My frog-eyed gecko won't eat and is losing weight. What should I do?

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Hello, I bought a frog eyed gecko from a petco and i brought him home and he hasn't been eating and he is only get thinner. I do not know what to do to help him.

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

Make sure his enclosure is warm enough. Low temps can affect appetite and digestion in reptiles. A hot spot between 85 F and 90 F should warm the rest or the enclosure sufficiently. Provide at least two homes as well. One on the warm side and one on the cool side. Offer appropriately sized prey, no bigger than the space between his eyes. Dust prey with an appropriate multivitamin and calcium supplement. You can soak him in a warm 50/50 solution of water and unflavored PediaLyte. This will warm him up and can treat or prevent mild dehydration. Of he doesn't begin eating in the next day or two, have him examined by your veterinarian or a vet experienced in treating reptiles.

My frog-eyed gecko won't eat and is losing weight. What should I do?

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