Leo not pooping

[bwoodfield]

I'm getting quite concerned now about Buffy. She has been in her new habitat for about a week and a half and only pooped once, and that was the same day she went in. I'm constant checking the floor temp and it's between 92 and 95. During the day she is up in her tunnel sleeping and is usually out at night laying on the slate floor. She's eating, so I'm not concerned there, and she isn't throwing up either, she just isn't pooping.

Much to her angst I dissembled the tunnel today to see if maybe she was pooping in there. Unfortunately (fortunately?) it's clean so she isn't pooping in there. Everywhere else is clean as well. I even took out the moist hide and picked through the moss.

Since she was already ticked with me, I also checked her tummy and weighed her. I didn't feel any hard lumps and there were no dark or unusual looking areas that I could see. I think she is about 8-10 months old and she is 1.7oz or 48g.

I've reassembled her tank and put her back in. She is definitely stressed now and hiding.

I've read about other people giving their leo's warm soaks. I'm wondering if it's worth a shot on doing this with Buffy to see if it "loosens" things up a bit. The only problem is that I don't really know how to go about doing it, and I'm concerned that it would just stress her out more. She DOES NOT like being handled.

The other thing that I should probably mention is that she hasn't been in her moist hide the whole time. I used to see her in the moist hide at least once a day previously. I made a new one for the new habitat and she doesn't seem to like it, but I've replaced it today with the plastic container one from her old tank to see if I an get her to go in. I noticed that her back and head are starting to develop the lightening like she is going to shed soon so I'm also concerned that she isn't getting enough moisture.

I don't believe it's impaction, although I'm not really an expert on it. If anyone else has had to deal with something like this can you throw over some ideas.

 

[Mardy]

If she's shedding soon, you can simply spray the tank with water to add moisture. I do that when I can visibly see my leos getting ready to shed.

If she's not using her moist hide, it's very possible she's pooping in there. They kinda like to do that sometimes. Luckily all 5 of my leos poop in a corner not in their hides, but I've heard other people saying theirs like to poop in the moist hide.

If she's still eating, then she should be fine. If they are impacted, they most likely won't want to eat. Keep looking though, I'm sure you'll find poop somewhere. I'd say for my leopard geckos, it usually takes them a few hours after I feed them at night to poop. If you have a feeding schedule, just watch her after you feed her and see where she goes. She'll most likely lay on the warm floor to help with digestion. After a couple of hours or so, she should move to her poop spot. You can sorta time it and keep an eye on it. You'll know soon enough where she's stashing the goods

Good luck!

 

[bwoodfield]

So I was doing my daily changing of the water and checked again to see if she has pooped ... and she had... YAY :cheer: And I gotta say it was HUGE for such a little girl. :shock: It looked like she ate 4 crickets all at once and then pooped them out without digesting them. Also the urate alone was the same size of her normal poop.

Seeing that makes me feel a whole lot better though.