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This is my first post here, and I probably should have made an account here a long time ago. I have owned two leopard geckos- one since June of last year, and the other maybe 5-6 months. I'm almost positive they are both girls, despite being told the first one was a male when we bought it. The older one is a bright yellow with black spots, and the younger one is still a purple color with no spots as of yet. When we put her in the tank, the older one began wagging her tail, sort of like males do before they fight. I thought she was a boy for sure, but the pores are not dark like a male, and there are no bumps on the base of the tail.
Both geckos are housed in a 20 gallon tank which has two cave houses and a moist hide box, and they are housed only on paper towels. I'm very careful about making sure there is nothing they can accidentally swallow and get impacted. There are two underside heating pads, and we also have a heating lamp which we turn on during the colder days. I only feed them mealworms, because crickets are such a pain to keep around the house.
Anyway, here is my dilemma. The older one (which we named Les when we thought it was a boy), was eating like a horse at the end of last year, and really fattened up. Then all of a sudden, she quit eating and didn't eat for at least two months. She finally started eating again, up to 10 mealworms a day. After a few weeks, she stopped eating once again. She probably hasn't eaten a worm in at least a month or a month and a half. We have fed her some baby food, but she has no interest in worms. I believe she was impacted two weeks ago, and I gave her some olive oil and warms baths daily for a few days until she finally passed whatever was in her system. I was hoping she would start eating afterwards, but she is very lethargic and not interested in food. I've looked for eggs in her belly, but see nothing. She also keeps her eyes closed a lot, but when she opens them they aren't white or have any gunk in them.
The other gecko, named Olivia, used to eat quite a bit, but she never really fattened up. She stopped eating as well, began eating a few worms a day, then quit too. She isn't lethargic at all though, as she squirms her way out of my hands when I try holding her, and is as quick as ever. She seems to be having some sort of respiratory problems, because her throat will bulge out, sort of like a frog when she breathes. I've tried researching it, but have found nothing. I've noticed if I rub the edge of her mouth with a q-tip, she opens her mouth really wide. She also yawns often too, and sometimes sneezes. She hasn't ate in about a week, and is very skinny so I would like to get her eating again.
We do not have a herp vet anywhere close, so does anyone have any suggestions for what I should try? I've ordered a new batch of worms from nyworms, so they should have some fresh food soon. Sorry for such a long post, but I really want my geckos healthy again! Thanks!
Both geckos are housed in a 20 gallon tank which has two cave houses and a moist hide box, and they are housed only on paper towels. I'm very careful about making sure there is nothing they can accidentally swallow and get impacted. There are two underside heating pads, and we also have a heating lamp which we turn on during the colder days. I only feed them mealworms, because crickets are such a pain to keep around the house.
Anyway, here is my dilemma. The older one (which we named Les when we thought it was a boy), was eating like a horse at the end of last year, and really fattened up. Then all of a sudden, she quit eating and didn't eat for at least two months. She finally started eating again, up to 10 mealworms a day. After a few weeks, she stopped eating once again. She probably hasn't eaten a worm in at least a month or a month and a half. We have fed her some baby food, but she has no interest in worms. I believe she was impacted two weeks ago, and I gave her some olive oil and warms baths daily for a few days until she finally passed whatever was in her system. I was hoping she would start eating afterwards, but she is very lethargic and not interested in food. I've looked for eggs in her belly, but see nothing. She also keeps her eyes closed a lot, but when she opens them they aren't white or have any gunk in them.
The other gecko, named Olivia, used to eat quite a bit, but she never really fattened up. She stopped eating as well, began eating a few worms a day, then quit too. She isn't lethargic at all though, as she squirms her way out of my hands when I try holding her, and is as quick as ever. She seems to be having some sort of respiratory problems, because her throat will bulge out, sort of like a frog when she breathes. I've tried researching it, but have found nothing. I've noticed if I rub the edge of her mouth with a q-tip, she opens her mouth really wide. She also yawns often too, and sometimes sneezes. She hasn't ate in about a week, and is very skinny so I would like to get her eating again.
We do not have a herp vet anywhere close, so does anyone have any suggestions for what I should try? I've ordered a new batch of worms from nyworms, so they should have some fresh food soon. Sorry for such a long post, but I really want my geckos healthy again! Thanks!
