How to prevent and treat stomatitis in geckos? Farmers need to master these methods

is a common disease found under artificial rearing conditions.

1) Cause In recent years, the Guangxi Institute of Materia Medica, in collaboration with the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Medicinal Botanical Garden, isolated and identified the pathogen of this disease and also conducted research on its prevention and treatment, confirming that the pathogen of this disease is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Treatment with antibiotics has a certain effect.

2) Symptoms Individuals suffering from stomatitis show anorexia, difficulty opening the mouth, oral erosion, redness and swelling. Because affected individuals have difficulty opening the mouth, eating is difficult, and after prolonged starvation, their constitution weakens, and they die within 7 to 10 days. Under artificial rearing conditions, the mortality rate of individuals suffering from stomatitis is 65% to 80%.

3) Prevention and treatment The feed insects normally fed should be live, and artificial feed should be fresh. Geckos rarely eat dead insects, unless there are no live insects and they are extremely hungry, only then will they eat some. Therefore, dead insects should be cleaned out promptly; if artificial feed is used, the feed must be fresh, and any mold found should be removed promptly. Feeding utensils should be cleaned frequently, and indoor sanitation should be swept frequently to keep the room clean, which can prevent the occurrence of this disease. Once stomatitis occurs, iodine glycerin or sulfonamide ointment, erythromycin ointment, penicillin ointment, streptomycin ointment, etc. should be applied topically, and at the same time some vitamin B12, vitamin C solution, etc. should be administered dropwise orally.