When it rains it pours - I now have 3 rescued lizards, and I'm running out of room.....
Well, meet my newest rescue....
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A lady came into the petstore where I work and asked if we could take a leopard gecko because her son doesn't play with it, and she can't always get food for it (because she feeds it only pinky mice - doesn't want crickets loose in the house *sigh*). So I told her to bring it in, and I'd take it home.
He (I believe it's a he) definitely needs to put on weight... his tail isn't totally skinny, but as you can see it's definitely not fat either (and this is a large adult gecko, not a hatchling). Is there anything special I should be doing besides offering dusted crickets and an occasional pinky mouse? (btw, we do not have waxworms here, and can only get mealworms occasionally). Should I maybe offer some pedialyte in its drinking water, or is that not necessary?
As you can see, he's barely got a single whole toe on him either... I'll bet he's never even seen a humid hide.
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So, he joins the "someone's kids don't take care of me anymore" gang of lizards which now include him, a Sudan plated lizard, and a tiger ameiva.
Anyway, any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Dawn
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