BlizzardR4PT0R
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my female leo is eating as usual but not poopng for bout a week now. she has no supplemental heat (youll know if you check out my location).she is fed with superworms.substrate is bare plastic with some pebbles
is eating but not pooping
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the funky gecko
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What is the heat in there? And the substrate should be paper towels or reptile carpet instead of bare glass/plastic.
BlizzardR4PT0R
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not sure myself but it's tropical so around 30C. why cant the substrate be bare plastic
kholtme
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the substrate can be bare plastic, but its not really recommended. Your gecko will have a really hard time walking because it is so slippery to them. Their toe nails cant dig in. It would be like you trying to walk on ice all your life. You could use paper towels for now, or maybe get some tile that fit inside your enclosure(surface should be rough and not super smooth), thats what i did, but i dont know what you have access too in puncak alam
30 degrees C is about 86 degress F. Any way you could bump it up to 32 C to 33 C (90-91F)? One reason your gecko might not be pooping is the warm side should be between 88-92 degrees F. So if you had your temps on the warm side at 32 C or 33C it would be better. These temps are important for the proper digestion. If your gecko cant get warm enough it wont be able to digest its food. No food digestion = no poop. No poop = bad.
I dont exactly know how to tell you to heat your ground temps up, because I dont know if you necessarily need a uth. Any place in your house that is warmer?
30 degrees C is about 86 degress F. Any way you could bump it up to 32 C to 33 C (90-91F)? One reason your gecko might not be pooping is the warm side should be between 88-92 degrees F. So if you had your temps on the warm side at 32 C or 33C it would be better. These temps are important for the proper digestion. If your gecko cant get warm enough it wont be able to digest its food. No food digestion = no poop. No poop = bad.
I dont exactly know how to tell you to heat your ground temps up, because I dont know if you necessarily need a uth. Any place in your house that is warmer?
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kholtme
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Also you could try to give your gecko a bath. If something is "stuck" in her belly you could give her a bath and a gentle belly rub to to get things moving. How long have you had her at 30 C? I really know nothing about where you are from so Im trying my best not to give you to wrong information on heating. But the bath water should be between 86-90 degrees F (30C-32C). The water should be shallow so you dont drown your gecko. but enough to warm her up a little. Then gently rub her belly to try to get things moving. Maybe do this for 20 to 30 minutes, unless she gets really stressed out then you should dry her off and put her back in her home. This bath will also help her hydrate as she will probably lick the water.
Elizabeth Freer
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Shoot for 86*F (exactly 30*C) for the soaking water. That's a leopard gecko's preferred body temperature (PBT).
Recommended temperatures for all leos regardless of size
88-93 F (31-34 C) maximum ground temperature at warm end
no greater than 85 F (29.5 C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the warm end
no greater than 75 F (24.5 C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the cool end
Leave the UTH on 24/7. Turn off overhead lighting/heating at night (~12 hours on and ~12 hours off) unless ambient room temperatures are particularly cool during the night.
As long as room temperatures do not drop below 19.5*C (67*F) at night, your leo will be fine.
Recommended temperatures for all leos regardless of size
88-93 F (31-34 C) maximum ground temperature at warm end
no greater than 85 F (29.5 C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the warm end
no greater than 75 F (24.5 C) air temperature - 4 inches above ground on the cool end
Leave the UTH on 24/7. Turn off overhead lighting/heating at night (~12 hours on and ~12 hours off) unless ambient room temperatures are particularly cool during the night.
As long as room temperatures do not drop below 19.5*C (67*F) at night, your leo will be fine.
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Elizabeth Freer
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If you wish, you can keep your overhead 100 watt CHE (which you use for your 18 inch tall 40 gallon breeder) on 24/7 as well as your UTH. However, that is not necessary.
I recommend only leaving the UTH on during the night as long as room temperatures stay about ~67*F ish or better.
BlizzardR4PT0R
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Thanks , guys! the warm soak worked. though it took me two attempts with the first using just plain warm water and the second using warm water with a little bit of apple flavor Revive.