[gecko] Question on Gold Dust Day Gecko turning blue
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Hi, Ronald
Oh, I sure hope not. We've been here for over a year now and haven't
seen anything like that. We've had a new neighbor move in across the
street, but I don't think our geckos really go too far away from here --
they seem pretty happy to hang around with the fruit, water and meal
worms we give them.
She is still eating, though, which is encouraging. This morning she
jumped right at me when I walked over to her and gulped down a meal
worm. I have been giving her the smaller worms I usually give the
really small geckos (I have been raising the meal worms myself the last
few months) in case she had trouble with the larger ones. I also
offered her the pupa, but she wasn't interested in them (it seems to be
a learned item).
I know that when I take a photo of a dead gecko, there is almost an
iridescent blue to their skin that doesn't show up normally in a live
gecko -- except for her. Do you know what causes that?
She has been sleeping inside the last few nights, too. Up near the
ceiling in the kitchen. I guess all I can do is hope she survives. :(
Thanks,
Sherron
rronster@aol.com wrote:
> Sherron,
> They may be eating insects that have been treated with pesticides from
> outside your home [I hope not]. The coloration maybe a symptom of
> there discomfort, some of my house geckos darken when they are about
> to die.
>
> Ronald
>
>
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> From: Gecko <gecko.hale@gmail.com>
> To: gecko@lists.gekkota.com
> Sent: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 7:31 pm
> Subject: [gecko] Question on Gold Dust Day Gecko turning blue
>
> We have a young female Gold Dust Day Gecko who has hung around our
> kitchen for quite a few months now, but she is suddenly turning blue
> on her forward half. The only time I have seen any of them turn blue
> instead of green is when they have died, so I am really concerned
> about her.
>
> She still seems hungry, but is much more timid than usual and is much
> thinner than she was a few weeks ago and is not eating as well.
>
> We don't have any geckos in captivity, but we have them all over our
> house, mostly the day geckos, but also a lot of the house geckos and
> the Mourning geckos, so we almost always have papaya and water out for
> them. We also feed them meal worms occasionally, and she ate 3 small
> ones yesterday, but doesn't seem to want them today.
>
> Does anyone know what would make her turn blue like that? Is there
> anything I can do for her? Is there anything she particularly needs
> that I could put out for her?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated as she is one of our favorites.
> She has been coming around ever since she was quite small.
>
> Mahalo, Sherron
>
>
>
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Hi, Ronald<br>
<br>
Oh, I sure hope not. We've been here for over a year now and haven't
seen anything like that. We've had a new neighbor move in across the
street, but I don't think our geckos really go too far away from here
-- they seem pretty happy to hang around with the fruit, water and meal
worms we give them.<br>
<br>
She is still eating, though, which is encouraging. This morning she
jumped right at me when I walked over to her and gulped down a meal
worm. I have been giving her the smaller worms I usually give the
really small geckos (I have been raising the meal worms myself the last
few months) in case she had trouble with the larger ones. I also
offered her the pupa, but she wasn't interested in them (it seems to be
a learned item).<br>
<br>
I know that when I take a photo of a dead gecko, there is almost an
iridescent blue to their skin that doesn't show up normally in a live
gecko -- except for her. Do you know what causes that? <br>
<br>
She has been sleeping inside the last few nights, too. Up near the
ceiling in the kitchen. I guess all I can do is hope she survives. :(<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Sherron<br>
<br>
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<div>Sherron,<br>
They may be eating insects that have been treated with pesticides from
outside your home [I hope not]. The coloration maybe a symptom of there
discomfort, some of my house geckos darken when they are about to die.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Ronald<br>
<br>
<br>
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Subject: [gecko] Question on Gold Dust Day Gecko turning blue<br>
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have a young female Gold Dust Day Gecko who has hung around our kitchen
for quite a few months now, but she is suddenly turning blue on her
forward half. The only time I have seen any of them turn blue instead
of green is when they have died, so I am really concerned about her. <br>
<br>
She still seems hungry, but is much more timid than usual and is much
thinner than she was a few weeks ago and is not eating as well.<br>
<br>
We don't have any geckos in captivity, but we have them all over our
house, mostly the day geckos, but also a lot of the house geckos and
the Mourning geckos, so we almost always have papaya and water out for
them. We also feed them meal worms occasionally, and she ate 3 small
ones yesterday, but doesn't seem to want them today.<br>
<br>
</big><big>Does anyone know what would make her turn blue like that?
Is there anything I can do for her? Is there anything she particularly
needs that I could put out for her?<br>
<br>
Any help would be greatly appreciated as she is one of our favorites.
She has been coming around ever since she was quite small.<br>
<br>
Mahalo, Sherron<br>
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