Leopard gecko stomach looks weird

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Gucci_Foodz

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Hello I have a 6 month old leopard gecko who's had many problems. She hasn't gown much and I got her in August. But I looked at her stomach today and it looks strange can someone help me please? IMG_4026.jpg
 
Geecko123

Geecko123

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Could you get a top down photo, becuase from this angle she looks like she has a really thin tail. also, what substrate is she on? she looks like she could have impaction. hope this helps.



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If I am wrong, please don't bite my head off about it.
 
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Gucci_Foodz

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I'm aware she has a very thin tail, a few months ago her cage wasn't the right temperature for a very long time so she went a while without eating but I'm working on getting her tail fattened up. The substrate she is on is coconut fiber. I'm not sure if the vets around me help reptiles sadly
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Gucci_Foodz said:
I'm aware she has a very thin tail, a few months ago her cage wasn't the right temperature for a very long time so she went a while without eating but I'm working on getting her tail fattened up. The substrate she is on is coconut fiber. I'm not sure if the vets around me help reptiles sadly
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Is your leo gaining weight now?

Are you currently meeting these temperatures?

Temperatures - A temperature gradient from warm to cool maintains your leo's health. Here's a temperature guide for all leopard geckos as measured with the probe of a digital thermometer or a temp gun (and controlled by a thermostat set at 91*F/32.8*C).

Place the thermostat's probe and a digital thermometer's probe together right on top of the substrate underneath the warm dry hide. If you use a UTH + a CHE you'll need 2 separate thermostats, because ground and air temperatures are substantially different.
  • Warm end ground temperature: 88-92 F (31.1-33.3 C) inside a leo's warm dry hide and his moist hide too!
  • Cool end ground temperature: 70ish-75 F (21.1-23.9 C) Usually the cool end ground temperature matches the room temperature where the enclosure sits.
  • no greater than 82ish F (27.8ish C) air temperature - 4 inches (10 cm) above ground on the warm end
  • no greater than 75 F (23.9 C) air temperature - 4 inches (10 cm) above ground on the cool end
Leave the heat mat/UTH on 24/7. If you wish, during the night turn off overhead lighting/heating (~12 hours on and ~12 hours off) unless ambient room temperatures drop lower than 67ish*F (19.4*C).
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Just in case:
 
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Gucci_Foodz

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Very slowly yes she's gaining weight and I have the correct temperatures now, she just needs to gain a bit more weight to be healthy besides her stomach looking like that.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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Gucci_Foodz said:
Very slowly yes she's gaining weight and I have the correct temperatures now, she just needs to gain a bit more weight to be healthy besides her stomach looking like that.
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About her belly: Was the redness caused from ever being too close to a heat source?

"Baby steps" is ideal for an underweight leo. That's less stress on her body.
 
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Gucci_Foodz

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What is wrong with my female leopard gecko’s stomach?

I have a female (I think) leopard gecko named Zazu and her stomach looks weird. It’s not the first time this has happened. She is in a 10 gallon tank her substrate is coconut fiber. I got her back in June of 2019 and the heat source I use is a heat lamp. C54AFBAE-46EA-404B-BE92-2A60F3C5E401.jpg
 
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