Gecko eating poop!

[the funky gecko]

I don't know if this is true but I think my gecko (fluffnut) is eating her poo and her roommates poo. I've started noticing poo missing so I thought I would ask.

I will start at the beginning. A few weeks ago I say my gecko fluffnut eating all four worms( two for each gecko) and blaze (the roommate) was getting no food. I started to feed them individually with fluffnut getting one worm (on deit;-)) and blaze three. Blaze has started to fatten up but fluffnut is still fat. I'm thinking fluffnut is eating the poo and staying fat. I'm worried it will make her sick:sad:.

Both geckos are a little over a year old. I feed them every other day with superworms. They live in a 20 gal. tank with repti-carpet and some cleaned rocks and wood. The tank heat is a little over 93 degrees F (I know its a bit hot).

I'm just asking on how to fix or if I should take her to the vet. Thanks!

 

[the funky gecko]

Oh and Elizabeth Ferrer I will be at the expo this weekend so I will bring Fluffnut.

 

[kholtme]

Are you assuming this because you dont see poop in their usual places, or because you see poop then it disappears the next time you look? Look in other places for poop like inside hides and such, i find it more likely that they might have switched poop spots, or havent pooped in a while, than one to be eating it. And if they live together how do you know which one is eating the poop?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Oh and Elizabeth Ferrer I will be at the expo this weekend so I will bring Fluffnut.

Did you see Fluffnut eat poop? I would not worry unless you saw it. How long has she been on that diet?

How about posting pictures of Blaze and Fluffnut?

Feeding them individually seems to be working! Have you tried 2 separate feeding dishes? However, that might not work.

Hogging all the food is one of the difficulties when keeping leos together. Then the other gecko fails to thrive.

See you and Fluffnut this Saturday. We'll be at our former location in the corner.

 

[the funky gecko]

Are you assuming this because you dont see poop in their usual places, or because you see poop then it disappears the next time you look? Look in other places for poop like inside hides and such, i find it more likely that they might have switched poop spots, or havent pooped in a while, than one to be eating it. And if they live together how do you know which one is eating the poop?

I see the poop in one spot and then an hour later its gone! I'm thinking its fluffnut because she has been getting fatter even though she is on a diet. Blaze is staying the close to the same size but gained a few grams since I started feeding her more.

 

[the funky gecko]

Did you see Fluffnut eat poop? I would not worry unless you saw it. How long has she been on that diet?

How about posting pictures of Blaze and Fluffnut?

Feeding them individually seems to be working! Have you tried 2 separate feeding dishes? However, that might not work.

Hogging all the food is one of the difficulties when keeping leos together. Then the other gecko fails to thrive.

See you and Fluffnut this Saturday. We'll be at our former location in the corner.

No I have not seen her eat it but she too fat not to be eating it. Fluffnut is a gecko that eats almost anything that looks like bug, so the two bowls won't work. I think I will bring both geckos so you can see the size difference. See you at the expo!

 

[kholtme]

make sure no poop is getting kicked under something or kicked out of view, today i just found two poops that were a little closer to a hide than normal, so i didnt see them right away, if you have a camera, set it up on the tank looking at the poop, and next time you see a poop turn the camera on and leave the poop there to see what is happening and who is doing it.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

No I have not seen her eat it but she too fat not to be eating it. Fluffnut is a gecko that eats almost anything that looks like bug, so the two bowls won't work. I think I will bring both geckos so you can see the size difference. See you at the expo!

Bring the whole family, funky gecko!

 

[the funky gecko]

make sure no poop is getting kicked under something or kicked out of view, today i just found two poops that were a little closer to a hide than normal, so i didnt see them right away, if you have a camera, set it up on the tank looking at the poop, and next time you see a poop turn the camera on and leave the poop there to see what is happening and who is doing it.

No, I've been looking all over.

 

[the funky gecko]

Bring the whole family, funky gecko!

I can try but I don't think I have enough boxes.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I can try but I don't think I have enough boxes.

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