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#1754785
The golden gecko
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My golden gecko wont move 
i have a goden gecko i bought it from petco 5 days ago it looked in good health all i could afford was a 5gal. terrariam and the guy told me that would be just fine but after 5 days i dont think he has eaten anything and he just sits in one spot all day and all night i keep the temp at 80 and dorp it to 75 at night the humidity stay in between 75 and 80% all the time i mist 2 or more times a day and change his water dish daily i have a under tank heater with some rocks on it for a basking area the rocks get warm to the touch i have put crickets superworms and banana baby food but he just sits there if i try to touch him he will run and try to bite any reason why he wont eat or move if you have any info please help
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06/08/08 12:11am
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#1755021
KrazyKelli
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Message To: The golden gecko In reference to Message Id: 1754785
My golden gecko wont move
If all you could afford for the gecko was a 5 gallon tank, you should honestly give him back to the petstore. 20 gallons minimum. We’re talking about a reptile that will grow to be up to a foot long, which means he has no room to go in a tank that small. No species of lizard should go in a 5 gallon tank, in all honesty.
You will also need to pay for a vet visit, which can be fifty or more dollars depending if he has parasites or not. If you cannot, that’s another reason to take it back.
The golden gecko is a display species and not one you should be handling. Their skin can rip easily, they stress easily, and they will bite, defecate, and tail drop to get away from you. They will try to starve to death if stressed, which is obviously what your gecko is since it has no place to hide in a tank that small, you’re poking at it, and its had no time to settle in. For the golden gecko, it may need up to three months to settle in.
The petstore employee lied to you is basically what I’m getting at. You now have a high maintenance gecko in a tank too small and as you’ve stated you don’t have enough money to take care of it. Your best bet is to take it back, get a refund for what you bought, and do more research (2+ months of research and 1 week of setup time before lizard purchase) for some future species of lizard as well as save up to three hundred+ dollars to take care of this future lizard. Leopard geckos are a good place to start.
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06/08/08 10:43am
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#1755695
The golden gecko
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Message To: KrazyKelli In reference to Message Id: 1755021
My golden gecko wont move
for one thing i can afford a bigger place to put him just not right this second too i have not tryed to handle him at all i have read about them as much as i can and he is eating i saw him eat 2 crickets and some baby food this morning the way i have the terriaum set up he has ample hideing he is only about 4 inches long right now i know now that the guy lied to me but i will never give up on takeing care of him yes i will make a vet app as soon as i can find one i have pleny of money to take care of him i was just lied to about the terrarium being big enough to raise him i will up grade as soon as i get paid he looks in good health right now and very active i just wasnt watching him enough to see how active he really was thanks for the advice anymore would be apperciated
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06/09/08 01:41am
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Madcowgreen
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Message To: The golden gecko In reference to Message Id: 1755695
My golden gecko wont move
if ur not going to take the advice offered to you why would we give you more? if you keep him in that tank he will die!!!
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06/14/08 02:43pm
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#1767421
Starling
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Message To: The golden gecko In reference to Message Id: 1754785
My golden gecko wont move
hey sorry about your gecko. i got one to about march and i had him for 2 1/2 moth before he would eat anything. i had to get some appetite liquid which works great about a few dollars. i gave it to mine about 2 day once a day an he started to eat. crickets he love and wax worm. he still want touch baby food. but if he does that good. need to stick with live food. mine gecko started to get small because he wouldn’t eat. he did a total shedding in twice in one week. i was worried. but that liquid will make him eat. he also has to get used to his habitat which may need to bit larger in the future. at night the love to run around. but there not so much like other lizard there very laid back and just sit there most of the time. my gecko is happy.
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06/20/08 11:49am
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#1784715
Gretchenellie
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Message To: Starling In reference to Message Id: 1767421
My golden gecko wont move
any updates on this?
did the gecko get a new enclosure? is he doing better, etc?
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07/06/08 05:44pm
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#1796834
GoldenGeckoGirl
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Message To: Gretchenellie In reference to Message Id: 1784715
My golden gecko wont move
Its perfectly normal he/she wont move, I have had mine for about 2 months and she doesent move much either and when I first got her, she didn’t eat much either but then her crickets and mealworms started to dissapear at night and when we left her alone during the day
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07/15/08 08:05pm
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