New Leopard Gecko Possible Parasite?

[reptileaddiction]

Hello,
So I recently purchased a new blazing blizzard leopard gecko a little over a week ago. I am fairly certain it is a male because I am seeing the beginning of preanal pores. He is about 18 grams and is currently being kept in a 5 gallon till he gets a bit larger. He has a hot spot at about 88 degrees being measured with a temp gun and eats a diet of mealworms very well. He has access to clean water, a humid hide, and a normal hide. I bought him from a very reputable reptile store.

When I first bought him he had very normal stools (he did have small amounts of substrate from the reptile store) and there was no smell. The first couple days he acted normal and had normal stools but after that they started to get watery and poorly formed. Now they are globby and instead of being black are brownish red. There are very little urates now as well. Could these be symptoms of internal parasites? Other than the changes in the feces he has acted fairly normal though he does spend a lot more time in his hide than he did a few days ago. Thank you very much in advance for your help.

 

[reptileaddiction]

So i attempted a fecal test but all it did was remind me why we don't test fecal samples late at night or over carpet. Things did not go as planned so I ended up rushing the sample and not doing it right. Once he gives me another good sample I will try again.

 

[reptileaddiction]

So I decided to raise the temperature a couple of degrees to help him fight off whatever it is. I am guessing that it is just stress from being moved so much and his diet being changed from crickets to mealworms that even if it is parasites he just has a weakened immune system and so they are blooming. I covered 3 sides of his tank to reduce stress and I am just going to give him some time. He still eats well and he does not seem to be getting worse. If he does start to get worse I will reevaluate but I am just going to give him some time and stop messing with it. In about a month once he is normal I will give him a preventative round of panacur.