Recent content by RachLovesNorbert

Hello! Some of you may remember my leopard gecko, Norbert. Currently, I am watching her and she is slightly twitching. :sad: Her whole body will occasionaly twitch. She hasn't been eating for about a week and a half, and she just had to take 2, 30 minute car rides over the weekend. was listeing...

My Leo is at the egg laying age! I am scared she will become egg bound! I read about not having a proper laying enclosure will be a factor for being egg bound. I know that you can double a moist hide as an egg laying box. What substrate could I use? Something to dig in, but something Norbert...

My beetles are still looking pretty bad... I am putting as much moisture as I can.

This is his tank setup.

Here is a picture...

Hello! I have an issue with my mealworm beetles and pupa. I recently looked into my colony and saw a lot of my pupa black and shriveled up, and my beetles look like they were eaten alive!:yikes: My beetles have lost their wings, legs, half of their body, and they are also black and shriveled...

Hello! I was wondering how you breed crickets. I know you need heat, but what could I use to heat a big plastic bin? Thank you! :)

Here are a few pictures of the paper towel. The paper towel was in the moist hide.

I have a question about Norbert... Here is a symptom list... - Not eating - darkening in color - Weird black chapped looking things around his nostrils - Strange splotches on the paper towel in the moist hide... What is wrong? Thank you in advance! :)

Hello everyone!! I have a few questions about the health of my Leo. Here are a few of the symptoms... - Not eating - Color is darkening - Nose is black and chapped looking - Strange blotches on paper towel in moist hide - Being interested in food, but not eating it Those are just a few. Do you...

Hello! I have a question about the nose of the leopard gecko. It seems to be a brownish color. Is this normal? I have a picture with a red arrow pointing to the part of his nose.

Hello everyone! What do you do if your leopard gecko is not eating? Norbert, me leo, has been going about 3-4 days without food.:yikes: Should I try to give him a warm water bath? I know belly heat needs to be present for digestion, and I think the bath might help with that. He has also been...

Hello everyone!! Norbert is shedding! It doesn't look normal, it is really shreddy and crispy. It isn't like the normal, moist chunks Norbert normally sheds. I made his tank a lot moister, and gave him a tiny bath to help moisten him up. Is there anything else I can do to help him? Does it hurt...

Hi there! I love helping Norbert my Leo any way I can, especially when it comes to health reasons. ;-) I know olive oil helps impaction. :) Does anyone have any healthy tricks like that? I love all natural, organic and safe things for my baby. Ant type of tip or trick would be AMAZING...

Hello everyone! My Leo, Norbert is having some pooping issues. I was wondering if there were any low fat bugs that I could feed Norbert? I read somewhere that high fat bugs are more likely to cause weird poop. Mealworms are high in fat, right?:yikes: