Piglet stopped eating

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Little

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My gecko shed for the first time about 6 days ago and up until that point she had been eating fine (hence the name!) But since shedding she turns her nose up at food no matter what I do. She ate 3 tiny mealworms maybe 4 days ago and then nothing. I'm not sure what could've happened, nothing has changed about the temperature/food/living environment. And she's only young so she hasn't had much chance to fatten up so I worry about her not eating.

Does anyone have any ideas on what could be wrong? She has pood, but it was a strange greyish colour and another one that was a bit liquidy.
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ILoveGeckos14

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The greyish color is from the recent shed and the liquid poo could be from a variety of different reasons ranging from stress and diet change to parasite or bacterial infection. What are the temps like on the hot and cool side?
 
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Little

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The warm side is in the mid 80s and the cool side is mid 70s, which the petshop guy told us was good- but he also told us sand was just fine :/
 
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Little

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She doesn't seem at all lethargic and is still quite active. Her eyes are nice and bright. I do wonder if it could be to do with stress, as her shedding didn't go well so she got poked at a bit while I got excess shed from her toes and head. She's only young so I wonder if this has stressed her- but it still seems like a long time not to eat.
 

ILoveGeckos14

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80 is a little low, the temps on the warm side should be around 88-95 degrees. Try bumping up the temps and see if she starts eating again for you. Are you using a UTH as a heat source?
 
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Little

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Yeah I have an under the tank heater, and since its so cold where I live I've got a light during the day for a bit of a boost. I'll have a go at heating it up a bit and see how she does. Hope she's ok. Might take her to the vet if she doesnt eat tomorrow just to check she doesn't have an infection.
 

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