diarrhea from stress?

Inter5tella

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I just switched my leo to a 20 Gallon long from a 10 gallon where he had been doing just fine, and now I found some diarrhea? Is this from stress or something else?? It only just started when I switched him into the 20 Gallon.
he's in the tank by himself, fed mostly meal worms, the warm side of the tank is typically around 88-90 degrees and he's about maybe...8-11 months old I would say? He was a petstore gecko so i'm unsure of exact date of birth

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Saw this form, decided to add it

About your leo:
- Sex - unknown, they are still rather young and skittish so I have yet to get a chance to check
- Age & Weight - Around 10 months, unknown because they were a pet store gecko
Havent had a chance to weight them because they don't like being picked up
- How long have you owned your leo - Since September of 2014
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) pets mart , was a gift

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo - they only ever let me pick them up once, they are generally always rather skittish
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. - they don't seem to be acting any different from what I can tell.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. - no
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) - a pile, mush, like diarrehea i'm guessing
- When was the last time he/she went - 1 day ago
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on - I'm guessing they are experiencing diarrhea?? It looks like it at least, and it only has happened once so far.

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size - just switch to a 20 gallon long tank
- Type (ex. glass tank) - Glass tank
- Type of substrate - paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind - 3, one warm, one moist hide, and one multilevel cave on the cool, far right side.
B) Heating
- Heat source - heat pad
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) hot: 88-91, Cool 73-70
- Method of regulating heat source - multiple layers of paper towel
- What are you using to measure your temps- electronic thermometer with probe
- Do you have any lights (describe)- only natural light from the window, indirect sunlight
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) - mealworms, every 2 to 3 days dusted with a mix of 1:3 Calcium and Vionate
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) - with tweezers, but also with a dish of them left in the enclosure at all times
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) Vionate, Flukers calcium with d3, food dusted with both and then dishes of both left in the enclosure
- What are you gut loading food with - mixture of vionate and calcium w/d3 and their typical wood shavings.
 
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acpart

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How many loose stools have there been? If just 1 or 2, give it a little more time and see if it changes. It does happen sometimes for no good reason.

Aliza
 

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