J.Bosley
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General Information
Species of lizard: Leopard Gecko
Gecko's name: Morris
Morph: No idea
Gender: I was told Male
Age: 5yrs approx.
Weight: No idea
Total length: 3" maybe...
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it: Same
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): Rescue
Captive bred or wild caught: Captive bred
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x heighth): 15 gallon
Cage (type, size): Aquarium
Substrate provided: Paper towel
Types of hiding places provided: Damp hide, and cool hide
Is there a humidity hide? location? Damp hide, half on warm side and half on cool side
Please describe any other furnishings: A pile of smooth rocks, tupperwear for damp hide, and rock cave for cold hide
List recent changes in the environment, if any: UTH
Lighting
Artificial lighting
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s): Red bulb, not sure on wattage but it's a low wattage
Fluorescent (tube bulbs): N/A
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window: Few hours daily, but he is not near the window
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): Analog
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide: 93F
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground: 90F (ish)
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground: 80F (ish)
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other): UTH
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners): Sticky feet...
Are you using a thermostat(s)? No
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? Damp hide
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? About 2 degrees
Humidity
Is the humidity measured? No
Humidity range: N/A
Diet
Insects and worms, list type: Crickets
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms: Gut loaded at store
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with? I don't know
How often do you feed your gecko? Every day, sometimes twice a day
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often? Exo Terra Reptile Calcium daily right now
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? Both
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? Without
Multivitamins (include brand name)? Exo Terra
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: He was being fed Bearded Dragon pellets...
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? Decreased
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased? Increased now
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss or gain): He was severely underweight when I got him!
Discharge from the eyes or nose: Yes, the eyes
Increased breathing rate or effort: No
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish: Yellowish
---size of urates as compared to size of feces: Less
Abnormal skin color or shedding: No
Parasites on the skin or in the feces: No
Weakness: No
Previous problems and/or illnesses:
When I got him about 1.5 weeks ago he was emaciated, his eyes were swollen shut, he has mouth rot (I think) and his tail was super skinny. I managed to clean out his pus filled eyes with warm water and q-tips, got tons of pus and a HUGE chunk of shed skin out of his left eye, and mainly pus out of his right eye. I have also been giving him plenty of "saunas" and making sure his damp hide is always damp. He recently shed (2 days ago), and I helped get the skin off his face. He can now open his right eye!!! Though he still keeps the left one closed... Luckily he is eating like a champ!!! He seems to have some bumps behind his eyes, probably from when he was rubbing his eyes on EVERYTHING in his enclosure... I believe he also has mild mouth rot. I am hoping to get him to the vet in 1 or 2 weeks, is there anything I can be doing to help in the mean time? I clean his tank at least once a week right now. I wasn't planning on rescuing him, but when a friend saw him for free on Kijiji she went to see him. He was in such a bad state she called me because she knows Im a sucker....haha.
I will post photos soon!
Species of lizard: Leopard Gecko
Gecko's name: Morris
Morph: No idea
Gender: I was told Male
Age: 5yrs approx.
Weight: No idea
Total length: 3" maybe...
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it: Same
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): Rescue
Captive bred or wild caught: Captive bred
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x heighth): 15 gallon
Cage (type, size): Aquarium
Substrate provided: Paper towel
Types of hiding places provided: Damp hide, and cool hide
Is there a humidity hide? location? Damp hide, half on warm side and half on cool side
Please describe any other furnishings: A pile of smooth rocks, tupperwear for damp hide, and rock cave for cold hide
List recent changes in the environment, if any: UTH
Lighting
Artificial lighting
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s): Red bulb, not sure on wattage but it's a low wattage
Fluorescent (tube bulbs): N/A
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window: Few hours daily, but he is not near the window
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): Analog
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide: 93F
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground: 90F (ish)
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground: 80F (ish)
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other): UTH
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners): Sticky feet...
Are you using a thermostat(s)? No
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? Damp hide
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? About 2 degrees
Humidity
Is the humidity measured? No
Humidity range: N/A
Diet
Insects and worms, list type: Crickets
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms: Gut loaded at store
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with? I don't know
How often do you feed your gecko? Every day, sometimes twice a day
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often? Exo Terra Reptile Calcium daily right now
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? Both
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? Without
Multivitamins (include brand name)? Exo Terra
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: He was being fed Bearded Dragon pellets...
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? Decreased
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased? Increased now
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss or gain): He was severely underweight when I got him!
Discharge from the eyes or nose: Yes, the eyes
Increased breathing rate or effort: No
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish: Yellowish
---size of urates as compared to size of feces: Less
Abnormal skin color or shedding: No
Parasites on the skin or in the feces: No
Weakness: No
Previous problems and/or illnesses:
When I got him about 1.5 weeks ago he was emaciated, his eyes were swollen shut, he has mouth rot (I think) and his tail was super skinny. I managed to clean out his pus filled eyes with warm water and q-tips, got tons of pus and a HUGE chunk of shed skin out of his left eye, and mainly pus out of his right eye. I have also been giving him plenty of "saunas" and making sure his damp hide is always damp. He recently shed (2 days ago), and I helped get the skin off his face. He can now open his right eye!!! Though he still keeps the left one closed... Luckily he is eating like a champ!!! He seems to have some bumps behind his eyes, probably from when he was rubbing his eyes on EVERYTHING in his enclosure... I believe he also has mild mouth rot. I am hoping to get him to the vet in 1 or 2 weeks, is there anything I can be doing to help in the mean time? I clean his tank at least once a week right now. I wasn't planning on rescuing him, but when a friend saw him for free on Kijiji she went to see him. He was in such a bad state she called me because she knows Im a sucker....haha.
I will post photos soon!
Especially since I wasn't planning on rescuing a Leopard Gecko... Good news is he is looking 100% better than the first night I had him! His activity level has increased, as well as his appetite :biggrin:
