Hi,
After his last molt my Gecko has stopped eating. She is still active as usual. Sometimes she does this but usually is then voracious after about 3 days. It has now been over a week and she hasn't eaten anything. Also, she makes a mess in her house as in quite a lot of the moss is all around the hide, whereas usually she is very neat. I also noticed that one of her fingers is at a weird angle and when she walks she doesn't use it to hold on and puts no pressure on it. I suspect that during her last molt she somehow hurt/broke her finger and this is causing stress and pain and hence not eating and scratching the moss.
What should I do?
Thanks!
Giulia
About your leo:
- Sex - Female
- Age & Weight - 1y 3m; 79g
- How long have you owned your leo - 13 m
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) - pet store
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo - daily
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. - isn't eating and makes a mess with the moss around the hide. usually there is never moss around the hide but the last 3 days there has been moss everywhere.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. - no
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) -
no, just much less.
- When was the last time he/she went - 4/5 days ago
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
she hasn't eaten since her last molt (8 days ago). she also makes a mess around the hide. I have noticed that after the last molt her second finger on her front right hand has a strange angle. she doesn't use that finger when clawing/walking and puts no pressure on it.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size - 390x480x310mm
- Type (ex. glass tank) - transparent plastic box
- Type of substrate - KOMODO SPHAGNUM HABITAT MOSS
- Hides, how many, what kind - 1 coconut shell (dry hide), 1 dark humid hide with substrate made from plastic tub with lid. previously had toilet roll but removed as he stopped using it.
B) Heating
- Heat source - heat mat
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) - hot side - 30 deg, cool side
- Method of regulating heat source - heat mat connected to thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps - thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe) - no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) -none
- Describe health, or previous problems
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) - live locusts; every day; 4-8 locusts per day depending on how hungry he is
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) - left in cage. sometimes if he is voracious from forceps and also when he isn't hunting then we try to feed him off forceps.
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) - calcuium + D3
- What are you gut loading food with - nothing.
After his last molt my Gecko has stopped eating. She is still active as usual. Sometimes she does this but usually is then voracious after about 3 days. It has now been over a week and she hasn't eaten anything. Also, she makes a mess in her house as in quite a lot of the moss is all around the hide, whereas usually she is very neat. I also noticed that one of her fingers is at a weird angle and when she walks she doesn't use it to hold on and puts no pressure on it. I suspect that during her last molt she somehow hurt/broke her finger and this is causing stress and pain and hence not eating and scratching the moss.
What should I do?
Thanks!
Giulia
About your leo:
- Sex - Female
- Age & Weight - 1y 3m; 79g
- How long have you owned your leo - 13 m
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) - pet store
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo - daily
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. - isn't eating and makes a mess with the moss around the hide. usually there is never moss around the hide but the last 3 days there has been moss everywhere.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. - no
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) -
no, just much less.
- When was the last time he/she went - 4/5 days ago
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
she hasn't eaten since her last molt (8 days ago). she also makes a mess around the hide. I have noticed that after the last molt her second finger on her front right hand has a strange angle. she doesn't use that finger when clawing/walking and puts no pressure on it.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size - 390x480x310mm
- Type (ex. glass tank) - transparent plastic box
- Type of substrate - KOMODO SPHAGNUM HABITAT MOSS
- Hides, how many, what kind - 1 coconut shell (dry hide), 1 dark humid hide with substrate made from plastic tub with lid. previously had toilet roll but removed as he stopped using it.
B) Heating
- Heat source - heat mat
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) - hot side - 30 deg, cool side
- Method of regulating heat source - heat mat connected to thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps - thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe) - no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) -none
- Describe health, or previous problems
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) - live locusts; every day; 4-8 locusts per day depending on how hungry he is
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) - left in cage. sometimes if he is voracious from forceps and also when he isn't hunting then we try to feed him off forceps.
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) - calcuium + D3
- What are you gut loading food with - nothing.
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