Defecation frequency.

[Josh P.]

Greetings,

According to your experiences, for how long can a leopard gecko go without defecating? That is, without being impacted. For how long should a breeder/keeper wait without being worried?

Please share your opinions.

 

[Thorgecko707]

Greetings,

According to your experiences, for how long can a leopard gecko go without defecating? That is, without being impacted. For how long should a breeder/keeper wait without being worried?

Please share your opinions.

If the tub is completely clean and they are eating I'd say they should poop within 24 hours.

 

[Josh P.]

Well some yes but I don't think the threshold for someone to worry should be 24 hours. For example I have a female that defecates every other day and has always been like that and she's healthy. I mean what should be the threshold for people to really worry that something is wrong...

 

[Cesar_Da_KIng]

Shes fine, mine somtimes goes three days before defacating but he also dosent eat every day. I would say that if theyve been eating for 4 days straight and havent pooped in those four days then you should be worried but yours sounds perfectly normal and fine.

 

[grboxa]

I would start to really worry at a week.