Crestie help

[Monza geckos]

I just recently learnt that my crested gecko was sneezing so I looked it up and he has URI (upper respiratory infection) and was wondering what action I should take against it my pet shop said to slightly raise temp to give it a chance to dry out any other advice? Thanks

[Lija]

A gecko can sneeze for a few reasons. Respiratory infection is quite common for animals kept in high humidity, what is your humidity and please describe how you are keeping yours?
I know this is for frogs, but please answer these questions.

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1. Size of enclosure
2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
3. Humidity
4. Temperature
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
6. Materials used for substrate
7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
- How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
8. Main food source
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
10. Lighting
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
12. When is the last time he/she ate
13. Have you found poop lately
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
15. How old is the frog
16. How long have you owned him/her
17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
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20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)


by Lynn(Flybyferns) and GrifTheGreat.

if it is respiratory infection, you have to take gecko to a vet.

[poison]

How do you know he has uri? Lizards will blow out excess moister out of their nose. Other signs of an URI are running fluids coming out of the nose or mouth, bubbles coming out of the nose, weezing sound when breathing and breathing through the mouth.

[Monza geckos]

Well he just does little sneezes no crackling opening of the mouth fluids or bubbles and to answer the questions
1 45-45-60 exoterra
2 just my male crestie
3 70 percent
4 80-85
5 dechlorinated
6 Eco earth/coco husk all rinsed with dechlorinated water
7 lots of fake exo terra plants their sand blasted branch boston fern
8 cgd and insects as well as the recommended fruits once a week
9 I powder the fruit and crickets with calcium with d3 and occasionally with multi vit
10 heat bulb fitted with probe
11 probe and lamp
12 two days ago but haven't seen him eat yet from the day I got him cgd of course I've seen him eat crickets fruit and I've noticed there being less cgd in the bowl each morning btw I change it once a day
13 yes on my arm
14 I'll try and give pic
15 8 months
16 two weeks
17 cb
18 wax worms crickets locusts no mealies as their too crunchy and no mammals yet
19 once every other day I get him out and let him sit on my desk
20 low
21 change water every other day spot clean each morning regularly change cgd

[Lija]

Thank you! I want to clarify humidity. Please explain how do you measure that, if it is instant during a day, how do you spray, when, etc.

[Monza geckos]

I heavily mist in the morning and I measure it with a hygrometer

[Lija]

Ok, try this:
lightly mist in am and bit more in pm after lights are off,. Terrarium have to dry out ( about 50% humidity or so) in between misting.

It doesn't sound like anything serious though. Lightly sneezing is fine once in a while can happen when some water get into his nose too.