Leopard gecko poop question

[Keeboard]

My gecko's poop is runny. i know this could mean parasites, but there arent any of the other symptoms. I think it is is consistent; i know if it isnt consistent, it isnt a problem. Should I worry?

 

[CrestedL]

If you're worried of parasites, I would suggest getting a fecal scan to rule them out

To do a fecal scan, wait till your gecko has another either runny or normal poop, and with no hand to item contact take the poop and put it in a plastic bag (like a ziplock) and refrigerate till you can bring it to a vet for the scan, do not freeze the sample

If not, perhaps we can consider what he has recently eaten, so what has he eaten?

 

[Keeboard]

Crickets are his usual diet. I gave him a couple of Butter worms recently. After he ate the first one, his poop looked a little weird, only not like this. I'm pretty sure it isn't regurgitation.

 

[CrestedL]

Hmm, I did some reading and looking around, there have been some cases where geckos will have a little runny poop after eating a butter worm, all though not all have but some have, or that he may be having these weird poops because the change of diet and that it should return normal soon, but if it does not I urge you to take a visit to the vet then

Has he had any sort of loss of appetite since the runny poops? If he is having runny poops and losing appetite then that's a pretty strong indicator of a parasite, which then again, can be confirmed through a fecal

 

[Keeboard]

As I mentioned, he has had no other signs of parasites, so he hasn't had a loss of appetite.

 

[CrestedL]

Put him back on crickets, see if the runny poops persist, may just be diet change then

 

[kholtme]

I would do everything CrestedL said, but crickets are a way for your gecko to get parasites, so it is possible. Just check back in after the next poop.