Back in late September one of my best friends got arrested and has been in jail since then. In mid October his mom asked if I'd take some of his reptiles off her hands to make it easier for her. I took a few of his lizards and one of them, a marbled gecko, got loose when we were transferring it to a temporary container. We tried for over a week to catch it but finally gave up. Well, I got a call this evening from his mother saying that she had finally caught the gecko today (Dec. 28th).
I picked it up a few hours ago and this thing is absolutely emaciated. It hardly looks alive. It barely moves, even when touched, and I have to watch really closely to see it breathing. It won't even attempt to eat a cricket. I've even tried feeding it with forceps. Is there anything I can do or is it beyond saving?
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide me with. I hate seeing anything die of starvation and/or neglect, and I feel a bit guilty because, in this case, the blame falls on me.
I picked it up a few hours ago and this thing is absolutely emaciated. It hardly looks alive. It barely moves, even when touched, and I have to watch really closely to see it breathing. It won't even attempt to eat a cricket. I've even tried feeding it with forceps. Is there anything I can do or is it beyond saving?
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide me with. I hate seeing anything die of starvation and/or neglect, and I feel a bit guilty because, in this case, the blame falls on me.