New crested gecko -- two weeks without pooping!
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I dunno if this helps but when one of my ball pythons gets constipated we give it a little warm water soak to help loosen things up.
If there's nothing it could get impacted on I wouldn't worry then again I'm a newb! Hopefully a pro will chime in!
Good luck hun you and the crestie will be in my prayers!
If there's nothing it could get impacted on I wouldn't worry then again I'm a newb! Hopefully a pro will chime in!
Good luck hun you and the crestie will be in my prayers!
Holly12
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Thank you I hope all is going to be okay if he still with me and it's been 2 months then I will know that he is okay.
Holly12
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Yes he has eaten he is on the CGD I got him from Garrick Demyers and they have have there reptiles in rack sytums. But he has eaten very little.
Was the breeder offering the CGD as well and same flavor?
It could however very well be the gecko is not eating much due to the stress of moving. Or it could be it is not liking something in the tank. How are you keeping the gecko?
Holly12
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The breeder was not giving any flavor just the CGD but what Iam giving is CGD with peach flavor. And he is in a 12x12x18 Exo Trea he has lots of viens and stuff to climb on. And his temps are 80 and at night it is 72 and his humidity is 75%.
Hrm 12x12x18... How old is the gecko?
Holly12
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Well I don't know how old he is but he weighs 20 grams there is enough room for him in this cage.
Hannibal
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Have you looked under his plant leaves and hide? You will be surprised on some of the places they can get their poop to stick to. A couple of my juvies can get their's to stick to the under side of a leaf and I've actually had an adult get one stuck to the top of the screen.....don't ask.
If no luck finding hidden poop, then a sauna in room temp water for 10-15 min might help. But, all signs of impaction that I've read about their geckos stopped eating and got lethargic. If you boy still eats and is running around like normal then he should be OK.
If no luck finding hidden poop, then a sauna in room temp water for 10-15 min might help. But, all signs of impaction that I've read about their geckos stopped eating and got lethargic. If you boy still eats and is running around like normal then he should be OK.
Hannibal
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Their poop will be very tiny, maybe 1/2-3/4 the size of a grain of rice. Usually dark brown with a little tip of white urate on one end. Since they are quite young still, it is hard to tell if they have eaten or not....best way is to get a gram scale that weighs in tenths of a gram to monitor their weight gain. It can take a couple days up to 2 weeks for them to settle into a new home. Good luck with your new baby!
Thanks! If I could get them to stay in a weigh bowl I would...maybe it smells like python?
I have seen some rice grain poops then...thats a relief.
I am used to giant python poops.
fallenangelfyre
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hmm . .
i think those are both on the high side for cresties. though i'm a noob with cresties as well, i've both read in many care sheets & been told by experienced keepers that they do best with temps between high sixties to mid seventies. don't ever let the temp get above eighty. and humidity ranges of fifty to sixty-five percent.
Yeah I turn off the light and I put some CGD in his cage lastnight and he never touch it and thier is no poop yet. I am lost on what to do with him and I can only hope for the best. I hope that he comes around and eats normaly for me and I really hope that he does not die on me.
Have you tried calling the breeder yet about the situation? More often than not they can offer advice on what may be wrong, what you can try and so on.
fallenangelfyre
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have you tried offering live feeders? when i first got my lil girl, i was insanely worried about her not eating as well. as you have said it is so hard to tell if they are eating the CGD and their poopies are so small.
i keep a colony of dubia roaches for other geckos and offered some baby roaches to her. i'd use tongs and just plop them down right in front of her. the first night she wouldn't budge. but the next night i got her to eat a few. now she love's them as well as crickets. eats almost 10 every other night.
i keep a colony of dubia roaches for other geckos and offered some baby roaches to her. i'd use tongs and just plop them down right in front of her. the first night she wouldn't budge. but the next night i got her to eat a few. now she love's them as well as crickets. eats almost 10 every other night.
