[gecko]sick Uroplatus henkeli and test

[Jared Morris]

Your message made it, Neil, Unfortunately, my gecko did not.  She was  
looking pretty good for the last two nights, and was taking babyfood/ 
Ca by dropper, but this morning I found her dead on the floor of her  
cage.   That is one seriously painful lesson learned on my part.  God  
I feel awful.

On Aug 19, 2006, at 9:29 PM, Neil Meister wrote:

> Hi Jared,
>
> I hope this gets through, I haven't had much luck posting lately.
>
> You're on the right track. If you have only been dusting insects and
> she has been laying eggs, she is far most likely to be hypo.
> I've seen the symptoms you described in several Uroplatus.
> Often they will come around with diligent oral Ca supplementation.
> Usually they will start to feed on their own if they start to recover.
> I'd recommend feeding a liquid diet with a dropper to start with over
> force feeding. It takes patience, but is still easier on you and  
> the gecko.
> Often you can drip liquids on their snout and eventually they will  
> start to lick
> it off.
>
> Neil
>
>
> On 16-Aug-06, at 7:52 PM, Jared Morris wrote:
>
>>
>> So, I'm going to continue oral calcium and vitamin supplements,  
>> keep her well hydrated and fed (assuming she'll eat on her own - I  
>> hate the idea of tube feeding, but I have done it on Uromastyx and  
>> Cordylus species on a few occasions with good results. And above  
>> all, I'll keep my hopes up - please do the same for me, and I'll  
>> keep you all updated with her condition.
>>
>> Thanks everyone, for all your help and support.
>>
>> Jared
>
>
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