[Kass]

Heya,

I'm a little worried about my gecko. Over the last few days she's gotten noticeably pudgier around the middle. Wasn't sure if it was just she was eating more or ... She still seems to be eating, but sometimes it's hard to tell. This morning she came out of her hide and I happened to be around when she started doing this strange little dance, lifted her hind feet off the ground and tried to go to the bathroom. All she passed was a really tiny white piece, none of the normal green/brown stuff. She's come out a few times since and wandered around in the same way and gone back into her hide again. Could she be constipated or otherwise blocked up? Could it be something else? What should I do?

Thanks!

[Sgvreptiles]

Sounds like she might be.Maybe try soaking her in some warm water.My geckos always poop when i do that

[Kass]

Thanks.... I'll try that tonight. I was just unsure if it was safe or not because I've read their skin is oxygen permeable, and I didn't want to cause her any harm.

I've also been told a little baby food or apple sauce with mineral oil is good... if I can get her to eat it!

[GenAureliano]

Go ahead and give her a soak in luke warm water. Put her in a container wit the water so that it comes up just above the geckos underside.

Stay away from the babyfood with mineral oil.

In the future make sure she is getting enough water. Try spraying the cage every other day or so. A lot of times they don't drink out of a water bowl but would rather lick it off of a rock or somehting. A once weekly or bimonthly soak can help things too.