My most intense rescue ever: House Gecko on a glue trap

[TTTT]

I will be checking the garbage cans next time I'm at an LFS

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Thanks everyone! He's in the hide box right now, but before when I picked up the hide box to check on him, he was alert and healthy looking. Hopefully I'll get him eating soon. It would seem he's a pretty gluttonous eater, since he ran onto a glue trap after crickets, ahaha

 

[manlyfish]

nice job

 

[L021]

Nice rescue! Hope he makes it!

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Congrats! Wishing you luck with him

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Thanks guys!

Update: He pooped... haha. It's solid, etc.
I washed his feet and belly off in veg oil to loosten up the glue so he can hopefully climb again.

 

[HerpHunter77]

so cool. was the gecko wild or it got loose in the store?

 

[Bottomfeeder]

It escaped from its tank in the store. Up until whenever he got stuck in the trap, he must have been doing pretty well, they haven't had any in stock for a couple weeks.

He hasn't come out of the hide box yet.

 

[Madding]

I'd let the store manager know next time you're there that he/she should be aware their employees are throwing healthy animals in the garbage.

 

[piggy67]

Nice save AJ....you da man.....