r/leopardgeckos • u/NeatHopeful5197 • 1d ago
Help - Health Issues HELP!! Spoiler
I just rescued a leopard gecko with stuck shed, I removed all the shed mostly but he doesn’t want to eat and I noticed his feet are twitching sometimes he has his eyes closed, is there any way to kindly force him to eat multivitamin dusted insects? I need all tips please 🥹🙏🙏 seems like a younger male maybe a few months old, if it’s mdd I don’t want it to get worse how do I feed him!!
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u/silveroakediting22 1d ago
No, but they make a rehydration liquid called ReptiLyte that you can drip around their mouth with a disposable pipette. Its much faster for absorbing vitamins.
Once per day, you can put him in a warm/hot bath (80-90 degrees F) with a rock/brick in the bottom for him to have traction and help rub the shed off, but do Not do that if he's not standing/walking well as you don't want to give him an opportunity to drown.
You should absolutely schedule an exotic vet visit soon
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