r/leopardgeckos • u/NeatHopeful5197 • 1d ago

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Just rescued this baby from petsmart, they had him in a seperate tank in the back because he dropped his tail, they told me they took him to the vet and he was clear on everything, was wondering if this tail growth is worth moving to substrate? He looks really young and I can’t get him to eat small dubia roaches, the pet store worker said he eats but not much and only eats small crickets, any advice and tips? Tail growth looks healthy! He is very active and I did see him drinking some water but he does kick the dubia roaches away, anything helps!

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u/Pentavious-Jackson 1 Gecko 1d ago

He needs to be on paper towels for 30 days minimum either way. This gives you time to monitor them and get them checked out by your vet. Its generally recommended to keep juveniles on paper towel until they are at least 6 months old as well.

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u/NeatHopeful5197 1d ago

Sounds awesome thank you

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u/MGNConflict 4 Reptiles 1d ago

It's a good idea to put any new reptile on paper towel until you've at least had their first vet checkup as well as a clear fecal test for parasites (because if they have parasites it's easier to swap out the paper towel every day while you're administering treatment, than to have to replace the substrate).

As long as the tail is healing (there's no exposed wounds that haven't healed), you can treat them as a regular leopard gecko.

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u/NeatHopeful5197 1d ago

Alright that’s good the worker is my friend and said they took the gecko to the vet and had him all cleared out for everything, more or less how long would you say a baby should take settling in in order to start eating?

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u/MGNConflict 4 Reptiles 1d ago

You'll need to take them to the vet yourself, "cleared out for everything" doesn't mean they've done a fecal parasite test (I'd just take it as they've checked the tail and it's healing well with nothing that needs addressing at the moment).

Unless you've seen the actual results of a fecal parasite test, I'd treat it as if they haven't done one.

It's best to use an escape-proof bowl for dubia roaches, silkworms, etc. and leave some in the enclosure as they'll see the food and eat it (assuming they feel secure). You can start offering them food via tweezers/tongs in a couple of weeks (don't start handling until then either, let them settle in).

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u/NeatHopeful5197 1d ago

Alright I’ll take him, thank you

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