First off I will be sharing a video of my gecko eating (or trying to) tomorrow or the next day.
Some background: I own 2 leopard geckos both female living in a 30 gallon tank with paper towel flooring. Both geckos are at least 15+ years old and have always been living together. The problem gecko lets call cleo and the other predator. Predator has always been beast mode and a great hunter, while cleo was still good enough to get his Ishare (I made sure he did.)
For the past few years I've been separating the geckos during cricket feeding to ensure cleo got her share and also because they occasionally bit each other during feeding. Nothing serious like bullying but just accidental biting like "I was tracking a cricket which hid under your belly."
Now the problem with cleo developed a few weeks ago. She has trouble striking and catching even stationary worms. She tries to strike straight but always misses far off to one side, always the same side. This leads me to believe she is going blind in one eye, especially since google says female leopard geckos live 6-10 years, and she is at least 15.
In addition she is also very lazy, while predator will hunt down many crickets, cleo will give up after 1 or 2.
Cleo is skinnier then predator with a skinnier tail but not too skinny. She is still in the correct weight range.
I have done my research and have the feeding and housing down but any questions feel free to ask.
Video coming soon.
About your leo:
- Sex - female
- Age & Weigh - 15+ years good weight
- How long have you owned your leo - 15+ years
- Where was he/she obtained - Reptile museum
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo - occasionally
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. - described above
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. - no
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
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size - 30 gallon wide
- Type (ex. glass tank) - glass tank
- Type of substrate - paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind - 3 warm, 1 moist, 1 medium heat, 2 cool
B) Heating
- Heat source - under tank
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) - 90, 75
- Method of regulating heat source - thermostat with temp probe
- What are you using to measure your temps - infrared laser temp gun
- Do you have any lights (describe) - in the winter
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) - 1 female
- Describe health, or previous problems - none
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) - crickets and meal worms
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect)
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) calcium, repcal multivitamin
- What are you gut loading food with - vegetables
Some background: I own 2 leopard geckos both female living in a 30 gallon tank with paper towel flooring. Both geckos are at least 15+ years old and have always been living together. The problem gecko lets call cleo and the other predator. Predator has always been beast mode and a great hunter, while cleo was still good enough to get his Ishare (I made sure he did.)
For the past few years I've been separating the geckos during cricket feeding to ensure cleo got her share and also because they occasionally bit each other during feeding. Nothing serious like bullying but just accidental biting like "I was tracking a cricket which hid under your belly."
Now the problem with cleo developed a few weeks ago. She has trouble striking and catching even stationary worms. She tries to strike straight but always misses far off to one side, always the same side. This leads me to believe she is going blind in one eye, especially since google says female leopard geckos live 6-10 years, and she is at least 15.
In addition she is also very lazy, while predator will hunt down many crickets, cleo will give up after 1 or 2.
Cleo is skinnier then predator with a skinnier tail but not too skinny. She is still in the correct weight range.
I have done my research and have the feeding and housing down but any questions feel free to ask.
Video coming soon.
About your leo:
- Sex - female
- Age & Weigh - 15+ years good weight
- How long have you owned your leo - 15+ years
- Where was he/she obtained - Reptile museum
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo - occasionally
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. - described above
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. - no
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
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size - 30 gallon wide
- Type (ex. glass tank) - glass tank
- Type of substrate - paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind - 3 warm, 1 moist, 1 medium heat, 2 cool
B) Heating
- Heat source - under tank
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) - 90, 75
- Method of regulating heat source - thermostat with temp probe
- What are you using to measure your temps - infrared laser temp gun
- Do you have any lights (describe) - in the winter
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) - 1 female
- Describe health, or previous problems - none
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) - crickets and meal worms
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect)
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) calcium, repcal multivitamin
- What are you gut loading food with - vegetables
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