need help with gecko

[mathj1991]

i have a baby blizzard and im wondering if he is ill im not sure because he is going kinda white around his head so heres some pics could you take a look and see if hes ok or is he just going white because he is going to shread soon because this is my first lizard










also im worried that he may be underweight because some people have said that he is but he is pretty long i was just wondering if he is ok because hes only a baby and i dont want my first gecko to die

 

[LZRDGRL]

The head is okay, that seems to be his natural color, and this is very pretty! The tail does look a bit thin. Have you done a fecal test at the vet yet? Does the gecko poop alright? If you ruled out parasites, he's just a bit underweight, and you can correct this with proper feeding and supplementation. It's a very nice Blizzard! He's not a baby anymore; he's a juvie already, several months old.

Chrissy

 

[mathj1991]

Yeah he poos fine kinda slowed down on eating I've only had him 2 weeks he was on sand but I swapped him to the carpet he looks thin but he is long also he has like a round blue spot on his stomach someone said maybe its organs he just has a see through belly

 

[tjmphx]

He looks normal. Just skinny. Feed him good and in a few weeks he should be golden.

 

[mathj1991]

He hasnt Been interested in his food today I have standard mealworms and 4th brown crickets in with him but he just licks them then walks away lol But that could be because i have change the substrate and addrd new hides so maybe he is getting used to it maybe he will eat overnight if not should I get black crickets?

 

[Coby78]

If he's just licking the crickets then I would think it was from stress from something. Buying another type of cricket probably won't do anything. If it was just the mealworms, I would say they are not stimulating enough, but crickets are as stimulating as they get.

Usually not eating for a period of time is fine but your guy is skinny so it's hard to tell if there's something more going on or he's just being a normal stubborn gecko. I'd definitely get a stool sample to the vet just in case.

 

[sausage]

agreed. the lack of eating is probs due to stress of a new environment/owner. they can take days to months to settle in properly, just depends on the gecko.
your little fella is under weight so I wouldn't advise riding it out to see if the eats on his own. As said before have a faecal sample done at your vets for parasites just to be on the safe side. they don't cost a lot so better to be safe then sorry.
post a pic of the black spot for us to see but im pretty sure it sounds like you can just see the gall bladder, which is normal.
Otherwise he looks like he will become a very nice blizzard
keep us up dated.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

You have a very cute little Blizzard, and his coloring looks fine! He does look a little thin to me, so make sure his heat on the warm side is around 90-92 degrees where his belly would be. It's not unusual for geckos in a new environment to not be interested in food, but I would recommend having a stool sample looked at by a veterinarian to rule out infection.

 

[mathj1991]

I've tried force feeding him by rubbing his jaw line and he opens his mouth I tied it with a cricket and with a mealworm and he just chews it and spits it out