my leo hasnt pooped in about a week and is lethargic...

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schaffier58

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Hello everyone, new to the forums here. Lately i havent been having much luck with my poor leo. Her tail is shrinking and hasnt pooped in around a week. Still eating a superworm every day and there are some crickets about. Her stomach seems like its bloated so ive been bathing her every day and massaging her. she had another leo with her but she recently passed due to gout... my tank is 55 gal wide, i have her on paper towel and flukers moss in her shelter. I have two water dishes and a log inside as well. I kwep the temperatures in the cage fairly regular. I'm worried because i had another leo in with her that i had to put down due to gout... any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
JessJohnson87

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What are the floor temps on the warm end and how are you heating the 55 gal? Make sure the water is 86* when you bathe and I would personally recommend that you take her to the vet ASAP.
 
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schaffier58

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I dont have a heating pad underneath her cage but i never have and shes always pooped fine. She is still under a year old though, i keep my heat light above her cave and it stays around 90 95 during the day. I did take her to the vet and she just told me to keep bathing her... i dont think she knew much about geckos. I was going to purchase a heat pad today.
 
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It's rare but sometimes food can cause impaction, I had it happen with a bearded dragon years ago. I don't think gout is contagious. You can also put a small drop of mineral/olive oil on her mouth to help pass whatever is causing her not to poop.
 
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schaffier58

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JessJohnson87 said:
It's rare but sometimes food can cause impaction, I had it happen with a bearded dragon years ago. I don't think gout is contagious. You can also put a small drop of mineral/olive oil on her mouth to help pass whatever is causing her not to poop.
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So i found what looks to be a very small brown poo and it doesnt look to healthy. The last time i seen her go to the bathroom she just passed white and fluid
 
JessJohnson87

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Can you take a picture of it and post it or have you thrown it out? I would hold off on feeding for a day or two to try and help her pass whatever is causing the bloating.
 
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It looks normal except for that little thing that looks like a grain of rice. I would try to find a different vet that specializes in reptiles and try to take a sample in to have an exam done on it or if the one you took her to can, take it in to them.
 
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Heres some sifferent pics of it. Ill post a pic of my leo as well shortly.
 

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Try to get a belly picture. I'm wanting to say that she could be impacted from the superworms, I would hold off on food just to make sure. You can give a little bit of turkey baby food until she get's straightened out, just put a bit on her mouth with your finger, same with some olive oil or mineral oil.
 
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I can get more if you need a different angle too. i just noticed that her back left leg looked swollen compared to her right leg. But so far its not bothering her from what i can tell..
 
JessJohnson87

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I don't see any signs of impaction and I see the swollen joint in her leg. What kind of supplements are you using? Do you keep the moss moist in the hide to help with hydration. Mine usually goes into his moist hide to lick the water drops off the side and to hydrate, haven't really seen him drink from his dish. What are you feeding the supers and crickets, I know gout can be caused by a high protein diet in the feeders and dehydration. Maybe someone else will pop on and have another suggestion.

Also, forgot to add, heat lamps can cause dehydration in geckos that's why most of us use heat pads or heat cable to warm the tank and ceramic heat emitters to help keep the air temperatures up.
 
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schaffier58

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Ive been powdering my crickets with flukers calcium with bitamin d, and i only gut loaded them with potatoes until just a couple months ago i started gut loading with the fluker orange cubes. Shes being lazy so it seems like shes in some discomfort over her leg. And i do spray water over her hide and the moss a couple times a day. I try and keep it around 40 humidity during the day. What kind of heat pad would you recommend me getting ?
 
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Ive been powdering my crickets with flukers calcium with bitamin d, and i only gut loaded them with potatoes until just a couple months ago i started gut loading with the fluker orange cubes. Shes being lazy so it seems like shes in some discomfort over her leg. And i do spray water over her hide and the moss a couple times a day. I try and keep it around 40 humidity during the day. What kind of heat pad would you recommend me getting ? I do onoy have one hide in her tank. She was doing so good and i havent changed anything severly.
 
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I woke up this morning to her just sitting out front of her cave in the same spot she was in last night. Now im getting worried.
 
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Should i go down a size on the tank to make it more temp controlled? im really trying anything because i dont want to lose her or pay outrageous vet bills like i ended up doing for my other one because of a crap vet...
 
JessJohnson87

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You can downsize to a 20 gallon long and get an 11x17" heat pad, like flukers or ultratherm. The Zoo Med ones are garbage, I had one quit working on me after like 3 weeks. The big thing is she needs belly heat and hydration, you can put a drop of water on the tip of her snout and she will lick it off.
 
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Would downsizing her tank affect her negatively? I really appreciate your help and input. Im a first time leo owner and have been trying my best to keep my leos healthy as i can with the research ive done, i just havent had anyone that i could ask these types of questions too. i was planning on finding a decent rep vet today and bringing in her poo and get her leg checked out. I might also switch to a smaller tank like you recommended, i only had such a big tank because i had two leos housed together.
 
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