Gecko throwing up/sneezing blood?

Serenia

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New York
I was hearing an odd sound coming from the tank today and I looked over and saw him opening his mouth all the way a few times. He looked like he was retching but nothing was coming out. When I went over I noticed two small drops of very light colored blood on the tank glass in front of him. I'm not sure if it came from his nose or mouth. He has been acting normal as well as eating and pooping fine. Only thing different is he just shed yesterday and ate his skin like usual. Anyone know if this is something to make an appointment to the vet for?


About your leo:
- Sex: Male
- Age & Weight: Around 2 years? 104 grams
- How long have you owned your leo: Almost a year
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): Breeder from a reptile show

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: Every other day
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now:
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe: Just lost toe tips from when he was owned by the breeder.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal)
- When was the last time he/she went
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on: Heard him making an odd scratching like noise so I went to look and he was opening his mouth very wide multiple times. I noticed the glass then had 2 drops of light colored blood on it.

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: 20 gallon long 30 x 12 x 13
- Type (ex. glass tank): glass tank
- Type of substrate: Ceramic tile
- Hides, how many, what kind: 3 Warm dry, cool dry, moist in the middle
B) Heating
- Heat source: UTH and overhead bulb during the day
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): On floor hot side is 90-92 degrees. Air temp on hot side is 77-80. Cool side 73-75.
- Method of regulating heat source: UTH plugged into a thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps: digital probes
- Do you have any lights (describe): 40 watt house bulb
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females)
- Describe health, or previous problems

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much): Every 2 days. A mix depending on what I have at the time. Mealworms, dubia roaches, superworms, silkworms. Usually around 8-13 items depending on size
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect): Worms in dish, roaches by hand
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): Rep-cal Herptivite multivitamin once a week. Rep-cal calcium with D3 once a week.
- What are you gut loading food with: Carrots, oats, potatoes, and collard greens.
 

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