Caitlin.ct
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I have a male leopard gecko about 2 and a half years old. He has not eaten for about 3 weeks now and I recently noticed a black spot on his lower belly. The area is starting to look very swollen. The last few days, I soaked him in warm water and massaged his belly trying to see if maybe it was impacted poop I could push down, and the spot seems to be lower than it was initially but it has not gone away yet. I have him housed in a 10 gallon glass tank and he has a warm and moist hide with plenty of water. I recently switched him from a 75 watt black night light to an under tank heater. He always pooped regularly before, but now this problem has arised and I don't know if it has anything to do with switching to the heater but I thought I would put that out there. His substrate is Repti carpet and I have been feeding him mealworms dusted with calcium and multivitamins. He has always been a great eater and never had problems with digesting or shedding. I have a few pictures, but it was kind of hard to take a picture with one hand while holding him, but you can see where the spot is and you can see some of the swelling. I took these pictures after I took him out of the water. His tail just started getting thinner as well since he has not eaten, but it has never been that thin. I just want to know whether this is impaction or some other issue and what I can do to fix it and prevent it from happening.
