He stopped eating about 2 days ago. It doesn't look like he has consumed any of the mealworms in his dish, and when I try to feed him with tongs, he wont take anything from me (normally he will). For the most part, his poops are normal. Urates are nice and white, and about 1/3 of the size of the rest of it. As of right now, I can see two poops that look abnormal. They are flat on the paper towels, which suggests diarrhea. That happens every now and then (not often). Is that a reason for concern? Maybe parasites?
Might be a good idea to have a fecal done.
#2---Fecal Sample Collection Procedure
Just phoned my exotics vet for his recommendation:
1. Place a piece of clean plastic where your leo usually poops. If your gecko poops somewhere else, take the poop to the vet anyway. Some poop is better than no poop! (Thanks to TheOneBlueGecko - 25 July 2011)
2. As soon as your gecko has passed some poop and urates, but without physically touching the sample, place the feces and urates directly onto a clean plastic bottle cap. (Vet has fecal sample containers if you can stop by first.)
3. Then place the bottle cap with fecal sample directly into a plastic ziploc bag. (Do NOT use paper towels or newspaper because those will absorb some of the feces necessary for a proper culture.)
4. Refrigerate this sample...unless you are taking the sample to your vet immediately. Do NOT freeze it.
5. Take this fecal sample to your vet within 24 hours of collecting...the sooner the better!
[There are two types of fecals: direct smear and fecal float tests. For geckos, ask the vet whether both tests should be run.]
