What morph might she be?

[ohsarah]

I posted this in my intro in the welcome thread but then found this. Just wondering what morph my juvenile leopard gecko might be! The pictures are low quality.

 

[Saskia]

She is a Super Hypo Tangerine, and very very thin, have you had her for a long time?? Because she is underweight, does she eat right?? (I am asuming she is a female)

 

[ohsarah]

She is a Super Hypo Tangerine, and very very thin, have you had her for a long time?? Because she is underweight, does she eat right?? (I am asuming she is a female)

I was going to ask about this. I got her just under two weeks ago and she ate one or two crickets or mealworms a day but recently she started regurgitating them. The mealworms were a bit too big so I got her some smaller ones last night and she ate two of them but in the middle of the night threw them up. I'm getting worried. She comes out and wander around in the evening and drinks water and is willing to eat but will not keep it down. Any suggestions?

 

[Saskia]

Yes, please take her to the vet, from the first time I saw her tail something didn´t look right, that´s why I asked if she was eating fine, there could be many many causes, from parasites, bacteria, cryptosporidiasis to gastroenteritis and so on, it is virtually impossible to diagnose without a veterinary check, you have to do a fecal test and have her checked by a reptile specialized veterinarian asap, she is sick, that´s for sure and she simply won´t live long without specialized care .... it is sad, where did you get her from? What heat ource do you provide for her?? Because if we start from the basics, a gecko that doesn´t have the right temperatures can´t properly digest ..... I am asuming she is sick because of the thinness of her tail

 

[ohsarah]

I bought her from Petsmart which was my first mistake. She looked just like that when I got her. I was going to get one of the other healthier ones but they said she was the least scared of people. She had an under the tank heater and an overhead light for extra heat on the cold days plus a red bulb for the evening. I took her back to Petsmart to see what they said and there was an actual lady there who knew her stuff unlike before. She took the little girl back to get her checked out but she said it didn't look good. I got a new one a few days ago, one of the healthier ones I was originally going to get, and its in good health, nice big tail and growing well. Lesson learned, never buy from a big chain store. My new gecko is coming from a breeder.

 

[LeopardGeckoStorm]

Aww. Sorry to hear that your gecko was ill! I bought all three of mine from Petsmart and am glad that they are all healthy. Glad they replaced your gecko!

 

[Saskia]

So sorry for this girl, I bet she will die soon , those big chain stores are a nightmare for exotic animals

 

[ohsarah]

Here is an picture of the new one I bought, it's doing great and eating regularly and isn't scared of me anymore.

 

[Saskia]

Deffinitely better looking