New gecko, runny poop?

mczraa

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So I got this little guy a few days ago and I just noticed that his poop is a little strange. While I was weighing him he left me a little gift in the cup.
Is this a normal crested gecko poop?
is it normally sort of runny like this or should I have him checked out for parasites?
Poop

Heres a picture of his enclosure. He's only 15 grams and is in a large critter keeper until he gets to about 20 grams, then I will upgrade him to a 12x12x24 enclosure.
I've been keeping a close eye on temp/humidity levels to make sure they are correct.
He gets fed Repashy CGD
Enclosure

Also, I'm assuming he's a boy but I may need another opinion. Feel free to correct me!
Belly picture

Any idea on what kind of morph he is?
True Colors


Thank you

(When I tried to insert my images they were waaaay too large, how do I fix that?)
 
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CrestedL

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No, runny poop is not typically normal for cresteds, he should be having solid poops. Please do tell what the average temp in his cage right now is and humidity, and is he eating regularly or has he suddenly stopped or changed at all. Where did you get this gecko, a breeder or a store, a breeder is usually more reliable? Next time he has a runny poo, please take a sample and keep it in a plastic bag (refrigerate it, do not freeze it) and bring it to a local herp or vet that can do a fecal scan just to be safe, please get back with that information

With his enclosure, it looks good but cgeckos are aboreal, so he would like to be more up in the foliage rather than close to the ground, and by the looks of it that fan plant doesn't look like it covers all that much, like its bunched up in the corner, it might benefit to get a taller cage rather than a short squat one so he can climb around, and with the added height room you can add tall leafy fake or real plants that will offer him plenty of cover. An important thing to keep in mind though this that cresteds will always feel better with more cover, it lets them feel more secure, so adding lots of cover should help reduce his stress from the move

With your belly picture of him, I think that at the moment he/she is a little too young to sex, it usually will take them a while to sex but for when the time comes, the way you can distinguish a male is by not only noticing the large lump underneath the base of the tail but there will be a row of scales right above the base of the tale with little black dots within them and near those a row of "shiny scales", a female should have no lump or black dots, so just give him a little time before sexing him (unless you know the exact age, then that could be a female as I noticed no real lump) a thing to look out for is dud eggs if it turns out a female.

I myself am no expert in morphs, as the only gecko I have is a plain so I never really read up on my morphs, but we do have a thread made especially for posting pics of your gecko and finding out, so if you don't get an answer here make sure that's something you check out, very beautiful gecko by the way, you're very lucky :) does he/she have a name?

*edit: never realized there was a pic of the poop, from the picture it just looks like it's a poop in a puddle of urine, is the poop itself actually watery or are you confusing it with the urine and urates?
 
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mczraa

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The poop itself looked okay, I think the urates were throwing me off. Im used to somewhat solidified urates but then again Ive never had a crested before.
Does the picture of his droppings look normal?
I plan on upgrading his enclosure very soon.
I bought him from a petstore the other day so he's a bit stressed but has been eating his CGD like a champ!
Should I still have him examined for parasites?
His temperatures have been between 75-80 during the day and 70% humidity and then a spike once a day when I mist him.
Because he's new I want to be absolutely sure Ive covered all the bases!
 

CrestedL

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Before looking at the picture of the poop I thought you meant like the poop itself was runny/watery, but now that I've seen it I think it's normal. The urine and the urates are just a little yellow so make sure he's plenty hydrated but I don't think that's too much to worry on, unless you see any more discoloured poops or odd behaviors I don't think you will need to take him or a poop sample to the vet (unless you want to get him tested, but I know for some areas it can be costly and stressing on the gecko)

Glad to hear though that he's still eating cgd regularly! Cgeckos will sometimes go off feed after a stressful event, but it seems you're acclimated to the move well, that being said though I would give him at least a week to calm down and still give him time to acclimate to the move before holding him so he won't stress out again
 
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