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 Marble gecko?

I just got one recently and i was wondering if neone on the board has had expiernce with them??
07/11/05  01:43am

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   Message To: Katieg1717   In reference to Message Id: 397550


 Marble gecko?

Miss me? Why. I have experience with them. Cute little nippy lizards that can be pretty darn vocal when caught.

What do ya need help with?
07/11/05  02:29am

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   Message To: KrazyKelli   In reference to Message Id: 397585


 Marble gecko?

well what other food can they eat, and I think somthing might be wrong with it because where the tail meets the body you can see the bones and i try to feed him but he just wont eat can i do ne thing about it?
07/12/05  11:13pm

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 Marble gecko?

They can eat mealworms, crickets, and silkworms. Er, if you tried crickets, try mealworms. Viseversa. Just don’t leave the crickets in the tank indefinately as they will actually bite the lizard and hurt them. Cause scars, rashes, etc.

Usually marbles that you get from petstores have parasites. Some petstores are just naughty that way. I recommend schedualing a vet visit for your lizard (you can find a vet by looking under v in the yellowpages and calling around to see who does lizards). Should be about 40 for a checkup and 10 to 15 for a fecal test. and about 5 for meds.

If you’re talking about the pelvis, yeah. That’s just something you’ll see in marbles. Usually in other lizards it means they’re underweight. But for some reason my marble is overweight and I still see those. I recommend making sure the tank/cage has more humidity to it incase it could be dehydration. They need a high humidity level ever all.
Try misting the tank loads more.


Anyway, if your lizard doesn’t eat for more than a week or two, it’s urgent that you take it to the vet. Ask about forcefeeding and they should give you a free needle-less syring. It’s better this way so you know how to nurse your lizard back to health. Do NOT syringfeed the lizard without consultance of a vet since, well, you can accidentally break their jaw, choke them, drown them, or kill them without knowing how to properly do it. Catfood/dogfood gravy makes a good syringfeeding item. As does JumpStart - which is hard to find. So if you see any, get it.
07/12/05  11:46pm

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   Message To: KrazyKelli   In reference to Message Id: 400080


 Marble gecko?

Thank you !!! ill try that
07/12/05  11:51pm


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