Leopard gecko rescue a couple questions

[crazylizardlady]

I picked this gecko up Tuesday night from a big box petstore. He (Im assuming hes a he not really sure as of yet) was covered in stuck shed and considerably thinner than the others in the tank with him. Ive removed most of the stuck shed and he ate pretty good Tuesday night and last night surprisingly, Ive never had a gecko eat the first night I got them. He pooped Tuesday night, it looked pretty normal but hasnt gone since then. The first appt my vet could get me in for an exam and fecal isnt until next month so in the meantime I figured Id see if anyone here had some advice. His movements are really strange sometimes he kind of staggers and leans into the side of his tank, he also rocks back on his back legs, tilts his head to the side and kind of rocks in place, he'll sit like that for a few seconds looking around almost like hes not sure where or how to move. Is this indicative or anything? Its hard to describe I tried to get a video, of course he stopped as soon as I tried. He missed his food when it was right in front of him and I was holding it in place with the tongs. Also the tip of his tail looks a little strange though it could be from the stuck shed he had when I got him. Ill include a picture of the tail and his belly. Any advice or suggestions would be much appreciated. Oh and one more thing just out of curiosity any idea what morph it is?

About your leo:
- Sex unknown
- Age & Weight age unknown weight was 8grams the night I brought him home
- How long have you owned your leo I picked him up tuesday Sept 8th
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) pet store

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo Ive handled him twice since I got him only to put him in a sauna and remove the stuck shed
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. not sure what his normal behavior is yet but the strangeness is described above
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. other than the stuck shed and being thin none that I am aware of
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) normal
- When was the last time he/she went Tuesday night
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Not pooping, strange movements

Housing:
A) Enclosure Exo Terra Faunarium
- Size 18x12x6.5
- Type (ex. glass tank) plastic
- Type of substrate paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind one cool one warm and a humid hide in the middle but closer to the warm side
B) Heating
- Heat source UTH with thermostat
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) 90 warm side around 75 cool side
- Method of regulating heat source thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps thermostat and digital thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe) no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) none
- Describe health, or previous problems underweight, stuck shed

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) mealworms and dubia roaches as much as he'll eat in 15 mins or so
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) mealworms left in dish roaches hand fed
B) Supplements (describe how often) calcium with d3 daily herptivite twice a week
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) herptivite flukers with d3
- What are you gut loading food with fruits and veg oatmeal cereal all organic bug gel water crystals

 

[crazylizardlady]

Update.....He pooped right in his water bowl. Last time it was his mealworm dish this time the water I hope this little dude figures out how to poop on the paper towel soon.

 

[indyana]

They usually pick a corner to poop in, so if you put everything in the corners, they become targets.

Not sure on the walking issues. Given the conditions these guys sometimes suffer through in pet stores, I'd say give him time to settle in and enjoying proper nutrition and supplementation for a while and see how he does. Might be worth getting some pure calcium powder (without D3) to put a little in a mini-dish in the cage, as they will sometimes lick it up if they need extra.

Not seeing any specific morph jumping out at me, mostly normal markings. You'll have to wait and see how he develops.

 

[crazylizardlady]

I have a pure calcium dish in for him hopefully he doesnt target that next haha. He already looks loads better than the night I brought him home, he was pretty dehydrated and just looked pitiful.
I was thinking normal for the morph too but Im pretty awful at guessing them.
I'll update here as things progress