How to help overheated leo?

[loislane24]

What can I do to help my overheated leo? He hasn't been eating much/at all for the last few days and I am pretty sure it's because I overheated him with the undertank heater.

I realized that I did not have enough substrate (paper towels) between him and the bottom of the tank. It was 95-100 degrees over there before I realized it.

It only became a problem recently because I have switched substrates a few times lately and he spent most of the winter hanging out in his moist hide. Only recently he has spent more time out of the tank, and I had paper towels out, but not enough layers of them.

What can I do to help him feel better? I gave him a warm soak, but I can't think of anything else to do. I hope he is ok. How worried should I be? Should I take him to the vet?

Answers to health questions are below.

About your leo:
- Sex: MALE
- Age & Weight: 2 YEARS, 60 GRAMS
- How long have you owned your leo: 1 YEAR
- Where was he/she obtained: REPTILE RESCUE

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. HANGING OUT ON HOT SIDE LATELY, A LITTLE LETHARGIC BUT NOT TOO BAD.

- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) A LITTLE BIGGER THAN NORMAL, HAD A WHITE SPOT ON IT BUT I THINK IT WAS JUST DRIED OUT
- When was the last time he/she went TODAY
C) Problem
- Please briefly descrive the problem and how long it has been going on
NOT INTERESTED IN EATING FOR THE LAST 4 DAYS. HAS ONLY EATEN ONE CRICKET DURING THAT TIME. SLIGHTLY LETHARGIC.

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size 20 GALLON LONG
- Type GLASS TANK
- Type of substrate PAPER TOWELS
- Hides, how many, what kind MOIST HIDE, TWO OTHER HIDS
B) Heating
- Heat source UTH
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) TOO HOT (95-100, 60-65)
- Method of regulating heat source ?
- What are you using to measure your temps LASER POINTER THERMOMETER
- Do you have any lights (describe) I HAVE ONE BUT HAVEN'T USED IT IN A COUPLE WEEKS

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) THREE OR FOUR MEDIUM CRICKETS, THREE TIMES PER WEEK
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) DROPPING IN TANK
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) CALCIUM, MULTIVITAMIN
- What are you gut loading food with CRICKET FOOD WITH NUTRIENTS

 

[OhioGecko]

95-100 isn't really too hot as long as the gecko can move to a cooler area if needed. How much of your 20L does the UTH cover?

Everything looks good on your setup. IDK... is there anything else?

 

[Spots]

Yea. That doesn't sound too high. Mine can go up that high too and my girls will just move to a different area of the tank. Has there been any other changes in behaviour ? Try feeding him something different. Sometimes they decide that they don't like a feeder anymore lol

 

[loislane24]

Thanks for the tips guys. I think he may have been impacted because even though he only ate one cricket last night, and hasn't pooped in several days, there was a big poop this morning.

I think maybe the crickets I'm feeding him are too big and are hard for him to digest. Maybe I'll go back to smalls. I stopped feeding those to him a while ago because he had a hard time catching them, but he's gotten a lot faster in the last few months so I'll try again. Plus, I really won't miss the chirping!!!!