Bogart said:Are they too big? Did you pinch the jumpers off? Are the crickets gut-loaded first? Is his environment warm enough? What kind of gecko?
I had to force feed a Cuban Anole named Popeye for about a month. He got an abcess in his hand and wouldn't eat. We had to take him to the vet like every other day. They practically did it for free because they thought he was so cool, even though he bit the #### out of everyone.elaine said:YOU GO, BOGIE!
Bogart said:I had to force feed a Cuban Anole named Popeye for about a month. He got an abcess in his hand and wouldn't eat. We had to take him to the vet like every other day. They practically did it for free because they thought he was so cool, even though he bit the #### out of everyone.
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It's not gecko... It's GEICO!!! :groaner:maxima87 said:My baby gecko is refusing to eat his crickets...this has been going on for about one day...I made an appt for the vet for today...has anyone else had this problem? He killed the last cricket that was put in his cage but he refuses to eat it.
Bogart said:Are they too big? Did you pinch the jumpers off? Are the crickets gut-loaded first? Is his environment warm enough? What kind of gecko?
maxima87 said:He has an appointment at 4:30 at the Lex Pk Vet Hospital. Has anyone been there before?
The pet stores usually don't tell you this but heat from above is always better than heat from below. Heat rocks aren't a good idea.maxima87 said:They are small crickets...the pet store in Jacksonville didn't say anything about pinching the jumpers off...he wasn't having a problem catchin/killing/eating them before. And as far as I know the crickets have guts...when I stepped on one it crunched. He is in a glass cage and he has a heated rock, and we have a heating pad under half his cage. He has an appointment at 4:30 at the Lex Pk Vet Hospital. Has anyone been there before?
Bogart said:What kind of gecko?
Bogart said:The pet stores usually don't tell you this but heat from above is always better than heat from below. Heat rocks aren't a good idea.
Leopard geckos are beautiful, and they are also escape artists, don't be fooled by their slow pace and goofy 'smile'. When I had lizards I used a heat element in a ceraminc fixture placed on top of the wire mesh lid. Put a regular rock or branch underneath of it but not too close. We also kept them all in a room together and kept the temp in that room higher than the rest of the house. What kind of objects are in his enclosure, any hideouts for him?maxima87 said:So what would you recommend? I am just doing what they told my Daddy in Jacksonville.
Maybe that's the problem--the gecko is on a hunger strike to protest the stereotypical portrayal of his species in the GEICO commercials.sleuth said:It's not gecko... It's GEICO!!! :groaner:
Bogart said:I know heat elements can be expensive. If you have to use a heat rock, cover it with sand so it does not contact your gecko's skin.