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leo gecko

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Question
My gecko.wont eat amd his eyes are stwying closed. Took him to the vet a lil over a week ago.they said his calcium was low and gave me some liquid calcium to give him oraly. He is not getting better and his tail jis now shrinking.

Answer
Hello Derek,

Can you review your tank setup with me for him.  Do you use sand or other loose substrate for him?
What are the temperatures in the tank & how do you measure them?  
What type of foods are you offering him?  
Please post a picture of him & your tank setup if you can.  
Did they test him for worms/parasites while you were at the vets?  
Since he is losing weight right now, I recommend getting some chicken, turkey or beef baby food for him.  Use either a plastic syringe or dropper to feed him by dripping it onto the end of his nose to see if he will lick food off of his nose.
Do you have a warm, moist hide in his tank for him?

Let me know how he is doing.
Tracie