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ive had my baby albino for about 3 months now, she wont come out of her moist hide AT ALL and will only eat if i take all the hides out. she refuses to eat gut loaded crickets just mealworms but she still only eats once a week. i have a 2 year old leo also who is very healthy and happy, she eats 6 gut loaded large crickets every 3 or 4 days with the occasional wax worms as a treat. im hoping somebody can give me advice on my baby.

please and thank you
shelby
 

Embrace Calamity

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Here, fill this out:

Gender:
Age:
Weight:
How big was the reptile when you first acquired it?
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner):
Captive bred or wild caught?
Do you handle him? If so how often?

Enclosure:

Cage: type, size:
Substrate provided?
What types of hiding places are provided?
Is there a humidity hide? location?
Please describe any other furnishings:

Lighting:

Artificial lighting?
incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s) ?
fluorescent (tube bulbs)?

Temperature:

Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage? what type?
What is the temperature in the warm part of the cage? under the warm hide? In the coolest part?
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature? hot rock, UTH, heat light, ceramic heater, other:
Are you using a thermostat?
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time?

Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much?

Humidity:

Is the humidity measured? Range:


List other animals that are kept in the same cage:
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months)
Are any of your other pets ill?
List recent changes in the environment, if any:

Diet:

Insects, list type?
Are they “gut loaded”? If so with?
How often do you feed your reptile?
Please list any supplements used. How are they given and how often?
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both?
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without?
Multivitamins?

Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet:

If your reptile is sick, please describe the signs and how long your reptile has been showing these signs:
Is your reptile’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?
Is your reptile’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight loss, Weight gain
Discharge from the eyes or nose
Increased breathing rate or effort
Change in the droppings
urates white or yellowish
Abnormal skin color or shedding
Parasites on the skin or in the feces
Weakness

~Maggot
 
Here, fill this out:

Gender:female
Age:I've had her since February
Weight:not sure
How big was the reptile when you first acquired it: a little smaller
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): a family Owen pet rescue
Captive bred or wild caught? CB
Do you handle him? If so how often? Every other day with washed hands before and after

Enclosure:20gal

Cage: type, size:aquarium
Substrate provided?repticarpet
What types of hiding places are provided?moist and warm both Tupperware
Is there a humidity hide? location?
Please describe any other furnishings: moss dampned daily and changed weekly

Lighting:

Artificial lighting?
incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s) ?
fluorescent (tube bulbs)?

Temperature:inbetween 70cool side 79warm side

Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage? what type?
What is the temperature in the warm part of the cage? under the warm hide? In the coolest part?
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature? hot rock, UTH, heat light, ceramic heater, other:
Are you using a thermostat?
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? Moist

Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much?

Humidity:

Is the humidity measured? Range: 50%


List other animals that are kept in the same cage:
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months)
Are any of your other pets ill?
List recent changes in the environment, if any:

Diet:

Insects, list type? Tried crickets but with no success so mostly mealworms when she wants to eat
Are they “gut loaded”? If so with?
How often do you feed your reptile? I try every day
Please list any supplements used. How are they given and how often? Orange gut loading and water gel
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both?
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? With
Multivitamins?

Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet:won't eat

If your reptile is sick, please describe the signs and how long your reptile has been showing these signs:
Is your reptile’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?decreased
Is your reptile’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?decreased

Shes suffering Weight loss
Increased breathing rate or effort: nope
Change in the droppings : really white
 

Embrace Calamity

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Okay, you're leaving out a lot of information. You didn't include what supplement you're using, what type of thermometer you're using, where the humidity hide is located, night time temps, or how you're heating the enclosure. You need to give all the information asked, not just some of it. Pics of the gecko and enclosure would be helpful as well.

~Maggot
 

Elizabeth Freer

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Hi Shelby ~

Thanks for moving your blog post to a New Thread :).

Please add the bolded info below that is on the most current version of the questionnaire:

#50---Cricket4u's Gecko Health Questionnaire
GU members: When copying & pasting this questionnaire into your thread, please change only the answers of your reply font to boldface to make your replies easy to read. Don't know whether that is possible. Don't really want the entire reply bold.

General Information
Species of lizard:
Gecko's name:
Morph:
Gender:
Age:
Weight:
Total length:
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it:
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner):
Captive bred or wild caught:

Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x heighth):
Cage (type, size):
Substrate provided:
Types of hiding places provided:
Is there a humidity hide? location?
Please describe any other furnishings:
List recent changes in the environment, if any:

Lighting
Artificial lighting
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s):
Fluorescent (tube bulbs):

Natural lighting
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window:


Heating
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage?
What type and brand of thermometer (digital with probe, temperature gun, LCD strip, analog (circle), combo digital thermometer/hygrometer, stainless steel aquarim type, other):
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide:
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground:
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground:

What device(s) are used to heat the tank (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other):
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners):
Are you using a thermostat(s)?
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time?
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much?

Humidity
Is the humidity measured?
Humidity range:

Diet
Insects and worms, list type:
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms:
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with?
How often do you feed your gecko?
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often?
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both?
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without?
Multivitamins (include brand name)?

Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet:

General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs:
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss or gain):
Discharge from the eyes or nose:
Increased breathing rate or effort:
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish:
---size of urates as compared to size of feces:

Abnormal skin color or shedding:
Parasites on the skin or in the feces:
Weakness:

Previous problems and/or illnesses:

Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household
List other animals that are kept in the same cage:
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months):
Are any of your other pets ill?

Please include pictures of your gecko, the habitat, and particular issues (eye abcesses ?). If the problem involves gait, a video will be helpful. Many thanks.
 
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Elizabeth Freer

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One definite reason why your leo is not eating is because the temperatures you are providing are way too cool.

Ground temp above Under Tank Heater in warm dry hide: 88-93 F
Warm end temp 4 inches off ground: no greater than 85 F
Cool end temp 4 inches off ground: no greater than 75 F

Do you have a 20 gallon LONG tank? I ask this because a 30 x 12 inch high tank is easier to heat than a standard 20 gallon. A 20 gallon long also has more floor space.

Need 3 hides
Supplements = calcium and vitamins

Click on the YouTube title NOT the arrow:

Gutloading the Feeders versus Feeding the Feeders 24/7
The term gutloading causes some confusion. Feed your feeders a nutritious regular diet all the time to build strong feeder bodies. Then only feed a special GUTLOAD product to the crickets, for example, 1-2 days prior to feeding the crickets to your geckos. T-REX Calcium Plus Cricket Food is a good gutload food. Top off the crickets by lightly dusting with a multivitamin containing D3/vitamin A acetate and phosphorus-free calcium with D3 no more than 2x weekly.

Please read the Leopard Gecko Caresheet linked below in my signature. It is quite thorough and will explain many things about leo care.
 
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