Alright, it turned out worse than I thought it was going to. The little guy is almost a year old and under 6 inches long. He is very skinny and can not walk properly. His front legs curl under him and he walks on his elbows. He is still very active and interested in his environment.
I have not tried to feed him yet because I thought i'd give him a day to recover from the stress of the move. The girl that gave him to me said the he will eat readily if the mealies are squished and served right in front of his face.
I have a dilema though. The little guy can't use his front legs properly so he cannot stand up to get a drink. His water dish is a lid from a jar of salad dressing, it is about a 1/2 inch tall and he just rests his chin on the edge and licks up bit by bit, but this is still very ineffective because if the water level gets down below the lid he can't reach it and i'm afraid if I give him steps up to it he'll fall in and drown.
I felt so bad for him because he obviously hadnt been able to get to his water for a while because he was drinking a ton of it until he couldn't reach it anymore, so I let him drink from a droper for a while. He is obviously dehydrated because he has lateral folds that make him look like a raisin and I didn't even know that Leopard Geckos could get lateral folds!
I was thinking I could use something more shallow like a baby food lid, but I doubt I will be able to keep enough water in it with the rate of evaporation.
Sugesstions anyone?

Without further adeu here he is...i'm taking suggestions on names though, so help me out!


see his poor little legs tucked up under him


Super thirsty...see how he is kinda resting his chin on the bowl while his feet are nowhere to be found...

(sorry aboutt he poor quality, the picture was dark so I got alot of noise when I lightened it up)

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Maybe finding some way to ramp up to the dish and putting something in the dish so that if he fell in he wouldn't drown. I don't know if it will work but it's worth a try.

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Awwww, what a sweetie. Poor guy, at least he is in good hands now. You could try a lid from a pill bottle which arent as high maybe about 1/4 inch. Keep us posted.

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:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

I wonder if he has calcium deficiency and if that's why his legs are bent and weak?

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Aw poor little guy! Do you know if he has been that way from birth or was it something that developed later?

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Can you put a false bottom in the cage then recess the waterdish? Cut a piece of plywood to fit into the cage bottom then drill a hole in it where the water dish will sit. Line the cage bottom as you normally would with paper towel.

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aww. poor guy.
if it was mine i'd take it to a vet.
if he has a calcium deficiency, i gotta wonder if it perhaps fell on a rock and broke its front legs.

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looks like calcium deficiency do me,

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what a cutie! DO you have any paper cups? You could cut the top off to the desired height and use that for a water bowl for now...its what my vet suggested I do for the emerald swifts

awwww poor guy. sure is adorable though. hope he pulls through and does well for you. good luck.

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