How drastically can stress change a leopard geckos feces?

lets-go-geckoz

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Well I recently Changed up Kiha's tank and found a strange poop that was kinda runny and looked normal minus this weird white stuff at the end of the feces.(not the normal white stuff at what I consider the top of the feces.) I did just give a couple wax worms as a treat so I'm just going to monitor her more closely. Also my new leopard gecko is stressed from his recent move and re-decorating of his enclosure. He gave a very strange poop as well that looked like a booger with normal urate when it was fresh and a dried up clear green Orange-ish booger now that its dried.My main question is: Could this all just be from stress.
I'll take pics of the poop tomorrow when my wife isn't sleeping right next to the gecko enclosures.
 

cricket4u

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Well I recently Changed up Kiha's tank and found a strange poop that was kinda runny and looked normal minus this weird white stuff at the end of the feces.(not the normal white stuff at what I consider the top of the feces.) I did just give a couple wax worms as a treat so I'm just going to monitor her more closely. Also my new leopard gecko is stressed from his recent move and re-decorating of his enclosure. He gave a very strange poop as well that looked like a booger with normal urate when it was fresh and a dried up clear green Orange-ish booger now that its dried.My main question is: Could this all just be from stress.
I'll take pics of the poop tomorrow when my wife isn't sleeping right next to the gecko enclosures.

Well, stress can suppress the immune system causing parasites to bloom. I don't think it will hurt to get a fecal exam as precaution.
 
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AnthonyRenna

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before you said orangish greenish it sounded normal, sometimes if my leos take a different food item than they are used to they will have a slightly weird poop but nothing parasitic. Green and orange though sounds like a vet trip is necessary as a precaution. If you want to you can wait for another poop and see if it clears up and see if it resurfaces within the next 5 poops or so. personally though I'd put it in a ziplock back label it (date and animals name) and bring it to an experienced herp vet
 

lets-go-geckoz

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Thanks for the tip. Kiha Took a poop that is looking a bit more normal and cloud hasnt gone yet. Gonna wait and see how it looks.He also hasnt eaten in almost a week. Hoping he eats tonight. The previous owner feed him superworms which I wont do. so he is being very difficult
 

cricket4u

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Thanks for the tip. Kiha Took a poop that is looking a bit more normal and cloud hasnt gone yet. Gonna wait and see how it looks.He also hasnt eaten in almost a week. Hoping he eats tonight. The previous owner feed him superworms which I wont do. so he is being very difficult

Are you sure he has enough heat? Do you have a reliable thermometer?
 

lets-go-geckoz

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Are you sure he has enough heat? Do you have a reliable thermometer?
I think my thermometers are good. they both also pooped good today so I think it was the move/setup change that caused it. although clouds bad poop was really abnormal so even though he is good now I will be watching extra closely. Thanks for the help and reply's Guys!:D
 
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