Is my leo sick?

I fear that my gecko may be sick? She is my first gecko so I don't have experience and her behavior is worrying me.
About your leo:
- Sex: Female
- Age & Weight: 2 years (not sure of her weight, still waiting on scale)
- How long have you owned your leo: About a month and a half
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): Pet store

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: About twice a week
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now: For the past week she has been moving less, basking solely on the warm side of the tank, and just being less active. The strangest thing that she did today was stare at me in her tank and sorta "chirp" at me. I've never seen her do this before and when I fed her she simply continued to stare at me. Otherwise she is eating normally and pooping normally.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe: No problems
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal): They look normal
- When was the last time he/she went: This morning
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on: Basically what I listed above. She is slower, basking more, has less energy. I checked her tummy and it was soft, but it does look a little large.

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: 10 gal
- Type (ex. glass tank): glass tank
- Type of substrate: reptile carpet
- Hides, how many, what kind: one store-bought warm hide, one cardboard cool hide, and one moist tupperware hide
B) Heating
- Heat source: under-tank heater at night and heat lamp at day
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): (hot side) 90 at day and 80 at night, (cool side) 75 at day and 72 at night
- Method of regulating heat source: under-tank heater is lower heat while I use the heat lamp to make it warmer.
- What are you using to measure your temps: two in-tank thermostats, one on warm side and one on cool side
- Do you have any lights (describe): just the red bulb heat lamp and the lights in my dorm room
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females): none
- Describe health, or previous problems: none

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much): 5 mealworms and 2 young dubia roaches every other day
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect): hand fed or left in dish
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): ReptiCalcium with D3 and ExoTerra Vitamin Supplements
- What are you gut loading food with: dry mix of oatmeal, cheerios, and granola and fresh fruit and veggies like lettuce, carrots, and apples

I don't see anything wrong with your general care. It could just be that she's slowing down for the winter (somehow, they know). Another possibility is that she is getting ready to shed.

indyana said:

I don't see anything wrong with your general care. It could just be that she's slowing down for the winter (somehow, they know). Another possibility is that she is getting ready to shed.

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I'm having the same exact experience today. I woke up to see her basking on some rocks, body resting completely against them. When I walked into the room her tail was waving very slowly but as soon as I began opening the doors (to put more water in her bowls) she stood up and her tail raised like she wasn't okay with it. I ended up having to stand there to watch her calm down and then I could pour some water in.

I'm assuming she's ready for the winter and doesn't wish to be bothered. She ate like a champ the last week too and now she isn't accepting as much as she had before. Tail is nice and fat, looks pretty content. I think she can tell Winter is around because my hands are a lot colder now and the air too whenever she's out of the tank.

Hope that's all it is for you too!

I would just say she's butmating


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The only thing I can see with setup is the heat lights and uth. Typically just the uth is enough. However, as long as they are not getting too much heat you are okay. This time of year is when the females start producing eggs. Even without a male, they will still lay eggs. They could be in brumation, just depends on the circumstances. As a rule of thumb, if they are not losing weight they are fine.