I'm really worried about Eclair, I thought she'd been hiding for the last few days because she was still settling in but today she did a very strange poo/vomit (not sure what it is). I don't know if it makes much of a difference, but she's been drinking a lot of water since she arrived. Filled out form and photo attached
General Information
Species of lizard: Leopard gecko
Gecko's name: Eclair
Morph: Blizzard
Gender: Female
Age: 4 months
Weight: Don’t have a scale ;n;
Total length: About 12 cm
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it: Same
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): Breeder
Captive bred or wild caught: CB
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x height): 47 x 32 x 32
Cage (type, size): Half of an old aquarium, about 30 gallon in total, divider in the middle
Substrate provided: Reptile carpet
Types of hiding places provided: Warm humid hide, cold dry hide, had to take her warm dry hide away for a few days because of climbing
Is there a humidity hide? location?: Yes, on warm hide
Please describe any other furnishings: Food dish, water dish, calcium dish, a couple of plastic plants
List recent changes in the environment, if any: She moved in last week
Lighting
Artificial lighting: Yes
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s): Daytime heat bulb 40 watts, infrared night bulb 40 watts
Fluorescent (tube bulbs): None
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window: Not much
Heating
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage?: Yes
What type and brand of thermometer (digital with probe, temperature gun, LCD strip, analog (circle), combo digital thermometer/hygrometer, stainless steel aquarim type, other): Not sure of brand, digital with probe
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide: 28 C
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground: 26 C
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground: 23, 5 C
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other): UTH + lights
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners): Some room under aquarium, not stuck to the underside
Are you using a thermostat(s)? Yes
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? Moist warm hide
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? 1-2 C
Humidity
Is the humidity measured? No
Humidity range:
Diet
Insects and worms, list type: Mealworms and calciworms, was going to introduce small locusts today
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms: Bug grub and fresh vegetables
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with? Same as regular diet
How often do you feed your gecko? I put food in every day
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often? Just calcium
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? Nutrobal Calcium with D3
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? With D3 (I know, I’m taking it out when we move tanks)
Multivitamins (include brand name)? None
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: None
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs: She’s been hiding away for about two days, won’t eat and there was something in the tank that I’m not sure if is a poo or throw up (see photo)
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?: Decreased, she was very active the first few days
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?: Decreased, since she arrived on wednesday she’s only had two mealworms and a calciworm
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss or gain): Don’t know :/
Discharge from the eyes or nose: No
Increased breathing rate or effort: No
Change in the droppings: Something that I don’t know if is a poo or vomit but I think it is a poo, see photo. Urates left in another corner of the tank, wet spot around it
Urates
---white or yellowish: Very yellow
---size of urates as compared to size of feces: About 10% urate to 90% poo/vomit
Abnormal skin color or shedding: No
Parasites on the skin or in the feces: Not that I know of
Weakness: I noticed her legs seemed a little shaky when walking, but I thought maybe it was because of the stress from shipping
Previous problems and/or illnesses: None that I know of
Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household: A cat and a leopard gecko
List other animals that are kept in the same cage: Another leopard gecko in the same tank, on the other side of the divider
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months): Her, she arrived last wednesday
Are any of your other pets ill? No
Photo of poo/vomit
General Information
Species of lizard: Leopard gecko
Gecko's name: Eclair
Morph: Blizzard
Gender: Female
Age: 4 months
Weight: Don’t have a scale ;n;
Total length: About 12 cm
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it: Same
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): Breeder
Captive bred or wild caught: CB
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x height): 47 x 32 x 32
Cage (type, size): Half of an old aquarium, about 30 gallon in total, divider in the middle
Substrate provided: Reptile carpet
Types of hiding places provided: Warm humid hide, cold dry hide, had to take her warm dry hide away for a few days because of climbing
Is there a humidity hide? location?: Yes, on warm hide
Please describe any other furnishings: Food dish, water dish, calcium dish, a couple of plastic plants
List recent changes in the environment, if any: She moved in last week
Lighting
Artificial lighting: Yes
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s): Daytime heat bulb 40 watts, infrared night bulb 40 watts
Fluorescent (tube bulbs): None
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window: Not much
Heating
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage?: Yes
What type and brand of thermometer (digital with probe, temperature gun, LCD strip, analog (circle), combo digital thermometer/hygrometer, stainless steel aquarim type, other): Not sure of brand, digital with probe
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide: 28 C
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground: 26 C
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground: 23, 5 C
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other): UTH + lights
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners): Some room under aquarium, not stuck to the underside
Are you using a thermostat(s)? Yes
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? Moist warm hide
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? 1-2 C
Humidity
Is the humidity measured? No
Humidity range:
Diet
Insects and worms, list type: Mealworms and calciworms, was going to introduce small locusts today
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms: Bug grub and fresh vegetables
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with? Same as regular diet
How often do you feed your gecko? I put food in every day
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often? Just calcium
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? Nutrobal Calcium with D3
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? With D3 (I know, I’m taking it out when we move tanks)
Multivitamins (include brand name)? None
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: None
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs: She’s been hiding away for about two days, won’t eat and there was something in the tank that I’m not sure if is a poo or throw up (see photo)
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?: Decreased, she was very active the first few days
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?: Decreased, since she arrived on wednesday she’s only had two mealworms and a calciworm
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss or gain): Don’t know :/
Discharge from the eyes or nose: No
Increased breathing rate or effort: No
Change in the droppings: Something that I don’t know if is a poo or vomit but I think it is a poo, see photo. Urates left in another corner of the tank, wet spot around it
Urates
---white or yellowish: Very yellow
---size of urates as compared to size of feces: About 10% urate to 90% poo/vomit
Abnormal skin color or shedding: No
Parasites on the skin or in the feces: Not that I know of
Weakness: I noticed her legs seemed a little shaky when walking, but I thought maybe it was because of the stress from shipping
Previous problems and/or illnesses: None that I know of
Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household: A cat and a leopard gecko
List other animals that are kept in the same cage: Another leopard gecko in the same tank, on the other side of the divider
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months): Her, she arrived last wednesday
Are any of your other pets ill? No
Photo of poo/vomit
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