Throwing up??

[Swoot]

I fed her crickets and she threw them up, then I fed her waxworms since that's the only thing I have left and she threw those up to.

I have a 40 gallon tall tank, under tank heater, heat bulb, UVB, and fresh water. She usually was never on the heat pad but now she is all the time. The temperature gets up to 90 degrees and the hot side.

Does anybody know what could be wrong? I can't afford to take her to the vet right now, as I'm on a tight budget so please help me if you can!

 

[reps4life]

I fed her crickets and she threw them up, then I fed her waxworms since that's the only thing I have left and she threw those up to.

I have a 40 gallon tall tank, under tank heater, heat bulb, UVB, and fresh water. She usually was never on the heat pad but now she is all the time. The temperature gets up to 90 degrees and the hot side.

Does anybody know what could be wrong? I can't afford to take her to the vet right now, as I'm on a tight budget so please help me if you can!

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[Swoot]

About your leo:
- Idk yet
- Juvenile that I saved for petsmart, don't have a scale so haven't weighed her
- 2-3 months
- Petsmart

A) Health/History
- Every day for 10 - 15 minutes if not more
- Doesn't really act different
- No problems in the past
B) Fecals
- More glossy
- Not sure when the last time she went
C) Problem
- Throwing up her food everytime she eats and it's been going on for a couple days now.

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- 40 gallon tall
- Glass tank
- Reptile carpet
- 3 Hides. Wooden, Country crockers butter tub, fake rock hide
B) Heating
- Heat lamp and UTH
- 90 degrees/85 degrees
- Heat lamp and UTH
- Something I stick onto my tank (idk what its called)
- Heat lamp, UVB
C) Cage mates
- No cage mates
- No health problems

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- 4-5 crickets a day
- Let her hunt her prey
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- Flukers Calcium with vitamin D3
- Flukers High Calcium Cricket Diet & Flukers Orange Cube

 

[reps4life]

There are many possibilities. These are the most common: Stress, hot side not warm enough, parasites, infection, impaction, dehydration. Stop handling her for a while. Bring the temp up to 90-95 on the warm side floor. Make sure you have at least a thermometer with a probe to read that surface temp correctly.
She also needs multivitamins.
Try using water gels for the crickets instead of those cubes which dry out quickly. The water will then be passed on to your leo which will help with hydration. Uvb has to be used safely and should not be shinning in the whole tank. How often are you dusting the crickets with vit D?

 

[Swoot]

I dust them everyday with it. Is crypto a possibility?

 

[reps4life]

Crypto is always a possibility with any reptile. Your using UVB, high calcium cricket food and dusting everyday with vitaminD. It's too much. In your case I would remove the UVB light. Buy plain calcium and leave a small amount in a small dish so that she can help herself. Instead dust the crickets with calcium with D 2 days a week only. You cannot use both UVB and dust with VitaminD every day. If it continues then she will need a vet asap. Also make sure she has a cool side of at least 80, no higher.

Just to add you mentioned her feces look glossy. This can be a sign of too much calcium absorption.

 

[Swoot]

Alright, thanks for your help. I hope it fixes the problem.

 

[reps4life]

Alright, thanks for your help. I hope it fixes the problem.

Your welcome and good luck.

 

[Swoot]

I raised the temperature up to 95, removed the UVB, and am dusting 2-3 times a week. She's eating now and throwing them back up thanks reps4life

 

[reps4life]

I raised the temperature up to 95, removed the UVB, and am dusting 2-3 times a week. She's eating now and throwing them back up thanks reps4life

Your welcome, but you wrote she has continued to throw up? If so she needs to be seen by a vet asap.

 

[Swoot]

Lol sorry, I meant she's not throwing them back up