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#1719190
Vyechni
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HELP. sick gecko 
I have a Stenodactylus doriae (most commonly mistaken as ’dwarf leopard geckos’) and he’s sick. He’s losing weight and his skin is wrinkling up (which i heard means he’s dehydrated). anyways, this all started after my other Stenodactylus doriae died. I get crickets, waxworms, and meal worms for him and he’s always eaten VERY well. I spray the cage more often, I have a UVA/UVB bulb and I give him calcium and vitamin suplements. I began spraying him to see if he’d lick himself since he wouldn’t lick the sides of the tank or drink out of the dish. I even gave him a few drops of water by hand to make sure he was getting water. He has lost a LOT of weight.
This exact same thing happened to the one that died and I took him into the pet shop and they force fed him a high calorie diet and gave him water but he didn’t even make it through the night.
what do i do??
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04/28/08 05:01pm
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#1719683
Herpsarelife
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Message To: Vyechni In reference to Message Id: 1719190
HELP. sick gecko
it may be parasites. i would get him to the vet asap and have him checked out. a fecal usually costs less than $20 but you will probably pay more for a whole check up which is what you need to do. please take him to the vet!
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04/28/08 10:21pm
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#1719699
Vyechni
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Message To: Herpsarelife In reference to Message Id: 1719683
HELP. sick gecko
we only have 2 vets where i live and they don’t do small herps =( so that’s a problem.
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04/28/08 10:37pm
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