My large male gecko ate a mouth sized piece of styrofoam

[tangerineman]

..yeah, he bit the styrofoam edge of a dish and took a chunk right out of it, i was sure he would just spit it out, but no.

i admit this is a first for me.
btw, he's about 95g, this is a piece about 1/2" x 3/8ths , an oblong half oval shape..


anyone ever have a gecko pass this stuff?

thanks

Duane

 

[GeckoGathering]

PASS THE FOAM, PLEASE

..yeah, he bit the styrofoam edge of a dish and took a chunk right out of it, i was sure he would just spit it out, but no.

i admit this is a first for me.
btw, he's about 95g, this is a piece about 1/2" x 3/8ths , an oblong half oval shape..


anyone ever have a gecko pass this stuff?

thanks

Duane

Hey Duane, I think quite
a few forumers will be looking to you to be the
Styrofoam guy now. Keep us posted.
Take care. Hj

 

[tangerineman]

...

i am watching,
his cage is cleaned, if he doesn't show me any sign soon I will be taking him to the vet , they know me there, and i can get in quick,

D

 

[THE WHISPERER]

I hope everything turns out O.K. good luck

 

[Pepper]

oh my gosh! I hope everything goes okay!

 

[Halley]

Never heard anything like that, lets just hope it all turns out okay.

 

[tangerineman]

he's a tough bugger...

thanks, he seems ok, but hasn't passed it yet, and he had an empty stomach..

I tried to give him some olive oil and got bit a few times,
finally used the 'shirt method' my parents use for their parrots,

attached is a pic with the chunk he took out of it...

 

[Lena]

Wow.. I wonder what made him decide he wanted to do that??

 

[JordanAng420]

He swallowed the entire piece??? OMG! Well, styrofoam is not digestable. And actually, there's nothing you can do for him at home. I would take him to the vet ASAP, as styrofoam expands with stomach acids & can lodge in the intestines easily. Don't wanna scare you, but it's kind of considered an emergency...keep us posted.