Scarygirl
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Hey guys, I have a question. Dany started getting pale this week and I thought it was a shed, but she's not getting any lighter. I'm still having problems with keeping the cool side at exactly 75 degrees and the humidity at 50%. And from what I noticed, she's not moving around as much in her tank, but when I hold her, she's all over the place. We also started getting her crickets from an exotic store that's closer to home. Their mediums are a lot bigger than the ones at the first store, so I give her three instead of four. To give you an idea, they're big enough to chirp.
I'm just worried that she might be sick.
Leopard Gecko Questionnaire
General Information
Species of lizard: Leopard Gecko
Gecko's name: Daenerys AKA Dany
Morph: Wild Type
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Weight: 54 g since last vet visit
Total length: N/A
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it: N/A
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): Breeder
Captive bred or wild caught: N/A
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x height): 12 width x 12 height x 30 length
Cage (type, size): Tank, 20 gallons
Substrate provided: Paper towel
Types of hiding places provided: Cool dry hide, warm dry hide, warm moist hide
Is there a humidity hide? location? Yes, on the warm side
Please describe any other furnishings: Small water dish, ceramic root, fake Venus fly trap
List recent changes in the environment, if any: The warm hide and the moist hide were switched around to make room for the probe wires
Lighting
Artificial lighting: No
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s): No
Fluorescent (tube bulbs): No
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window: Yes
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): HydroFarm and Cooper
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide: 87 F
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground: N/A
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground: 70.9 F
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): Yes
Are you using a thermostat(s)? Yes
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? It seems her cool side, but now she's hanging out in her humid hide.
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? Not that I know of.
Humidity
Is the humidity measured? Yes
Humidity range: 60% right now. It moves around.
Diet
Insects and worms, list type: Crickets
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms: Zoo Med Cricket Care and sometimes Nature Zone Total Bites gut load
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with? I've been keeping a dish of Zoo Med Cricket Care in their container.
How often do you feed your gecko? Every other day
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often? Calcium with D3. Once a week
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? No calcium in tank
Multivitamins (include brand name)? None yet
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: We started buying crickets at an exotic store that's closer to home. They're bigger than what she's used to getting.
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs: She's paler, but not getting any paler like a normal shed. I'm not sure if it's a shed or not.
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased? Same. She doesn't seem very active in her tank, at least when I'm looking, but she's all over the place when I hold her.
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased? Normal
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: No
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish: White
---size of urates as compared to size of feces: Smaller
Abnormal skin color or shedding: She looks paler
Parasites on the skin or in the feces: No
Weakness: No
Previous problems and/or illnesses: Constipation and yellowish urates
Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household
List other animals that are kept in the same cage: None
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months): No
Are any of your other pets ill? Other than our cat having hot spots, no.
I'm just worried that she might be sick.
Leopard Gecko Questionnaire
General Information
Species of lizard: Leopard Gecko
Gecko's name: Daenerys AKA Dany
Morph: Wild Type
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Weight: 54 g since last vet visit
Total length: N/A
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it: N/A
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner): Breeder
Captive bred or wild caught: N/A
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x height): 12 width x 12 height x 30 length
Cage (type, size): Tank, 20 gallons
Substrate provided: Paper towel
Types of hiding places provided: Cool dry hide, warm dry hide, warm moist hide
Is there a humidity hide? location? Yes, on the warm side
Please describe any other furnishings: Small water dish, ceramic root, fake Venus fly trap
List recent changes in the environment, if any: The warm hide and the moist hide were switched around to make room for the probe wires
Lighting
Artificial lighting: No
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s): No
Fluorescent (tube bulbs): No
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window: Yes
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): HydroFarm and Cooper
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide: 87 F
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground: N/A
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground: 70.9 F
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): Yes
Are you using a thermostat(s)? Yes
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time? It seems her cool side, but now she's hanging out in her humid hide.
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much? Not that I know of.
Humidity
Is the humidity measured? Yes
Humidity range: 60% right now. It moves around.
Diet
Insects and worms, list type: Crickets
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms: Zoo Med Cricket Care and sometimes Nature Zone Total Bites gut load
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with? I've been keeping a dish of Zoo Med Cricket Care in their container.
How often do you feed your gecko? Every other day
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often? Calcium with D3. Once a week
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both? Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without? No calcium in tank
Multivitamins (include brand name)? None yet
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet: We started buying crickets at an exotic store that's closer to home. They're bigger than what she's used to getting.
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs: She's paler, but not getting any paler like a normal shed. I'm not sure if it's a shed or not.
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased? Same. She doesn't seem very active in her tank, at least when I'm looking, but she's all over the place when I hold her.
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased? Normal
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: No
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish: White
---size of urates as compared to size of feces: Smaller
Abnormal skin color or shedding: She looks paler
Parasites on the skin or in the feces: No
Weakness: No
Previous problems and/or illnesses: Constipation and yellowish urates
Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household
List other animals that are kept in the same cage: None
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months): No
Are any of your other pets ill? Other than our cat having hot spots, no.
