No idea

[JpLeoGecko14]

About your leo:
- Sex
Unknown, no idea how to tell
- Age & Weight
The only info i have is that it is an adult
- How long have you owned your leo
4 days
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend)
Friend
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo
only once
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.
No difference in behavior, i have only seen him come out of hiding a few times
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.
The only info i have from the previous owner is that he thought it was dying.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal)
Fecal looks semi dark and long
- When was the last time he/she went
Unkown
C) Problem
- Please briefly descrive the problem and how long it has been going on
Has not eaten the mealworms in the cage. There is also no activity or much movement

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size
10 gallon tank
- Type (ex. glass tank)
Glass
- Type of substrate
Sand
- Hides, how many, what kind
one plastic rock
B) Heating
- Heat source
heating pad
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side)
no thermometer
- Method of regulating heat source
- What are you using to measure your temps
- Do you have any lights (describe)
only lights are the main lighting of the room, or the window in the day time
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females)
1 gecko
- Describe health, or previous problems
health is unknown
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much)
Their are 4 giant mealworms that are yet to be eaten
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect)
just left free in the cage
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands)
none
- What are you gut loading food with
none

 

[fuzzylogix]

first things first, take him/her off the sand. move to paper towels, butcher paper, or tiles. you need to invest in a digital thermometer to make sure your temps are accurate. if you've only had the leo for a few days, his/her eating might just be stress related. can you post pics including the entire body and the vent? we can tell by how it looks if it's dehydrated, etc. and the vent pic will help us identify the sex.

 

[JpLeoGecko14]

What should the temperature levels be?

 

[JpLeoGecko14]

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[Theinfidel]

hot side should be around 90 92 somewhere around there. Get a descent looking pic of it's vent area next to his balls.

 

[Dog Shrink]

Thank you for using the care questionaire

Your leo is new to you and it usually takes a week or 2 for them to feel comfortable enough to come out and explore and eat when you're around. The site, sounds and smells of your place versus where the leo came from are very evident to the leo even if it is still in the same habitat. Also you need to increase the amount of hides you have. You need one on the cool side of the tank (the side with out the under tankheater) and one on the hot side with the under tank heater. Also a moist ide to aide in shedding is also generally recommended. Being as you have yours in a 10 gallon tank and floor space is limited you can always build upwards esp if you use tupperware dishes with a hole cut in it for your moist hide, something else could stack nicely with that. Like Shawn said please change the substrait from sand to something safe for your leo. Stone tiles, vinyl self adhesive tiles (the high end ones) or uncolored natural paper would all make better safer substraits. Also feeding should be done in a dish esp. if you are feeding super worms as they can bite your leo and stress him out more putting him off food for even longer. If he doesn't eat what you give him with in 15 minutes if you don't dfish feed then you should remove the feeders, not only so they don't harass your leo but also so they aren't eating improper things in the tank like poo and then your leo eats them then you risk possible parasite infections or other health issues. You need to properly gutload your feeders with either a predesigned gutload available at stores or using things like potato, carrots and apples in their keeper bin.

Also it is suggested to keep a small gatoraide bottle cap with some plain calciumin the tank 24/7 for proper supplimentation unless you're using an all in 1 suppliment like Repashy calcium pluc icb or T-Rex brand leopard gecko dust icb by sandfire foods. If you use an all in 1 suppliment and your leo is over 7 mos old then you dust every other feeding so your leo has proper calcium/multi vitimin supplimentation, if you're not using an all in 1 then calcium dish in the tank and dust 1-3 times a week with a multi vit that contains D3 for calcium absorbtion. Don't forget to include a water dish in there somewhre as well.

Your temperatures absolutely need monitored. You should have a probe thermometer (relitively inexpensive and available at most home improvement stores and some wal marts) to monitor your hot side temperatures. It needs to be placed directly over the uth on the floor of the tank as belly heat is what is most important to leos for proper digestion. The recommended optimal range is between 88-95 degrees F. Some leos like it hotter, some like it cooler and your leo will thermoregulate between hot hides and cool hides (which is why you need at least 2 in different ends of the tank) to best suit his temperature needs.