Sick Male leo?

[Leah's Leos]

So my male has never had problems with his crickets until this morning. I went to check on him and he is pooping out entire crickets? He seems fine but if there is something wrong I want to catch it early.

Also, I have 9 Leos in my room (he is housed alone) and you can't ever smell them. You could smell him this morning. It doesn't smell good at all.

I attached some pictures below (yeah I know gross)

I'm wondering if he maybe just ate too fast? I calcium dusted his crickets and he did eat them pretty quickly but that's normal for him because his eye sight isn't that great so he finds them best if he can get them before they disperse throughout the viv. Any tips/help you guys have for me is greatly appreciated.

Leah

 

[Neon Aurora]

Are your temperatures high enough? Low temps could be a reason for not digesting food properly.

 

[Leah's Leos]

Are your temperatures high enough? Low temps could be a reason for not digesting food properly.

85.5 on the hot side, 76.5 on the cool side.

 

[Neon Aurora]

Raise the hot side to 90.

 

[Leah's Leos]

Are your temperatures high enough? Low temps could be a reason for not digesting food properly.

One of my hatchlings did it too...

87 hot side
84 cool side

 

[Leah's Leos]

Raise the hot side to 90.

Ok thanks I'll try to get him hooked up to my hatchlings' thermostat

 

[Leah's Leos]

Ok thanks I'll try to get him hooked up to my hatchlings' thermostat

If I can get the temps up to 90 they should be good?

 

[Neon Aurora]

That would be my guess. Mine have the occasional less-digested poop, and I don't sweat it unless it happens multiple times. 85 (and 87) is too low for their needs, so I would say it's likely that adjusting your temperatures to the proper levels will help.

Just to be sure all is in order, what type of thermometer are you using?

 

[Leah's Leos]

That would be my guess. Mine have the occasional less-digested poop, and I don't sweat it unless it happens multiple times. 85 (and 87) is too low for their needs, so I would say it's likely that adjusting your temperatures to the proper levels will help.

Just to be sure all is in order, what type of thermometer are you using?

I used a temp gun by Zoo Med. I don't trust the ones that stick to the wall and came with his viv

 

[Neon Aurora]

That should be fine.