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07-13-2003, 04:09 AM
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Okay here's the deal. About 2 weeks or so ago, my first clutch of eggs hatched. This is a feat in itself as it was my females first clutch ever, so i'm lucky they didn't go bad. WEll sort of. One of the geckos came out fine and pretty, the other one is blind. The problem is I don't want to kill him nor do I want him to die. My two other newborn geckos that we're born a couple of days after him are already pounding wax worms and crickets. He is not at all as he cannot see him. Tonight after a tedious half an hour I managed to force feed him a wax worm but he would not take more than one. So basically have any of you ever been in this situation before? If so, any tips? Thanks in advance for any help.
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How is the little guy doing? IMO I think you should freeze him because think off all the stress he is going to have threw out his life because he will have to force feed his whole life. I don't know thats just what i think. I have quite the little heard of Leo so i know you don't want to lose any but it maybe in the best intrest of the little guy. but I"m not an expert by anymeans but no one else has replied so i figured something was better than nothing.
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I agree that putting him down may be the best thing. But after some force feeding and getting him used to the taste, he may eat on his own. Maybe he will get a feeding response that when something touches his nose, it is food. I dont know what to tell you. Tough situation.
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Yeah, i kinda agree, but i just don't have the heart to do it. I love the little fellar. He is slowly getting better. He has a rough time, but he has gotten to where he can eat on his own. He seems to be improving and even being more aware to his surroundings, but still obviously blind. He will not eat any type of worm on his own, but he is getting the hang of catching crickets. So knock on wood, the little guy should pull through fine. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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I had a newborn last year that I was worried about also. It didnt seem to me like it could see. Eventually it came around and was fine though.
If yours is catching crickets then I would think that it could see. If blind it wouldnt be able to see the crickets to catch them. Keep working with it and see how it progresses.
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