first of all i'm sorry for the delay, i got a little busy but here goes:
Questionnaire
Gender: female
Age: 1 1/2 years (raised since she was a 2 1/2 inch hatchling)
Weight: dont have a digital scale but her tail is fatter at the widest point than the width of her neck)
How big was the reptile when you first acquired it? 2 to 2 1/2 inches
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): local pet store, must have been CB
Captive bred or wild caught? CB
Enclosure: currently ten gal tank
Cage: type, size: ten gal aquarium
Substrate provided? paper towels
What types of hiding places are provided? i warm moist hide with eco earth (disposable tupperware container w/ hole cut in lid ans edges sanded smooth)
Is there a humidity hide? location? yes, in warm side
Please describe any other furnishings: hide in cool side. it's a reptile hide that goes against the glass so you can see the animal with ledges and holes on opposite side, faux rock
Lighting: UTH with rheostat for adjusting temp
Artificial lighting? Used to use red zoo med bulb in previous exo terra tank for heat but it wasn't strong enough to have hides at optimal temperature
incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s) ? standard zoo med "red" bulb... forgot wattage as it's being used now to heat feeder house geckos for timor monitor (who is a picky eater, & WONT eat anything else besides feeder lizards unfortunately, hope i dont offend anyone)
fluorescent (tube bulbs)?
Temperature: hot side approx 86 degrees F, cool side 80
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage? what type? forget if it's zoo med or exo terra but both a temp gauge and a humidity gauge that stick to the glass, also have a zoo med digital thermometer w/ probe & a infrared temp gun.
What is the temperature in the warm part of the cage? under the warm hide? In the coolest part? the bottom of the marm side is about 90 F, in the humid hide 86 F, cool side 77 - 82
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature? hot rock, UTH, heat light, ceramic heater, other: UTH w/ rheostat
Are you using a thermostat? no i just check temps every few days (if i notice anything odd like what prompted my post, i check multiple times a day & night)
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? humid hide, asleep.
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? our condo has a thermostat and it doesn't get lower than 65 F in the house, but the reptile room stays at al least 75 at night currently durign winter in colorado as we keep the door shut.
Humidity: about 0 except when i mist her humid hide to keep it moist, about every two days
Is the humidity measured? Range: honestly, not really. the gauge goes up when i mist the humid hide but of course goes down in a couple of hours because it is so dry here.
List other animals that are kept in the same cage: none. i periodically wash the tanks with a weak bleach & dishsoap solution, esp once i get a new reptile
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months) house geckos i got in late december to feed my timor montior. actually i ordered anoles from lllreptile but they only had feeder house geckos.
Are any of your other pets ill? no
List recent changes in the environment, if any: none i can think of.
Diet: crickets & most recently mealworms because i had ran out of crickets
Insects, list type?
Are they “gut loaded”? If so with? yes, i gut load my feeder insects with fresh kale, oranges, apples, oatmeal & my homeade mix that i used to feed my dubia roach colony (crushed kitten food mixed with bone meal & fish flakes
How often do you feed your reptile? the leo, about once a week and leave the crickets in his cage (with food) and montior him to make sure they don't get nibbly. so far i've never seen me leo with any cricket bites
Please list any supplements used. How are they given and how often? repti-cal and reptivite
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? reptical w/ 0% D3
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? in tank is without D3
Multivitamins? reptivite and (repti+boost just in case it's ever needed)
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: about two months ago i ran out of crickets and lost my job and has a surplus of mealworms so i had fed her those
If your reptile is sick, please describe the signs and how long your reptile has been showing these signs: i noticed she had been refusing the mealworms & even crickets about early feburary, if i remember correctly.
Is your reptile’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased? normal.
Is your reptile’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased? had decreased, which is what worried me and prompted me to post here for the 1st time
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight loss, Weight gain no
Discharge from the eyes or nose no
Increased breathing rate or effort no
Change in the droppings yes, decrease in droppings
urates white or yellowish white
Abnormal skin color or shedding no
Parasites on the skin or in the feces no
Weakness no
Any known illinesses or problems: just that she was refusing food lately which prompted me to watch her more closely.
she has since pooped! her activity levels remain normal, although she was pissed about the warm baths 2X a day & the tummy massages and being forced to eat olive oil ^_^
so thank you for your help! today i noticed my house gecko cage (which has eggs in the eco earth / sand mixture) had a broken egg inside (there are five eggs that i can see, perhaps more in the substrate) and found a hatchling! its super cute! i hate that they have to be feeders.
