Leopard gecko licking butt!!!!!!

[leekim]

hey guys thank you for reading XD anyway im a noob so dis is my first time owning a leopard gecko. i've had her for two months and just yesterday i noticed dat she is starting to lick her butt after she poop. i've checked the poop and its da way it should be. 1 part brown and da other white. but i noticed dat its has some clear liquids around da whole poop. lol i know i was examining da poop in details ahahah anyways i just wanna know should i wait to go to a vet. because she just started doing dis for two days. she has become kinda still but she didnt loose any weight. she still eats like a pig but she has been more on the cool side temp is 87 degree for hot side and 74 cool side. does she has parasites???? pwweease tell me lol cuz i got da money for da vet just dont wanna go if it isnt a problem. k ty for reading again

 

[Allee Toler]

She's fine! Haha. They'll clean themselves, scratch their head like a dog, and even bite their arm for an itch. The more geckos you have the more you'll see it!

If she has parasites she'll go off food, and lose weight.

 

[CountGecko]

quote: scratch their head like a dog

I wondered about that cause 2 of my Young adults have done it...I thought oh crap don't tell me they have mites, I took a magnifying glass and checked them over but saw nothing.

 

[lindsaydo]

My silly gecko bit a chunk out of herself after her surgery because her shed was irritating her that much. Silly girl. I love it when they scratch, they look so funny. Also when the same gecko had surgery, she had a lot of swelling on her tummy, and she couldn't reach round to clean herself, was pretty funny. I know that seems kind of harsh, but she got there eventually

 

[FallenAngel]

Yeah we have a fat gecko that has problems with reaching around and cleaning himself.

Like Allee said, it's pretty normal behavior, nothing to worry about

 

[lindsaydo]

I would make sure thought that there is nothing stuck in the vent. If it is male check if the hemipenes are nicely retracted in place. Just pull the skin back gently so you can see the opening to the vent to make sure nothing is being blocked.