General Information
Species of lizard: Leopard Gecko
Gecko's name: Cynder
Morph: Normal
Gender: Female
Age: 1 year approx
Weight: unknown as of yet
Total length: unknown as of yet
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it: Same as above
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): Breeder/previous owner
Captive bred or wild caught: captive bred
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x heighth): Not sure of exact mesurements- about 3 1/5 ft long.
Cage (type, size): wooden vivarium, 3 1/5 ft long, not sure on height
Substrate provided: news paper
Types of hiding places provided: coconut shell, exo terra medium size cave, rocks with designed holes. roughly about 10 hides
Is there a humidity hide? location? Yes, on hot side, placed over UTH
Please describe any other furnishings: Big rock like cave with a few holes to go through to hide.
List recent changes in the environment, if any: none
Lighting
Artificial lighting
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s): Red exo terra bulb
Fluorescent (tube bulbs): no
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window: no
Heating
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage? yes
What type and brand of thermometer (digital with probe, temperature gun, LCD strip, analog (circle), combo digital thermometer/hygrometer, stainless steel aquarim type, other): Digital and temp gun
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide: 28-32
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground: 27-29
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground: 20-24
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other): UTH, over head red bulb
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners): taped down uth
Are you using a thermostat(s)? yes
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? humid hide
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? yes, from 29-32 hot side to 23-25 , and cold side drops from 23 to 19.
Humidity
Is the humidity measured?
Humidity range:
Diet
Insects and worms, list type: Mealwroms, crickets, sometimes silk worms
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms: gutload with the cricket food, veg,
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with? yes, stated above
How often do you feed your gecko? every day at night.
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often? Calcium dust - pets at home brand
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? not sure, am going to buy vitamin sups too.
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without?n/a
Multivitamins (include brand name)? am purchasign today
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: none
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs: deformed limbs, cant support body, skiny, walks like drunk. got her yesterday have noticed since.
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased? not sure, she doesn't move much since I've had her.
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased? doesn't eat
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss or gain): n/a
Discharge from the eyes or nose:no
Increased breathing rate or effort:yes
Change in the droppings: n/a
Urates
---white or yellowish: yellow
---size of urates as compared to size of feces: small
Abnormal skin color or shedding: rough white area's, not sure what it is
Parasites on the skin or in the feces: no
Weakness:yes
Previous problems and/or illnesses: Do not know.
Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household: no
List other animals that are kept in the same cage: n/a
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months): Bearded dragon, 2x Leopard gecko
Are any of your other pets ill?no