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whiteraven666
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 Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: Underweight velvet gecko. Need some advice plz |
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I had been keeping my eye on a velvet gecko in my local petshop for a while now and yesterday i went up there for my livefood and asked to see him. The idea was that I wasnt going to get him until i payed off my debts that my frilled dragon tank and decor rung up. I saw him and thought "ffs" hes a bit skinney and the muscle on hes head is sunken in. I had been looking at him for a while no and he looked great at first but hes gone downhill. Hes was being kept in a cadbury box that you keep hatchling snakes in for over 6months with just a bowl and a bit of corkbark. Poor thing was stressed out is my quess.
The guy had a look at him and we had arranged a price of £50 a couple of weeks ago but yesterday he sed i can have him.
Ive tried to nurse leopard geckos back from emaciation (stock from a certain pound lane petshop in essex)but had now luck with them.
Ive given him a bowl with 2 waxworms in it last night to see if he wanted them but he hasnt touched them. Tonight im gunna put 2-3 crickets in with him and see if hes gunna take them. He had toilet in the shop yesterday and that wasnt too bad so i know hes been eating. But i can see hes back bone and hes back legs have no muscle. Ive got avipro in hes water and i may wait till tomorrow cus i dont wanna pull him about and give him some hydrolife. Hes still quite alert and walks around a fair bit.
Kelly
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whiteraven666
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hes eaten 5 crickets tonight. Hes accuracy is a bit off but hes eating from tongs
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herp_boi
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Good to hear!
Keep up the good work.  Hope he keeps eating for you, And gets some weights and muscle on his bones  
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lol93
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| Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:29 am Post subject: |
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Good news Kelly! Keep the livefood you're giving him well gutloaded.
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