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06-11-2009, 01:15 PM
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Help with identification
http://i566.photobucket.com/albums/s...08/Randoms.jpg
Hi, This is my first leopard Gecko. He/she is 6 months old. Could anybody help me out with identifiying him? Thanks Zoe 
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06-11-2009, 01:30 PM
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Looks like a chocolate albino to me, and a very underweight one at that. Have you had it long? Its tail is very thin and its hips and spine look pronounced...
Anna
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06-11-2009, 01:35 PM
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wouldnt worry about the morph for now i would be more concerned with the skinny tail and obvious weight loss, recommend going to the vets for a fecal test to see if there are any parasites present that are causing the wieght loss. need any advice of help please fell free to pm me
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06-11-2009, 01:36 PM
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He is a rescue from an ilegal shipment. All the rest in the box died. I only picked him up yesterday and the person I picked him up from said he has only been accepting meal worms but not very often. He hasn't eaten since I have had him although he has just finished shedding so this may be why.
Any suggestions in getting him to eat? Zoe
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06-11-2009, 01:40 PM
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An illegal shipment from where? He doesn't look Wild Caught (due to the morph) but does look very thin. You could try crickets, hoppers or little cockroaches. You could try a waxworm or phoenix worm too (not too many though) to see if it sparks his interest.
What is your set up like? Temperatures, substrate etc. I would get him to a vet though asap, get some faecal samples done to check for parasites. Anna
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06-11-2009, 01:40 PM
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waxworms are good to get them eating but not too many tho as they are very fatty, honestley would go to the vets to have a fecal test carried out, lizards can go off food for a while without no obvious weight loss but the size of that ones tail suggests it is a parasite that is causing the problem and parasites often turn them off thier food. i would guess at pinworm but the only way to tell is by a vet check or sending a fecal to pinmore lab services.
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06-11-2009, 01:44 PM
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Illegal shipment??????????, who gave it to you then? because i wouldnt have thought somebody dealing with an illegal shipment of leos wouldn't hand a ill one out to somebody with no basic knowledge of the care required, slightly confuesed over that.
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06-11-2009, 01:49 PM
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There is some confusion over where they actually came from. The person who gave it to me keeps reptiles as a hobby and a lot of his are rescues from various places. Aparently somebody he knows gave them to him but wouldnt say where they were from, his guess was an illegal shipment or offcasts froma breeder. There were originally around 30 individuals but they all died, despite efforts to drip feed them. The last individual died two months ago.
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06-11-2009, 01:53 PM
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normally when somebody wont tell you where a animal come from its beacuse somebody they are protecting is at fault, anyway it doesnt look too bad but i would suggest the vets as i have already said and also i would advise you to google a few leopard gecko caresheets.
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06-11-2009, 02:43 PM
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I have 2 words for you CRITICAL CARE! Get some and start syringe feeding it as much as it will take along with the fecals at the vet and also heat its the poor wee things only chance!
Good luck if you want any help or advice message me as we deal with this a lot when people hand them to us because they neglect them
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