About your leo:
- Sex: Incubated to be female
- Age & Weight: 7 months, not sure on weight but she's got a plump tail.
- How long have you owned your leo: 5 months
- Where was he/she obtained: Breeder
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo
Two to four times a week.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now
I picked Angie up before I checked her belly and she just seemed really rigid and unwilling. I was as gentle as possible, and she crawled onto my palm and just laid there. Usually she's all over me and then wanting to get on the ground in the mix, but she just laid on my hand and didn't budge. I really believe she might be in pain. When I put her back into her tank, usually she gets a little freaky and "flees", but this time she moved real slow and just seemed she wasn't doing very well.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.
Nope!
B) Fecals
- Describe
The day before she stopped pooping it was really small, besides the urate which was normal. I only remember seeing her do this when she went under brumation for a 18 days. Any other time before that has been normal.
- When was the last time he/she went
5 days ago.
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Bought some hornworms at a reptile expo. They were small so I gave her a couple, and the day after that I gave her two more. A day or two after that she had a tiny poop but urate was normal. Yesterday I gave her a few mealworms which she eagerly ate. So far these past two days I've given her a 15 minute warm soak. Tomorrow I'm getting mineral oil, as I've seen it suggested before via googling around.
Today I checked out her belly and overall she seems really touchy about it. Like the muscles around her stomach area are super rigid and I don't remember it being quite like that before. I took a look at her vent area and it seems... darker than usual? An actual darker area around/on her vent. Maybe even a bit bloated? Usually it's a nice white and doesn't even stand out when I check her body. Clear liquid dripped out of her vent too. Ew.
I see her go to her 'poopy log' (she loves pooping on it, thus its name) the last couple of days, going back and forth between resting on a rock and looking up or climbing onto her log. I only saw once where she picked up her tail but nothing came out. all other times she's been staring and turning back and forth before going back to the cool side of her tank. For all I know, the hornworms could just be a coincidence.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size
18 gallon
- Type
Glass tank
- Type of substrate
Paper towels
- Hides, how many, what kind
2 regular hides (warm and cool), one humid hide
B) Heating
- Heat source
UTH, and a red heating lamp if needed.
- Cage temps
~75F cool side, 89F hot side
- Method of regulating heat source
The lamp really helps and is turned off mostly at night.
- What are you using to measure your temps
Used a probe thingy.
- Do you have any lights
Red heating lamp
C) Cage mates
- How many: None
- Describe health, or previous problems: None
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding
I feed her mealworms primarily, and crickets every now and then. I feed her every 2-3 days. Recently fed hornworms.
- How are you feeding
With tongs, and I do put mealworms in a dish but she hasn't been paying attention to them for a while.
B) Supplements
- What vitamin/minerals are you using: I use Repti Calcium, Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamins and Rep-Cal Calcium w/ vit.d
- What are you gut loading food with: Above with oats, carrots, occasionally some greens and are dusted with Repti Calcium before being eaten. The hornworms came with their own food source at the bottom of the cup.
- Sex: Incubated to be female
- Age & Weight: 7 months, not sure on weight but she's got a plump tail.
- How long have you owned your leo: 5 months
- Where was he/she obtained: Breeder
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo
Two to four times a week.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now
I picked Angie up before I checked her belly and she just seemed really rigid and unwilling. I was as gentle as possible, and she crawled onto my palm and just laid there. Usually she's all over me and then wanting to get on the ground in the mix, but she just laid on my hand and didn't budge. I really believe she might be in pain. When I put her back into her tank, usually she gets a little freaky and "flees", but this time she moved real slow and just seemed she wasn't doing very well.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.
Nope!
B) Fecals
- Describe
The day before she stopped pooping it was really small, besides the urate which was normal. I only remember seeing her do this when she went under brumation for a 18 days. Any other time before that has been normal.
- When was the last time he/she went
5 days ago.
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Bought some hornworms at a reptile expo. They were small so I gave her a couple, and the day after that I gave her two more. A day or two after that she had a tiny poop but urate was normal. Yesterday I gave her a few mealworms which she eagerly ate. So far these past two days I've given her a 15 minute warm soak. Tomorrow I'm getting mineral oil, as I've seen it suggested before via googling around.
Today I checked out her belly and overall she seems really touchy about it. Like the muscles around her stomach area are super rigid and I don't remember it being quite like that before. I took a look at her vent area and it seems... darker than usual? An actual darker area around/on her vent. Maybe even a bit bloated? Usually it's a nice white and doesn't even stand out when I check her body. Clear liquid dripped out of her vent too. Ew.
I see her go to her 'poopy log' (she loves pooping on it, thus its name) the last couple of days, going back and forth between resting on a rock and looking up or climbing onto her log. I only saw once where she picked up her tail but nothing came out. all other times she's been staring and turning back and forth before going back to the cool side of her tank. For all I know, the hornworms could just be a coincidence.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size
18 gallon
- Type
Glass tank
- Type of substrate
Paper towels
- Hides, how many, what kind
2 regular hides (warm and cool), one humid hide
B) Heating
- Heat source
UTH, and a red heating lamp if needed.
- Cage temps
~75F cool side, 89F hot side
- Method of regulating heat source
The lamp really helps and is turned off mostly at night.
- What are you using to measure your temps
Used a probe thingy.
- Do you have any lights
Red heating lamp
C) Cage mates
- How many: None
- Describe health, or previous problems: None
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding
I feed her mealworms primarily, and crickets every now and then. I feed her every 2-3 days. Recently fed hornworms.
- How are you feeding
With tongs, and I do put mealworms in a dish but she hasn't been paying attention to them for a while.
B) Supplements
- What vitamin/minerals are you using: I use Repti Calcium, Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamins and Rep-Cal Calcium w/ vit.d
- What are you gut loading food with: Above with oats, carrots, occasionally some greens and are dusted with Repti Calcium before being eaten. The hornworms came with their own food source at the bottom of the cup.
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