Albino leopard problem...

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kimo

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I got her 3 weeks ago and she was looking fine here is the photo:

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She is sub-adult female and is looking fine, if we speak about her physical appearance - eyes are ok and there is no deformities and she was not skinny as you can see, right?

The problem is that she ate only 3 B.dubia roaches(nymphs about 1cm big) and 1-2 superworms(about 2cm). She shed about 3-4 days ago and she is not eating when I offer her food...she doesn't care for crickets at all, only as I said for roaches and that was only 2 times till now.

She is almost the same as when I bought her, tail is a bit wider as in the picture, but I am concerned because her appetite, I am not novice keeper, I have some other geckos, but this is strange for me, everyone of them likes crickets the most...

She poops regularly and poo seem to be ok everytime. She is as all leos sleeping all the day in her moist hide and is out at the night. When I pick her up she is very active always going somewhere, I checked to see if her bones are softer(for MBD), but negative, they are all as normal as they can be. I have calcium with her all the time and all food items are dusted.

Sorry for so long post, but I am concerned as you can see. Any suggestion and advice will be appreciated. I have only one specialised vet and he is not near my town, but I think this is not the case for a wet yet...

Regards!
 
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squee_JTHM

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all leos eat different ammounts and different times.. i have ones that eat maybe 5 mealworms once a week or so and i have others that eat 4-10 a day... since she just shed recently she may not be hungry yet. if your really concerned take a fresh fecal to a near by vet as pretty much any will be able to tell if theres some kind of parasite there or not. otherwise keep offering her food and if she doesnt eat for more than 2 weeks or so then it may be time for a vet visit
 
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kimo

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She poops but not lot, just a little...but it is ok, the poo is normal.
How can I help her?
Thanks!
 
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miss libby

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Try some different feeders like some silkworms or mealies.
A variety makes the best diet anyhow. Ive had leos go a month
without eating and then all of the sudden start eating again.
But i understand your concern since she is still growing.
Just keep offering her feeders. how are your temps?
 
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kimo

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She isn't looking bad, but she isn't eating and hopefully she will be going to a vet today and hopefully she will start eating soon.

I tried yesterday all the insects that I have and she wasn't interested in any if them at all. Those were all sizes of mealies, superworms, B.dubia roaches and cickets. She just ignores them...strange, I am assuming that she is having some internal parasites.
 
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miss libby

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Do you have an uth (under tank heater) if the temps arnt 88-92 then she cant digest properly. Alot of things can make ones appitite dimenish like stress, temps, parasites, picky eaters, dehydration, ect. Let us know how it goes at the vet.
 
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kimo

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Shed happened 2 weeks ago, but that is not the problem, because I am keeping leopards for a few years and 3 other species of geckos from different sizes and I know enough on them, but this is the first case that is like this, almost never interested in food. I breed B.dubia roaches, brown crickets and superworms and mealies and I am sure that there can not be some picky that wont eat something from that grup, because those roughly represent almost all possible food groups, right?

And the temp are ideal and I use UTH cable heater, so the problem isn't in temperature, but because she is bought on some show in Prague I think, there might be more of them in same enclosure for the viewing purpose so she can easily got some parasites from cagemates there, so I am assuming that is a problem.

She is at a vet as we speak and I will know what is with her today or tommorow and will let you all know.

Thanks for all your replies and sorry for a long post!
 
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kimo

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Update:

Gecko is at a vet and is having internal parasites and will be treated for a month. Hope it will be ok.

Thanks for everyones response!

Will update when she arrives back.
 
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