About your leo:
- Sex : female
- Age & Weight : about 1 yr I think, 84g
- How long have you owned your leo : almost a year
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): breeder
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo : a few times a week
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now: eyes closed a lot, not eating, colors seem more dull at the moment (not sure if she's about to shed again)
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. no
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) she hasn't been eating so she hasn't pooped really either but they were normal when she did eat, sometimes the urate would be a bit yellow
- When was the last time he/she went: a few weeks ago I believe, since she isn't eating
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on: she hasn't eaten since feb 27th except for one mealworm last month and a few sheds
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: exo terra medium wide I believe, not sure the exact dimensions but I just upgraded her at the end of february
- Type (ex. glass tank): glass front opening terrarium
- Type of substrate: paper towel (she's never been on loose substrate)
- Hides, how many, what kind: one log hide on the cool side, one moist hide cave in the middle that had paper towel but I switched to eco earth in case she needs to lay eggs, cave over the UTH, and another cave in front of that one
B) Heating
- Heat source: UTH
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): hot side UTH is set between 90-93 degrees, cool side is room temp, 73 or so
- Method of regulating heat source: thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps: temperature gun
- Do you have any lights (describe) no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) none
- Describe health, or previous problems none
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) I was feeding her about once a week because she was getting overweight, switching between mealworms, superworms, wax worms, and calci worms occasionally
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) I drop the worms in front of her and she's usually a ferocious eater
B) Supplements (describe how often) reptivite multivitamins with d3 every feeding
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) reptivite mv w/d3 and calcium without d3 in a cap in the tank
- What are you gut loading food with: fresh vegetables (carrots, collard greens)
I'm just not sure if it's worth taking her to the vet at the moment? It will cost me at least $150 and I don't know how I would get a fecal for them to test since she's not eating? She's definitely ovulating as I can see the red spots on her belly but I'm not sure if I'm potentially ignoring a parasite problem? I've always cleaned out her poop immediately/replaced her water regularly and disinfected the tank regularly. She's my first reptile so this whole not eating thing just makes me really nervous. Thanks for any help!
I've attached some photos of her as well that were taken a week ago.
- Sex : female
- Age & Weight : about 1 yr I think, 84g
- How long have you owned your leo : almost a year
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): breeder
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo : a few times a week
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now: eyes closed a lot, not eating, colors seem more dull at the moment (not sure if she's about to shed again)
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. no
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) she hasn't been eating so she hasn't pooped really either but they were normal when she did eat, sometimes the urate would be a bit yellow
- When was the last time he/she went: a few weeks ago I believe, since she isn't eating
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on: she hasn't eaten since feb 27th except for one mealworm last month and a few sheds
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: exo terra medium wide I believe, not sure the exact dimensions but I just upgraded her at the end of february
- Type (ex. glass tank): glass front opening terrarium
- Type of substrate: paper towel (she's never been on loose substrate)
- Hides, how many, what kind: one log hide on the cool side, one moist hide cave in the middle that had paper towel but I switched to eco earth in case she needs to lay eggs, cave over the UTH, and another cave in front of that one
B) Heating
- Heat source: UTH
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): hot side UTH is set between 90-93 degrees, cool side is room temp, 73 or so
- Method of regulating heat source: thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps: temperature gun
- Do you have any lights (describe) no
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) none
- Describe health, or previous problems none
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) I was feeding her about once a week because she was getting overweight, switching between mealworms, superworms, wax worms, and calci worms occasionally
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) I drop the worms in front of her and she's usually a ferocious eater
B) Supplements (describe how often) reptivite multivitamins with d3 every feeding
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) reptivite mv w/d3 and calcium without d3 in a cap in the tank
- What are you gut loading food with: fresh vegetables (carrots, collard greens)
I'm just not sure if it's worth taking her to the vet at the moment? It will cost me at least $150 and I don't know how I would get a fecal for them to test since she's not eating? She's definitely ovulating as I can see the red spots on her belly but I'm not sure if I'm potentially ignoring a parasite problem? I've always cleaned out her poop immediately/replaced her water regularly and disinfected the tank regularly. She's my first reptile so this whole not eating thing just makes me really nervous. Thanks for any help!
I've attached some photos of her as well that were taken a week ago.
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