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Hello,
I apologize for not including this earlier but it just started happening. My
gecko is spazing in his cage, violently shaking about every five minutes as if
he is trying to get rid of something from his mouth. The only other time I
have seen him do this is when he got a gulp of his mulch when he trying to
catch a cricket one time (since then I take him out of his cage to eat). Any
help would be appreciated. Thanks agan  

Answer
Hello Jen,

No problem, this helps!
You have mulch in his tank?  Well, he is most likely terribly impacted!!
What you will need to do immediately is get some applesauce, squash babyfood & chicken babyfood, & some needless syringes, & some pedialyte.
You need to begin to try & get the impaction to pass.  So, you will need to try & get some food into him via syringe.  You will most likely need some help if you can't get the food in him while holding him.  Start with 1-2 cc's daily, & add 1 drop of olive oil to the mixture along with a bit of calcium.
Do NOT attempt to feed him any solid foods right.  Hopefully we can get that impaction passed.  
Please keep me posted on him!

Tracie