Sleeping a lot more. Is it a concern?

lovelovelove135

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My leo sleeps all day and all night. Usually she'll climb all over the place and explore from sunset until I go to sleep (10-11pm) , but lately she just sleeps. Could it be she's not drinking enough water? I wanted to switch her over to the repta-waterer so I introduced it for a week and took her normal dish out. I tried to show her where her new water would be, but she didn't pee for about 2-3 days and I was getting concerned so I put her old dish back. Since then she hasn't peed every day like she used to, but does pee every time she poops, which isn't much because she doesn't eat a whole lot. A few days ago she ate like a pig though, and since then she's just been sleeping. Could it be because I haven't been handling her much? I'm just wondering if it's the colder weather, she's got nothing else to do, or it's a health issue. Thanks in advance :)
 

reps4life

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My leo sleeps all day and all night. Usually she'll climb all over the place and explore from sunset until I go to sleep (10-11pm) , but lately she just sleeps. Could it be she's not drinking enough water? I wanted to switch her over to the repta-waterer so I introduced it for a week and took her normal dish out. I tried to show her where her new water would be, but she didn't pee for about 2-3 days and I was getting concerned so I put her old dish back. Since then she hasn't peed every day like she used to, but does pee every time she poops, which isn't much because she doesn't eat a whole lot. A few days ago she ate like a pig though, and since then she's just been sleeping. Could it be because I haven't been handling her much? I'm just wondering if it's the colder weather, she's got nothing else to do, or it's a health issue. Thanks in advance :)

Any other concerns besides sleeping more than usual?
 

lovelovelove135

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Well she definitely has an increase in appetite, and that may not sound like a concern, but she got a lot fatter. Over the summer, she'd only eat about 2 worms, and sometimes 1 worm, every week. She used to be a pig, and suddenly her appetite decreased, but she remained super active (climbing around and exploring). Now, her appetite has picked back up again and she's just pigging out and sleeping. At first, I let her eat because she hasn't eaten properly, I guess you could say. But now she's gotten chubby and I think it's a bit on the unhealthy side. So all of a sudden, she's become less active but she's eating more and gaining weight. I think it would be a good idea to put her on a diet because I think she's much too chubby. Also, I haven't handled her as much so maybe she's not getting the exercise she needs. I'll pick up the handling again. But you don't see a problem with the eating and sleeping more, do you? I hope she's okay :/ She's my very first leo <3 Thanks again!
 

reps4life

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As long as ahe is eating and pooping I don't see any reason for you to worry. Changes in temp can affect their activity level which is normal. Personally I rather feed smaller meals instead of stuffing them because they become less active.
 

lovelovelove135

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Thank you so much! I was just getting paranoid I guess haha But from now on, I think will be feeding her smaller meals no matter what :)
 

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