Hiccups

[JohnnyPotter5619]

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A few days ago my leo started to hiccup I didn't think anything of it she was acting normal and eating normal... about 7-10 mealworms a night, and finally she finally decided that she wanted crickets.. We are 4 days later and she is still hiccuping. Like I said other than the hiccuping she seems to be fine, active, eating, and pooping daily... has anybody else had this happen to them and is this a problem?

[cricket4u]

A few days ago my leo started to hiccup I didn't think anything of it she was acting normal and eating normal... about 7-10 mealworms a night, and finally she finally decided that she wanted crickets.. We are 4 days later and she is still hiccuping. Like I said other than the hiccuping she seems to be fine, active, eating, and pooping daily... has anybody else had this happen to them and is this a problem?

Hiccups are caused by involuntary contraction of the diaphragm and they don't have a diaphragm so I am not sure what you are referring to. Is this your first leo? They make several types of noises, maybe it's normal?

[JohnnyPotter5619]

Yes this is my first gecko. . I don't know how else to explain it. . It seems just like a hiccup. I will try to get a video and post a link to it when I get home from work. But like I said she seems to be perfectly normal besides that. .

[cricket4u]

Yes this is my first gecko. . I don't know how else to explain it. . It seems just like a hiccup. I will try to get a video and post a link to it when I get home from work. But like I said she seems to be perfectly normal besides that. .

Great, but I'm left to wonder.... how do you know when? She's not doing whatever you're describing all the time is she?

[JohnnyPotter5619]

I see her doing it when I go to feed her. . If I check on her when she is in her hide resting she doesn't seem to be doing it. . Only seems to be when she is active moving around. .

[cricket4u]

I see her doing it when I go to feed her. . If I check on her when she is in her hide resting she doesn't seem to be doing it. . Only seems to be when she is active moving around. .

Okay, it may be what people describe as barking. She may just feel threatened by you especially at a young age, normal behavior. Post the video anyway.

[JohnnyPotter5619]

I will post.. I dunno about the threatened part. I can put my hand in her tank and she will climb up my arm onto my shoulder and cuddle up against my neck and sleep. ..You would think she would hide from me if she was threatened.

[cricket4u]

I will post.. I dunno about the threatened part. I can put my hand in her tank and she will climb up my arm onto my shoulder and cuddle up against my neck and sleep. ..You would think she would hide from me if she was threatened.

No, they do not cuddle, nor they walk on your arm because they want affection. I think I better plead the 5th on this subject from now on. I can only suggest that you do some research on reptile behavior and don't let the human mind fool you. You = bring food = good experience(positive). They mainly recognize you (the positive) by scent when you are close enough. Once they recognize your scent, the barking stops. Keep in mind that they do not see as we do. If you notice, they will chase anything that is small enough and moves thinking it's food.

[Saskia]

A video will surely help... but just as cricket said, they do not cuddle hehehe

[cassicat4]

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How is her breathing? When you hold her up to your ear, do you hear a clicking/wheezing/rasping noise?

While reptiles can't hiccup, they can make a hiccup-like motion when they close off their epiglottis to prevent liquids or food from being swallowed, which results in a sort of gulp that looks like a hiccup. You'll sometimes see this after reptiles have had a good drink of water or eaten.

However, it can also be seen in reptiles who have an RI, so that's why I asked about the breathing sounds.