i had two striped geckos got them from a reptile shop! i fed dem crickets n from day 1 only seemed too be eating! i made sure the tank was warm an made them a moist box they had a hide an plently of water everyday!! 1 died about 2 weeks ago an the other tonite!! they had shakes an didnt do much! they had sand in the tank which was a glass one!i dont really no much about the animals an i afarid i mite have killed them! wen i looked at the dead gecko its tummy had a dark purple mark nearly half the size of its belly? i think mybe it ws a cricket? i would love to be able to get more geckos that wont die!! so any info anyone can give me on how to look after them better would be great!!! eg how to feed them how often? how may times to clean the tank?an wat with? whats the best for the flooring sand or sumting else? any meds dey shuld get? how to handle them? alos if i do get more shuld i get a new tank or jus disinfect the one i have if so with wat??? plz help
2007-12-03 13:26:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
sorry they are leos!!! forgot dat bit!! an why are ppl so horrible im askin for pls help not there critizim
2007-12-03 14:29:35 · update #1
It sounds like your geckos may have died from intestinal impaction--common in lizards kept on sand. Do not use loose substrate for geckos!! Use paper towel, non adhesive shelf liner or reptile carpet. They need an under tank heater on one end of the tank. They need 3 hides, a cool hide, a warm hide, and a warm moist hide. Cricket size is very important--they should be no bigger than the space between the crickets eyes. If in doubt, feed smaller. Too large can cause impactions. Dust all crickets with calcium powder several times a week, and a multivitamin once a week. Keep fresh water available at all times. Be sure to feed the crickets a good gutloading formula and provide them a shallow bowl of water. If the crickets are not fed well, they provide little nutrition. See this site for complete care info:
http://www.drgecko.com/index.html
2007-12-03 13:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
sounds like you didn't have the slightest clue how to care for them.
They probably died from being kept in an innapropriate habitat. You need to do a lot of research into care for a specific species so you don't end up just killing more geckos. There is not a type of gecko called a "striped gecko" so I can only imagine what type of lizard you actually had.
Most geckos you feed every other day, spot clean the cage as needed. What you use on the floor depends entirely upon what species it is. Sand generally causes impaction, but if you have a rainforest gecko, keeping them dry on sand is a sure death sentence. Iddeally, you never handle a gecko, the only exception being a well-established fat tail, leopard or crestie.
Their bellies turn black when they die.
EDIT: Leo's dont need UVB lighting, so they didn't die of lack of light
2007-12-03 14:15:29 · answer #2 · answered by kittenslayer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Based on the shakes, I would say they died from a severe calcium deficiency. I would not recommend getting more if you could not take care of the previous two. These are animals that suffer, not toys! When you say you kept their tank warm, did you have UV light -- they will die without it. And a heat lamp. Clearly something was wrong with their cage. The fact that they had shakes says to me that you never dusted their crickets with calcium, or did not provide the UVA/UVB lighting for them to digest calcium. that is very serious, so I would not recommend you getting another animal until you know how to prevent causing severe calcium problems. And make sure you selecst healthy ones that don't already have calcium issues. Good luck!
2007-12-03 17:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by boncarles 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try going to the library and getting a few books, or searching on the internet for information on them. I don't know anything really about geckos personally, but research is the best bet. Doesn't sound like you did anything blatantly wrong, but I'm no expert. This site seems to have some good info http://www.leopardgecko.com/emcare.html
2007-12-03 13:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by Stacy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
wow man, tough luck.
It is possible that the crickets you were feeding them were too big.
Another possibility is that you bought two very old geckos and they were going to die anyway.
Go out and buy some more, then see what happens. If they die to, start thinking about what you might be doing. If not, use a different pet store.
2007-12-03 13:30:39 · answer #5 · answered by sirnitros 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Eh, personally if you don't know how to take care of them and if it was your first time, you shouldn't of gotten two of them. You should really see someone that works at a Pet Shop and specializes in that, or check various websites dedicated to the care of them. And DO NOT get more until you are completely one hundred and ten percent ready to care for them.
2007-12-03 13:30:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anja 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Hey bro e-mail me and ill let you know what you need to know i breed geckos and im sure i can help you. so if you want the help e-mail me and i need to know what kind of geckos you have.
2007-12-03 13:45:39 · answer #7 · answered by ar15olen 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm sure I know the answer, but I just couldn't get through your question.
Don't schools teach spelling or grammar anymore?
2007-12-03 13:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by Dion J 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you really like geckos set them free.
2007-12-03 13:28:42 · answer #9 · answered by arichter399 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
No, if they died u dont deserve to have any more.
2007-12-03 13:33:20 · answer #10 · answered by Strats!! 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋