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[KTyne]

I need some insight and help.

My Leo, Gaia, has been acting odd lately. She hasn't been eating much, if at all, and she is looking a lot darker lately.
Nothing has changed in her enclosure. Hot side hovers around 94F, cool side around 74F, paper towel substrate. She lives in a 32qt tub and eats Superworms as a staple dusted with Calcium with D3 and has a dish of plain Calcium in her tub.
I just don't know what could be causing this sudden change. Maybe eggs? She does live next to a Male Leo (his tub is beside hers).
I will bring her to the Vet if it seems she really needs it but it's a half hour drive to the only good herp vet in this city and I don't want to stress her out unless necessary.
Thanks.

 

[SC Geckos]

She could be ovulating which can cause females to go off food. Has she lost any weight? Do you provide any vitamin supplement other than just calcium?

 

[KTyne]

She hasn't lost weight, and she gets her feeders dusted with a Multivitamin supplement about once a week. I'm thinking about getting the Repashy Calcium next as it has the vitamins in it already.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

She hasn't lost weight, and she gets her feeders dusted with a Multivitamin supplement about once a week. I'm thinking about getting the Repashy Calcium next as it has the vitamins in it already.

What multivitamin?

~Maggot

 

[KTyne]

It's the exo-terra multivitamin powder supplement. I know it's a crappy brand but I didn't know that until after I'd bought the stuff. :|

 

[Embrace Calamity]

It's the exo-terra multivitamin powder supplement. I know it's a crappy brand but I didn't know that until after I'd bought the stuff. :|

This? Exo Terra : Multi Vitamin / Multi Vitamin Powder Supplement If that's it, toss it and get Repashy. What you have contains only beta carotene, which leopard geckos can't convert into vitamin A. A vitamin A deficiency could cause a loss of appetite, though she could just be shedding. Sometimes they get dark before they get light and shed (mine just did this the other day - she was dark for a few days and I was kind of freaking out, but then she shed and is now back to her beautiful self).

~Maggot

 

[SC Geckos]

She hasn't lost weight, and she gets her feeders dusted with a Multivitamin supplement about once a week. I'm thinking about getting the Repashy Calcium next as it has the vitamins in it already.

If she has not lost any weight I would lean towards her ovulating. I would not be too concerned at this point but I would keep an eye on her and continue to monitor her weight.
I can't comment on the vitamin used because I have no first hand experience with it but I have heard great things about Rapashy. I use Vionate as my vitamin supplement. It is inexpensive (2lbs for around $15 shipped) and has everything geckos need. I mix it in with my calcium that I keep in the enclosure at all times.

 

[KTyne]

Thanks for the input guys. I'll pick up the Repashy supplement next time I go to pick up Crickets for my Fattie.
She doesn't seem to be any less alert or anything and is still pooing normally so that's good.