Urgent female leopard gecko not eating, considering heated isolation, olive treatment

[discoverlight]

I bought a (what looks like) a healthy leopard gecko, female (from a guy that does rescues, not pet store). She is housed with my other female, no fighting, they sleep together, no problems with territory. She hasn't eaten for almost 2 weeks, I'm considering putting her in a heated isolation bin for a bit, since she hasn't pooped and insists on staying on the coldest part of the tank. I gave her a drop or two of olive oil to try to get her gut moving, I'm not sure if theres impaction as I can't really tell from her belly...

So she hasn't eaten, hasn't pooped, and stays on the cold side
AND she also keeps her eyes closed almost every part of the day, I am trying to get an appointment with a local reptile expert/vet.

But until then, is it a good idea to force her into warm to try to get her to digest and poop? Or should I leave her be?

 

[iCandiBallPythons]

it does take some longer than others to settle acclimate. I really wouldnt stress out about it, two weeks is nothing

 

[acpart]

I do recommend separating them for now. Ideally, the new one should have been quarantined from the previous one for at least a week. Do you know how long the guy who rescues geckos had her before you got her? Did he do a fecal sample and take it to a vet? While often "rescuing" means taking a healthy gecko in from someone who doesn't want it anymore, sometimes "rescue" means getting a sick or out of condition gecko. If that was the case she could use some individual attention and should be housed separately.

Aliza

 

[discoverlight]

I do recommend separating them for now. Ideally, the new one should have been quarantined from the previous one for at least a week. Do you know how long the guy who rescues geckos had her before you got her? Did he do a fecal sample and take it to a vet? While often "rescuing" means taking a healthy gecko in from someone who doesn't want it anymore, sometimes "rescue" means getting a sick or out of condition gecko. If that was the case she could use some individual attention and should be housed separately.

Aliza

I have her separated from the other gecko for now. I don't know anything about her background info but I'm trying to get her to a vet as soon as possible. I put 2 mealworms to her mouth with a little bit of force, not even enough to force open her mouth, and she ate both without any hesitation. It's like she ate them voluntarily as soon as they touched her mouth, so she has some food in her system for now. I'm on the lookout for poop meanwhile I guess.

 

[Ruvik]

You could also do a slurry if needed. Here is a video that shows you how to make it and what stuff to use:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Waq6RanGyc

 

[jaredricha]

Can you try filling the form in this link out? http://geckoforums.net/f130-health-medications/70912.htm

 

[discoverlight]

I do, I did a treatment and she finally pooped after a month! Gave her olive oil for a few days with constant baths. All is well, thanks everyone for the advice. The worst thing would be losing a gecko to impaction, that I definitely didn't cause.