Hatchling #3 (I'm going by numbers for now) has a deformed mouth- it doesn't close all the way on one side and the "lips" over lap in front, and the very end of its tongue has a slight fork. It won't eat insects, but last Friday I got it to eat the mixture of pedialyte, crushed bugs, and vitamins. That is the only time it has eaten and is refusing food. I weighed it on Friday and it was 3 grams, its clutch mate was 9 grams. I got some advice to soak it in pedialyte and keep it in a deli cup in the incubator where it's hot and humid. Is there anything else I can do to get it to eat? I've tried live mealworms and baby dubia roaches.
hatchling has deformed mouth
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Some hatchlings are slow to start to eat. If it turns out that the mouth deformity makes it impossible for it to eat solid food, it will not have a viable life. It's your choice as to whether you want to try to work with it --some geckos with deformities do improve as they grow-- or if you feel you should put it down.
Aliza
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