HELPWEIRD STOMACH THING FOR MY LEO

[Tristen124]

his stomach is werid and i really want to know what it is he has not eaten from my concern and well PLEASE HELp i just got him about 3 days ago form pets mart and i love him dearly

 

[Spencerg]

How did the pet store tell you to care for her/him

 

[Tristen124]

well i had boughten anouther one and the same person helped me and she had known i had already had one well i just ignored her cause i already researched evrey thing and she said use crickets or meal worms one cool side one hot side and hes in the same tank my tangerien is in shes a female

 

[jxl22]

> hes in the same tank my tangerien is in shes a female

Bad idea man, unless your trying to breed. which you should not yet.
Also you need a humid hide, and more hides. if you have 2 leos in 1 enclosure your going to need another 2/3 hides (1 of each)

 

[Some87]

What are your temps in your tank also like jxl22 said don't put the boy in with your girl. Also how do you have your hides set up and how many?

 

[Tristen124]

there juvenile 0_o she's 2 months old and he's 2 weeks old its a 10 gallon tank and theres two hides I'm getting a 20 gallon soon for my girl and keeping the boy in the 10 i dont know how to make a humid hide and what dose the humid hide to

 

[Tristen124]

temps are 80 to 83
i use a heating pad

 

[tb144050]

Google "leopard gecko humid hide". Floor temp on hot side should be 90-F. Floor temp is wayy more important than ambient air temp. Boys/Girls should be kept separately, different sized geckos should be kept separately, new purchase geckos should always be kept separately for atleast 6 months to ensure 1 sick-purchase (which takes months to observe) doesn't get the others sick.

Also, google "leopard gecko slurry" or find the 'sticky' in the 'Health & Medications' section.

 

[Tristen124]

hes eating but do i absoluty have to have a humid hide

 

[B&B Geckos]

Tristen, Leos require a range of surface, not ambient, temperature between 86-92 F on one end. 70s on the other. They absorb heat through their belly and will move around from one end of the tank as needed to regulate their body temp. I'm not sure how you're measuring your temps. Make sure to measure the temps on the surface directly above the heat mat with a reliable thermometer. 80 F is probably too for your leos to digest and metabolize food effectively.

Your leo has perhaps has not eaten due to low temps. In addition, they need to get used to their new environment before they relax enough to eat. Avoid handling it for about 3 days, and don't put food that can crawl over it and scare it (roaches, superworms, crickets). If you're offering crickets get a cheap feeding dish with a ring so they can't crawi out, place one or two after breaking or pulling off the hind legs.

The stomach looks normal to me.

 

[Some87]

If you don't know how to make a humid hide it's super easy all you need is a CLEAN Tupperware and cut a small hole onto the side so they can walk in. On the inside for now just put in 3 to 4 paper towels that are wet. The moist hide is kind of important to help them when they are shedding.

 

[acpart]

The belly looks fine. The stuff you're seeing is blood veins and organs like the gall bladder probably. The advice you've been given is good, so please follow it.

The one other thing I can say is that if your new gecko is 2 weeks old, I don't know how anyone would know it's male. I've been looking at my hatchlings, who are all 3-6 MONTHS old with 60x magnification to try to figure out whether they are male or female and it's been really hard. When I got my very first gecko from a big pet store 10 years ago, the guy who sold it to me (who said he was also a breeder) told me it was a male and it turned out to be a female. I don't think you'll know for sure for at least a few months, but I also highly recommend separating them for quarantine reasons as soon as possible.

Aliza

 

[Tristen124]

actually the temp is 93

 

[Tristen124]

i can see his bulges and his femoral pores are extremely visible his bulges are really small tho

 

[Tristen124]

also i dont have the money two separte them and get separate tanks that crape is expensive i love him dearly and my other gecko but its to much money

 

[Tristen124]

i dont have space for a humid hide

 

[Some87]

Can you post a pic of your tank? I don't know about in your area but +++++ is doing a sale on tanks $1 per gallon so you should be able to get a 10 gallon for $10 but the most expensive thing would be a heat pad for $20ish.

 

[Tristen124]

just made room for a humid hide

 

[Some87]

The belly looks fine. The stuff you're seeing is blood veins and organs like the gall bladder probably. The advice you've been given is good, so please follow it.

The one other thing I can say is that if your new gecko is 2 weeks old, I don't know how anyone would know it's male. I've been looking at my hatchlings, who are all 3-6 MONTHS old with 60x magnification to try to figure out whether they are male or female and it's been really hard. When I got my very first gecko from a big pet store 10 years ago, the guy who sold it to me (who said he was also a breeder) told me it was a male and it turned out to be a female. I don't think you'll know for sure for at least a few months, but I also highly recommend separating them for quarantine reasons as soon as possible.

Aliza

I don't know if you have seen that way to sex them with a light. I think I saw that post a few weeks ago.

 

[Some87]

just made room for a humid hide

Great. I'm not 100% sure since I'm still new but I think the humid hide is important because it helps with shedding. My leo doesn't use the humid hide that much but I do see him in it at least once a day. He mostly stays in the dry hide on the hot side.