Second opinion

[Cassandra Tweeks]

So..new here.. and

I'm relativity new to caring for Herps.

I've recently purchased a Leopard Gecko whom I will add was on sand when we bought it. So we bought said gecko brought her home, and my dad (cause he saw her on sand in the store) insisted on sand here.

I only say this to clear things up.

Now after about 2 weeks or so he finally understood that sand was bad and we moved her to carpet.

Sense we've had him, he has eaten 2 crickets and a waxie. (when we first got him --he's a Juvie btw--)

thats it. It's over been a month now..

I did some research and been feeding him banana babyfood mixed with calcium every few days if only to keep something in his stomach...

But I was told that feeding him / handling was just stressing him out more and to leave him be.

Is that right?

Now my Knight anole has done the same thing to me and went off of food for 2 weeks before he went back to eating. But his issue was that he got bored with the food I gave him, so with new food he went back to eating happily.

Now I don't think Mina is impacted..

should I keep doing what I'm doing or should I stop and wait for him to get hungry enough to eat on his own again?

I'm worried.. and a little impatient as you can tell..

Now I've gotten info from repashy forums seen here--

http://www.forums.repashy.com/diets-live-foods-supplements/16167-having-issues.html

Sense these photos I've change the tank around with a smaller waterdish (made from a cat food cup thing) and now a humid hide.

Still no change, and no desire to eat.

I have crickets currently in with Mina now which He snubs his nose at.

Mealies too.

Mina's tail is getting thinner and I don't know what to do.

Should I follow the guidelines of Gecko Ranch

Is there another opinion?

I just need help cause I don't want Mina to die.

 

[Khrysty]

Sometimes geckos will not eat if they're stressed, especially if they've recently changed homes. This could be his/her only problem.

Because he/she was on sand, impaction could be an issue. Has he/she defecated at all?

At the top of the forum, stickied, is Marcia's Slurry. Take a look at that and make Mina some. It'll help put some weight on. If that doesn't work, perhaps parasites are your problem. Take a fecal sample to a vet (any vet can do a fecal exam but you'll need to find a herp vet for anything else) and ask them to test it for parasites.

And how old is this gecko? If it's over 6 months, and if it's female, it could just be the right time of year for ovulation. Sometimes geckos go off food during that time.

 

[Patternless]

Do you have a heat pad or a light on him? They do need heat. Whats the temps in his cage?

 

[Jenn]

Is she pooping?
She could be stressed from the change of home then the change from sand to carpet. I would keep an eye on her if she is not pooping she may be impacted and you can try soaking her in warm water to induce a bowel movement. Other wise I would put a dish full of mealies in her cage and leave her alone. Sometimes if the mealies are in their cage they will venture out at night for a bite to eat, Just count how many you put in there to see if she is eating anything.

 

[Cassandra Tweeks]

I was told Mina was male (I was hoping for a girlie and he got stuck with that name cause yea..) He's got the V line coming up between the legs and little 'balls' Gecko ranch said boy.

But Mina's got strange white spots (kinda ovaly) on his abdomen. So could this be a female who unfortunately looks very male? Is that possible?

Yes mina has a heating pad about 80 some on the hot side and 70ish on the cool side.

Mina had been pooping really good when we first got him, then stopped (I figured it was lack of food) so I tried feeding banana babyfood and he defecated fine again.

I've been soaking in warm water but again without eating then he doesn't/ won't poop.

I have no idea how old the gecko is, it's only a few inches long juvie.

I'll try and make some of that slurry and see if that helps keep the weight on.

I currently have crickets inside the tank just wandering around (with something for them to nibble on so they won't eat mina) just in case Mina get's hungry. (I really should change the name Mina to Max huh?)

 

[Jenn]

It could be a "manly" girl. If you have pics we can help you sex him/her. the white ovals could be eggs. If it is a girl is there a chance she could be gravid? the white masses could be impacted sand as well. I know my girls go off of food before they lay eggs so keep an eye on him/her.

 

[Cassandra Tweeks]

Mina's stomach. Sorry the photo's are crap. he was squirming a lot.

But do you see the little white area's? Could that be egg's or am I seeing things?

Mina's tail was fatter here compaired to below.

Rough estimate to how big Mina is.

 

[ajveachster]

I would up the temps on the warm side to about 93-95.

 

[Leopardo Geckaprio]

Does anybody know what vets do to treat an impaction?

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I agree with Angelicka. The warm side of your gecko's enclosure is not hot enough. It should be between 90-94 degrees measured on the floor surface on the hot of the enclosure. Proper temperature is essential for the gecko's digestion, metabolism, and immune system... not to mention appetite.

 

[OhioGecko]

As Ang and Marcia stated... get your temps up.

 

[Saphira]

I would up the temp def.... looks like a girl to me from the pics...but they are kind of blurry.. (my camera does that too)