Is a pot belly normal?

[GeckoNub]

Got my new female on Saturday from the pet store and she has been doing great. Eating lots, pooping lots, sleeps a lot in the day but is alert and more active at night.

I went to feed her tonight and noticed her stomach seems a bit bloated. I noticed a bit of a darker color on it as i lifted her hide off her but nothing that looked really bad.

Her temps have been 90-95 most of the day, dropping a little on a night.

She is only supposed to be a few weeks old and i havent had one this young before so im not sure if i should be worried. She was on sand at the shop but shes on paper towel now and doesnt seem to have passed any sand. I know the sand they keep them on is very fine and when i got my other 2 from the same shop they passed the sand in a day or 2. She did have what looked like a calcium poop yesterday, very grey as if she'd been eating a lot of powder.

She is way too squigly to take pictures and i dont want to grab her and keep her still to take some incase i hurt her.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[acpart]

It seems to me that if she's eating, pooping and alert she's probably OK.

Aliza

 

[GeckoNub]

Thanks She does seem to be ok but u know what "new mothers" are like...panicking at the slightest thing :main_rolleyes:

She's sleeping atm but will check on her a little later to see how she is Needless to say she left me a poop to find this morning as usual

 

[GeckoNub]

Had a check on her while i cleaned the poop and her stomach seems normal again now. I took the rocky cave thing out and put a coconut one in so i can check on her easier.

She ate a few worms and had a wander around so hopefully she will be fine

 

[cindre2000]

All my younger Leo's get pot bellies after they stuff themselves.

 

[Necromantica]

Mine seem to do the same thing after eating also.

 

[pkrtech]

Weird thing this happens to me after I get done eating also. Perhaps it is contagious.

 

[GeckoNub]

Haha me too Too much pizza isnt always a good thing

Im just a little nervous atm as ive never had geckos this small b4. I couldnt help myself and had to get another baby, a patternless, very chilled out and nosey

A little smaller than the first but they seem to be getting on well Using each others tails as pillows

Today the new one, which we have named Maggie, ate her first ever mealworms :main_thumbsup: After licking it for a bit and wondering what it was she ate about 6. I noticed her throat seemed a bit puffed out and was worried she may regurgitate some of them but after she had a little nap her neck went normal and shes fine

Until they get to a size where i can comfortably handle them and get used to them i think im gonna be panicking about something every day :main_rolleyes:

Now all i have to do is teach them that pooping on the hides is naughty....although i dunno how as Yoshi is a year old now and still does it :wall: