Skinny leo ?

[CanuckLeo]

Hi i was wondering how come my gecko has such a tiny tail ? all the geckos on here have nice fat ones. She eats about 6 crickets and 3 meal worms a week. Dose anyone know what would cause this ?

 

[LeopardShade]

Not enough food is being fed to it. That's why. Geckos should be eating at least 2-3 times a week. You need to feed it more.

 

[sunshinegeckos]

I would feed it every day until it got some weight on it and then you can go to every other day to every 2 days.

 

[im faster]

your not feeding enough thats why..

 

[Kat&Rin]

Yah, they need lotsa food. Rin can eat a good five crickets a day though I don't usually give her that much lol. I leave mealies in the tank at all times in case she gets hungry enough to actually eat them (though at this point I think she'd rather starve lol) and have been giving her about five crickets every other day. So you DEFINITELY should be feeding more.

 

[Taquiq]

I feed mine 3-4 super worms at least 3 times a week. If I were you I would be giving yours 6 crickets 3-4 times a week or the same amount for meal worms.

 

[CanuckLeo]

I would feed her more but she usually only eats like 2 crickets at the most in one sitting. Then the next morning i take out the loose crickets so the don't bother her. And it takes her like a week to eat the meal worms.

 

[Dog Shrink]

Since she is on a cricket diet she could have picked up an internal parasite. Crickets are notorious parasite carriers. I would take a fecal in to the vert to be checked and cleared. If it's not a parasite then there's some other issue bringing her appetite down... if you could copy/paste and fill out the care questionaire that is in the health section (its a sticky) into this thread, then we would have all the info on your set upand husbandry to see if there's anything else taht could eb contributing to the lack of appetite/eating.

 

[CanuckLeo]

I called around and most of the vets in the area dont really want to deal with reptiles. They told me to go to the petstore to get advice but most people there don't know much. Latley when she poops its really runny. Im wondering should i switch to a different food other than crickets ? im thinking of trying super worms. Dose anyone have luck with them ? are they hard to keep ?

 

[CanuckLeo]

About your leo:
- Sex FEMALE
- Age & Weight 1 YEAR 5 MONTHS
- How long have you owned your leo 5 MONTHS
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) PETSMART PET STORE

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo EVERY SECOND DAY USUALLY
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. YES SHES MOVING AROUND ALOT MORE DURING THE DAY THAN USUAL.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. NO
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) REALLY RUNNY
- When was the last time he/she went TODAY
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on THE LAST WEEK

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size 20 GAL LONG
- Type (ex. glass tank) GLASS TANK
- Type of substrate TILE
- Hides, how many, what kind ONE EXO ROCK ON WARM DIE, ONE HOME MADE HUMID HIDE ON THE COOL SIDE AND A LOG ON THE COOL SIDE
B) Heating
- Heat source LAMP ON THE HOT SIDE AND A HEATING PAD UNDER THE TANK.
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) H93 C77
- Method of regulating heat source
- What are you using to measure your temps TEMP GAUGES ON BACK OF TANK
- Do you have any lights (describe) YES ONE WITH A 75W HEAT BULB
C) Cage mates NONE
- How many (males, females)
- Describe health, or previous problems

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much) EVERY DAY I TRY TO FEED HER 3 BUT SHE ONLY EATS 2 USUALLY AND 2 TO 3 MEALWORMS OVER 2 DAYS.
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect) MEAL WORMS ARE IN DISH CRICKETS ARE FREE
B) Supplements (describe how often) I DUST EVERYTHING EVERYTIME. i LEAVE A DISH WITH CACIUM INSIDE TOO.
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) FLUKERS RIGHT NOW THEN IM SWITCHING TO REPCAL.
- What are you gut loading food with FLUKERS HIGH CALCIUM CRICKET DIET. AND FLUKERS CRICKET WATER.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

You really need to find a vet that will run a fecal test for parasites.