possible ovulation?

hamby92

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About your leo:
- Sex- female
- Age & Weight- apx. 4-6months old she weighs 60g
- How long have you owned your leo- 4 months
- Where was he/she obtained- petsmart
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo- usually about 3 to 4 times a weekfor about 5min
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.- ive noticed she has been licking her vent
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.- no
B) Fecals- normal poop every one to two days except for today it was a miniature version of a regular poo if that makes sense?
- C) Problem
- since her last meal of 12 crickets about 4-5 days ago she has refused to eat since. she is still drinking water and had a very small poo compared to her normal ones
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size- 20g long
- Type- glass tank
- Type of substrate- tile
- Hides, how many, what kind- 3 two caves and a log hide one per gradient
B) Heating
- Heat source- uth and infrared bulb for night viewing and extra heat
- Cage temps (hot side-80-85f, cool side-70-75f) uth ground temps - 89-94 depending on the thermostat cycling on and off
- humidity- 40%
- Method of regulating heat source-thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps- digital thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe) 50watt infrared
C) Cage mates
- How many- 0
Describe health, or previous problems- shes had no previous problems and seemed to be in good health shes always had an apetite until recently
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (mealworms and crickets, usually about 10 giant mealworms a night and when fed crickets usually about the same amount i offered food daily as she was still growing)
- How are you feeding (i usually just drop them in her cage and let her hunt them i watch to make sure she eats and remove all unneaten food after shes done)
B) Supplements (when i feed crickets i dust them and there is a calcium dish in her cage at all times )
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (flukers calcium with d3)
- What are you gut loading food with- flukers calcium cricket food and calcium gel water

also shes still been active and out exploring her cage and sleeping outside her cave in the open. from what research ive done im thinking it may be her first ovulation i couldnt really find the telltale pink spot on her belly though so i am at a loss as to what has caused her recent appetite change.hopefully someone can help and i appreciate everyone for taking their time to read and reply.
 

fl_orchidslave

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They slow down on eating this time of year, but do have peaks of appetite. She's moving into sub-adulthood and may go thru many changes in the near future. I wouldn't worry unless you see drastic changes.
 

hamby92

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well i just checked on her and it looks like she threw up both wax worms she also looks to be a lot paler than normal and its not like a pre shed pale. also is it normal that they lick their vents?
 

Russellm0704

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She's just going through gecko maturity, my normal juvenile male just went off feeding for over month and finally ate 2 mealworms yesterday. It's just the time of year and it's very stressful for us. As long as your temps are perfect and she doesn't lose a lot of weight your fine. Mine didn't lose a gram over that month.(he didn't gain a gram either)
 

hamby92

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thanks for the reassurance my temps are stable and she hasnt lost any weight so far so i hope its just due to the time of the year
 

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