ago.
But I’m out at the moment so as soon as I get back I’ll answer all these questions. Thanks by the way. This means a lot that you’re all so helpful.

You're welcome, Brooke. Many of us love geckos.

[MENTION=59861]Herpin Man[/MENTION] Some additional info from you will be most helpful. I've never kept Coleonyx.

1. Which species does Brooke have?
2. How do you heat your Coleonyx?
3. Is 90* a ground temperature?
4. What are your cool end ground temps?

 

[McBoredFace]

These are all the supplements I have. I use the multivitamin once a month and I dust the crickets with the other 2 every other feeding. The crickets always are gut loaded with cricket crack and other veggies and fruits.
No bullying by the way. They get along great. They cuddle a lot and have their own spots. I’ve never seen them fight or hurt each other and they have no fresh scars or anything. I honestly think the small one might be blind if you guys know anything about that? Maybe that’s why she bum a into things and doesn’t react to sight and never opens her eyes all that well.
I’ll take out the dish of calcium too. When I bought them the guy super misinformed me. He told me they are exactly the same as leopard geckos just a different pattern... what an idiot.
I’ll try posting the video again too. I just wanted to answer those questions.
Also I read about something called stick tail? Where they get white spots like the ones she has? Maybe that’s what’s wrong with her? Cause unless she was born with MBD there’s no way she could have gotten it at such a young age. She’s so slow and deformed in her movement and her behavior that she’s always acting like she just was just born or mentally challenged or something...

 

[McBoredFace]

Western banded geckos
And what’s a coleonyx?
The temp is 92 on the hot end and goes all the way down to 72 on the cold end. They also have a humid hide in the middle that’s between 86-76 depending on the weather outside and it stays humid with shagum moss or however you spell it lol sorry.

 

[McBoredFace]

I can't really tell much by looking at your pictures, Brooke. See whether these instructions help for uploading your video.

Posting Photos/Videos...inline or attached
Click: vBulletin FAQ

• To insert a video find 3 lines of choices at the top where you make a post. On the second line, 15 icons in from the left, you'll see a video icon. It looks like a ladder. Post your video URL right there. A picture and arrow like you may have noticed here will be displayed, not just a link.
• To insert a photo use the "image" icon close to the "ladder" icon.
  • Click: Go Advanced under the reply box
  • Then click: Manage Attachments
  • Find pictures from your computer and upload them (after uploading your photos/video to a free Imgur account)
  • Grab the url they provide
  • Then click "insert image url" OR "insert video url"
  • Then paste & share

Imgur offers free online sites for sharing photos.

Yeah I know about the icons but it won’t let me upload the video straight from my phone. I didn’t know how to make it a url. So I just upload it to imgur? That’ll give me a url? Oh okay. Thanks!

 

[McBoredFace]

The site still won’t let me upload the video. It’s saying the file type isn’t supported. Let me try something else. Hold on.

 

[McBoredFace]

[video]https://www.onemob.com/v/6dooH_m-ado_K7JDA9HJwg[/video]

 

[McBoredFace]

There we go! There’s the video! Let me know what you think...

 

[Herpin Man]

You're welcome, Brooke. Many of us love geckos.

[MENTION=59861]Herpin Man[/MENTION] Some additional info from you will be most helpful. I've never kept Coleonyx.

1. Which species does Brooke have?
2. How do you heat your Coleonyx?
3. Is 90* a ground temperature?
4. What are your cool end ground temps?

It looks like a probable birth defect to me. I can't see the white spots well enough to even guess at what they could be.
Regarding species- If it's a Western banded gecko, it has an aberrant pattern, unlike any that I've seen. It could be Coleonyx mitratus, which is not a species that I've ever kept. I believe that care is similar, although mitratus may prefer higher humidity. Is there a photo of the other gecko?
I heat my Coleonyx with heat tape. Warm end (ground temp) about 90f, cool end upper 70's. I shut it off in the winter to cycle for breeding.

 

[McBoredFace]

There’s difference species of banded gecko that require different husbandry?? Damn.. I had no idea. That would explain why they never leave the humid hide except to warm up under the heat lamp or cool down in the cool hide. But they’re always sleeping no matter what. Here’s a picture of the healthy bigger one...

 

[Herpin Man]

Yes, there are several species, of which I'd say four or so are typically available in the hobby. Coleonyx mitratus probably being the most common. The photos do look like Coleonyx mitratus. Google images and see what you think. I would recommend that you spend some time researching husbandry of these guys.
I wish I could tell you what was wrong with the little one. I'd be demanding a refund from the place I bought it.
But, if you get it eating well and get some heft on it, it may live out it's life just fine. All you can do is try.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Scientific (Latin) name of your geckos:
Genus: Coleonyx
Species: mitratus ?

I think I see some "thickening" of the legs/joints in the smaller gecko.

What are the ingredients in Repashy's Lo D3?

Rep-Cal's D3 Calcium has +++ amounts of vitamin D3. Vitamin D3 is fat soluble. It sticks around in a gecko's body. It is not flushed out every time a geckos pees.

Get some Zoo Med's Repti Calcium without D3. That's pure calcium carbonate. (PetCo carries it.) Use that at a 2nd dusting per week.

Each Week:
Monday ~ lightly dust each cricket with Rep-Cal's D3 calcium
Thursday ~ lightly dust each cricket with Zoo Med's Repti Calcium without D3

 

[McBoredFace]

Thanks guys. I really hope this helps. It would suck to have to take another animal to the vet just for it to die again :/

A few weeks before this my chameleon got sick and I took him to the vet and we did everything we could. He started getting better but then he just passed away. I was in so much shock that for some odd reason I went to the same pet store I got him at and bought these two geckos. I know it’s not fair to the geckos but I have them now and I do love them and do what I can to give them a good life. But I went about buying them all wrong and now this little one is messed up? I just had to deal with the death of my best friend spending so much money at the vet and now I’ll have to do the exact same for this gecko?? I don’t even think I can afford it. This is a horrible situation. I’ve became so anti corporate pet stores because of the animals conditions. I just want these poor helpless creatures to be happy and healthy :/ it’s not fair that they can be put through this all the time and not be saved without the pet store still winning cause you bought their pet.

But anyway, thank you. I’ll try the other calcium and keep getting them to eat. I’ll let you know how it goes.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

What are the ingredients in Repashy's Lo D3?

That's a lot to deal with! I'm sorry. Sometimes life isn't fair.

Returning your small gecko for a refund may put a dent in the corporate situation. It will confirm that you don't approve of the gecko they sold. Otherwise how will they know?

 

[McBoredFace]

Yes but don’t you think it’s been too long to return her? Plus if I return her then she’ll go back to that horrible place and no one will buy her cause of her condition. I’d rather just keep her and do all I can to make her happy and comfortable. I may have made a mistake buying her the way I did but what’s done is done and I don’t want to give up on her. I’ll try the calcium thing and feed her and see how that goes. Hopefully she won’t get worse. In the meantime I’ll still try to look for a cheaper vet than the last one I went to. Or find one that can do a payment plan with me.

 

[McBoredFace]

Also thank you for your sorry about what happen. Life isn’t fair. Especially when it comes to innocent harmless animals. But at least there are people like us who care about these creatures and do what we can

 

[McBoredFace]

Oh and the ingredients for that are... hold on I gotta go look upstairs.

 

[McBoredFace]

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Also thank you for your sorry about what happen. Life isn’t fair. Especially when it comes to innocent harmless animals. But at least there are people like us who care about these creatures and do what we can

You're most welcome.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

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How much vitamin D or cholecaciferol in IU/kg?