Potty Trouble

[Katieokat]

I've had my two-year old female for about two months, and I've noticed that she only likes to poo outside of her tank. This started the second time I took her out when she was chilling on my shoulder and decided to go. I have read that leopard geckos will sometimes poop on you when they are stressed, so I put her back in her tank and washed the shirt. I made sure that the next time I took her out was completely her choice by walking onto my hand, but after I brought her out she pooped once more. She does this every time I take her out (which is about twice a week), and I don't think it's stress because she often calmly explores and crawls on me. Recently I tried not handling her for two weeks, waiting for her to poo before bringing her out, but she didn't until I brought her out to check if her shed went well.
I used reptile carpet and keep her on a mealworm and dubia roach diet. My scale is still in the mail so I don't know her weight. Her poops seem normal. Has anyone reached a problem like this before?

 

[acpart]

Besides having a garg that poos on me every time I take it out (but also goes in the cage), you could try wearing a rag for a bit (this reallyis going somewhere) and putting it in the cage when it has your smell. At the same time, let her poo on you and then put the poop on the rag in the cage.
Good luck.

Aliza

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Collect some of her poo and put it all on one corner of her cage. A fresh poo smeared unto the desired corner can also help facilitate her potty training

 

[Katieokat]

Thanks for the advice! I'll try that right away