Help! Need to know if this is normal!

[scarletbound]

Hi, i'm new to both, these forums and owning a leopard gecko. I have a 4 month old male leopard gecko names Drako. I've owned him for about 2 weeks. His normal color is white with a little yellow. I've been told hes probably a mac snow aberrant, but since I bought him from ++++++++ i'm unsure of his actual morph. Recently he turned a brownish color, which i've read usually means hes about to shed. After a few days he started turning pale. Yesterday he was all pale except for the tip of his nose. Today however, when I fed him, he was no longer pale or anything. He looked exactly like he did when I bought him from the pet store. I want to know if that's normal.
Also he hasn't been eating normally. Usually he eats 5-7 gut loaded crickets and sometimes a mealworm or 2. But the day before yesterday he only ate 2 crickets, yesterday he ate a cricket and a mealworm. Today he ate 2 crickets again. His poop and urine are fairly normal but slightly smaller then average.
He has also been hiding in his dry habitat. Almost never comes out. Before he would come out and stay out of his hide for a while, (because of my husbands job, i'm normally awake around 3:00am so I get to see him out at night) but he only came out for a moment to drink some water then went back in. Sorry if this has been answered before but I am new to everything and just not sure what to expect or what is normal.
Sorry if this has been answered before but I am new to everything and just not sure what to expect or what is normal. Please help, thank you​

 

[Dinosaur!]

if your gecko turned pale and is now bright and normal, that means that he just shed. since leopard geckos eat their skin when they shed, he probably didnt eat because he had a full belly of skin

can i please ask you to fill this out? it will help us determine more about the health of your gecko ------>http://geckoforums.net/f130-health-medications/70912.htm

and welcome to the forum! always feel free to ask questions, because we want you to be well educated on how to give your gecko the best life that you can

 

[scarletbound]

I had no idea that they could shed in a day :O It was about 10-12 hours and he was no longer pale. Thanks for the reply!

About your leo:
- Sex Male
- Age & Weight 4 months
- How long have you owned your leo 2 weeks
- Where was he/she obtained ++++++++
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo once daily
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. Been hiding all day and most the night.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. idk
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) It looks normal, Brown with white on the end
- When was the last time he/she went yesterday
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Been hiding all day, fecal smaller then normal, very skittish, won't eat

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size 10 gallon for now
- Type glass tank
- Type of substrate reptile carpet
- Hides, how many, what kind. 2, one dry and one humid
B) Heating
- Heat source
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) 90 on warm, cool 83
- Method of regulating heat source Heat lamp with an UTH and thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps thermostat
- Do you have any lights (describe) 1 day light and 1 night light
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) no cage mates
- Describe health, or previous problems

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) gut loaded crickets and mealworms
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) crickets are tossed in (and taken out if he doesn't eat) Mealworms are in a dish
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) Zoo med repti calcium with d3
- What are you gut loading food with crickets with fluckers orange cubes and fluckers cricket quenchers. Mealworms with carrots and a little apple, and I believe they are in oats.

 

[LeopardGeckoMom]

Yea, mine usually never takes longer than a day and I've had mine for 14 months and she is the most skittish after or during a shed, and since you recently got him/her they take some time to trust you and know your not a hungry predator and I agree with Dino about eating, he/she sounds fine! (I suggest a cool hid for him/her as well!) ^.^

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[scarletbound]

Thank you so much! I was worried but I've never owned a leopard gecko before so even though ive been reading alot, I never experienced it before.

 

[Dinosaur!]

haha! dont worry! we all started somewhere with a million questions!

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Experience is indeed the best teacher.

Welcome aboard!

 

[tb144050]

Once most of the face is dull/pale, it will usually shed that night.

^^^Normal

^^^90% ready to shed.

^^^Pic#2 is 4 hours later.

^^^Pic#3 is 1 hour after Pic#2.

It usually happens in a day or so, and you may not even know they went through the shed cycle unless they left a piece uneaten (and you find the piece in their tank/tub). Just make sure to keep the moist hide damp. They need it to shed properly...and then watch for stuck shed on toes, tailtip, etc.