#Frankie still isn't eating

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gaunt tusk
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It's been almost 2 weeks since Frankie last willingly ate. I've tried different feeding tongs of different materials, putting it on the ground in front of her, and leaving it in a food dish to see if she goes for it when no one is watching. I've tried mealworms, dubia, wax worms, bsfl, and hornworms. She turns her head away when the food is within an inch of her and doesn't seem interested at all. Her tail still has some thickness to it, but it's thinning gradually.

Her temp gradients are good and she is still drinking.

The vet gave me carnivore critical care for our last sick gecko and we've reconstituted some and given it to her, but she only eats about 1ml before she shakes it off. We've been dripping it on her nose and waiting for her to lick it off.

I don't know what else to do. Get her rechecked for intestinal parasites? She was negative when she was last tested but I know there can be false negatives. I am about to weigh her again today and I'll update with that info. She was 14g when she was weighed about 3 weeks ago.

Help!

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Frankie is a pet store gecko and I don't know her exact age or morph. It's been suggested that she's 2-4 months old. She should be eating every day.

zealous veldt
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Can you weigh her again? Also <@&443773497429196810>

I would take her to a !vet ASAP and get tested for parasites. Unfortunately they’re pretty common in pet stores, nqa @gaunt tusk

unreal falconBOT
zealous veldt
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I recommend just taking her to a vet!

paper crag
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I mean the gecko could very much just be going on a hunger strike due to the amount of changes in the environment.

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We did discuss this prior.