Leopard gecko bump

[jodi.burfield96]

Hi, I've had my gecko for a month now and he has shedding fine twice but just over a week after his last shed he shedding again but he didn't do it properly so I had to help... All the skin is off now but he hasn't been eating since, his tail looks skinnier and he has a lump on his right side just above his right back leg. I'm worrying that he's not well. Please can someone help me.

- Sex: too young to tell
- Age & Weight: around 3 and a half months and last time I weighed him he were 16g that was two weeks ago
- How long have you owned your leo: 1 month
- Where was he/she obtained: pets at home
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo twice a day
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. Wondering around more and acting more scared.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. No
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) yes the last one was big and looked like the skin he Shedded.
- When was the last time he/she went: 12th December
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on:
He has a bump just in front of his right back leg... It looks like a pea size and is soft to touch. He isn't eating for 2-3 days. His tail looks skinnier
Housing: he has a hide in the warm area and a hide in the cool area
A) Enclosure eco terra small vivarium
- Size small
- Type glass
- Type of substrate reptile carpet
- Hides, how many, what kind 2 rocks
B) Heating
- Heat source heat mat
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) hot side: 25c and cool side 21c
- Method of regulating heat source heat mat
- What are you using to measure your temps 1 stick in the tank dial and a digital thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe) 2 amp day/ night light led.
C) Cage mate
- How many (males, females) 0
- Describe health, or previous problems

Describe Die
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) mealworm bowl through day and 4 crickets at night varied between crickets and small roaches
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) hand fed
B) Supplements(describe how often) vitamin D3 once a week dusted on live crickets and calcium dish in tank
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) exo terra vitamin D3 with calcium and exo terra calcium in bowl
- What are you gut loading food with jelly pots


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[sdsb1992]

First things first you need to get rid of the overhead lamps and invest in a under tank heater geckos need belly heat not overhead Plus bright lights can be harsh on their eyes does overhead heaters can also be drying out your gecko skin which is causing the shedding problem in the under tank heater will help digest food which might also be a reason why he has stopped eating I hope this helps also do you have a moist hide / humid hide

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[Neon Aurora]

Here are the thing I noticed:

You are using a dial stick-on thermometer when you should be using a digital thermometer with a probe. You need to measure the ground temps, not the air temps. It should about 32 C over the ground over the heat mat.

I agree, you need to lose the lights. Lights are stressful to leopard geckos and very unnecessary.

You should use a multivitamin supplement as well. Lack of things like vitamin A can cause shedding problems and eye problems.

What are jelly pots?

Not eating around the time of shedding is not abnormal, but it could also be due to your temperatures not being correct or the light being stressful.

As for the bump... Do you have any pictures?

 

[jodi.burfield96]

I Dont use the light, and I do have a ditigal thermomter on the ground, I Dont pay attention to the stick on thermometer, I will post pictures tomorrow it's like a pea shape sticking out more when he moves

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[jodi.burfield96]

Where do I get the multivitamin supplement from I only have d3 and calcium

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[discoverlight]

A multivitamin can be bought from usually any pet stores that carry reptiles, even pets mart carries Herpivite I believe. If not, ebay is selling Exoterra Multivitamin for only 11.99 shipping included to Canada, might be cheaper if you're in the states too

 

[jodi.burfield96]

Hi sorry for late reply his lump has now gone, I think he has eaten now but whatvi think may of happened is when he was shedding and eating his skin he accidentially ate the moss as well and I have a picture of his stool.

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[Neon Aurora]

Sorry, I missed the bit where you said you had a digital thermometer. So does that mean you're measuring 25 C on the floor above the heat pad? Because that is way too cold. Try getting it up to 32 C.

Moss isn't the best choice of substrate. I've heard of too many geckos eating it. Trying switching to Eco earth.