Mattrg
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I have two female leopard geckos living in the same 20 gallon long terrarium. I know this is not generally advised (probably because of situations like the one I'm dealing with right now) but there are plenty of hides and I think that once I eliminate the risk of impaction I will not have any further problems. anyway, about two weeks ago I started feeding them in separate containers for several reasons. Since I have done this I have noticed that one of my leopard geckos is refusing food.
It's possible but I don't think it has anything to do with adjusting to the new feeding routine. She was always so eager to eat before and I have tried holding dubias and super worms up to her in the terrarium with no reaction. She doesn't even seem to acknowledge that it's there.
I use paper towels as substrate on the warm side and keep a big ball of spaghnum moss in the moist hide. The only thing that I can figure is that she accidently ate a string of moss while going after a roach or picking off her shed. The roaches that didn't get eaten right away tended to huddle in the moist hide.
Besides not eating she has become slightly more lethargic, looks slightly bloated to me and does have some blue on her stomach. Can anyone tell me their thoughts on the situation or maybe give some advice on remedies I could try before taking her to the hospital? Here are some pictures that might be helpful.
It's possible but I don't think it has anything to do with adjusting to the new feeding routine. She was always so eager to eat before and I have tried holding dubias and super worms up to her in the terrarium with no reaction. She doesn't even seem to acknowledge that it's there.
I use paper towels as substrate on the warm side and keep a big ball of spaghnum moss in the moist hide. The only thing that I can figure is that she accidently ate a string of moss while going after a roach or picking off her shed. The roaches that didn't get eaten right away tended to huddle in the moist hide.
Besides not eating she has become slightly more lethargic, looks slightly bloated to me and does have some blue on her stomach. Can anyone tell me their thoughts on the situation or maybe give some advice on remedies I could try before taking her to the hospital? Here are some pictures that might be helpful.
