health issues

  1. L

    Is this impaction?

    Is this impaction? I got this juvenile gecko three days ago. He has a halogen lamp that I have set to around 80 degrees. The first day he ate, he ate yesterday morning and last night too, but he hasn’t eaten this morning and he just sleeps in one of his warm hides. He hasn’t pooped at all and I...
  2. E

    No growth or shedding

    I got my leopard gecko in August of this year but Lucious has not grown at all or shed, he is still about 4 to five inches in length max and weighs 9 grams. I feed him every day but sometimes every other day if I run out of crickets and the store is closed and I use calcium on them once a week...
  3. J

    Crested Gecko Eye Problem?

    Hey everyone, I’m new to the forum, just hopping on to ask a question. I was cleaning my crested gecko’s enclosure today and noticed this abnormality in one of his eyes. It looks like his pupil has somehow expanded or broken somehow as it is rectangle instead of the regular sharp ovalish shape I...
  4. Camile

    HELP!!! If possible. (dull-looking, black feet)

    We are pretty new at this lizard deal, even though we are up to 5 lizards now, crested, gargoyle, leopard gecko, blue tongue skink and a bearded dragon. So yeah we kinda have our hands full. Our Leopard Gecko is dull looking and her feet on the left side are almost black, they are a dark grey...
  5. N

    Please Help (mouth rot??)

    What is this on my Leopard Geckos mouth? I'm so worried because I did some researching and the only results came in with Mouth Rot. I'm not sure because it looks really hard to be mouth rot compared to other images. Please help.
  6. Animal Enjoyer

    Need Help with my Leo

    I think I messed up BIG TIME. My leopard gecko didn't have a heat lamp or uvb until today (I'm not entirely sure how much uvb the repti basking lamp from zoo med provides), and she doesn't look well. She's not eating, and I've tried force feeding. She's shedding okay, but I worry I've done...
  7. S

    Leopard gecko not eating and abnormally active

    the past week my leopard gecko, Diego, has been completely ignoring food and just keeps on walking around. Typically he is asleep during the day and lightly active at night with a good appetite. But now he doesn’t acknowledge worms and is always on the go, when I open the door he keeps trying to...
  8. K

    eating problems

    Hi! i have an aft who has sort of an eating problem. i’ve had him for about a year now and for the first 6 months he was eating great. then when he hit about a year old he just stopped eating. i was giving him a variety of bugs including crickets, mealworms, and waxworms. he wouldn’t eat any of...
  9. Y

    Please help. (lethargic, soft belly)

    My leo is young and I recently got her from a local pet store. (In hindsight now it is a pretty shady place). She we doing very well for the 3 months I've had her. But for the past few days she was acting lethargic and her tail was turning slightly more purple over time and got seemingly thinner...
  10. N

    HELP stuck shed on tail?

    I hope you guys can help ;-; I'm having trouble with my little baby crestie. He isn't very thrifty and he keeps getting stuck shed on his toes. I have been helping him with his toes successfully but now I've noticed that the end of his tail is stiff and kind of crusty looking. I thought it was...
  11. N

    Baby Crested gecko fell

    Hello! I'm a new owner of two baby cresties. They are eating amazingly well and I have had them for a little over a week now. I decided to try a really short handling session with them both. One took to it well and let me hand walk it for a minute then got put back in. The other decided to hurl...
  12. G

    Leo Tail Injury- HELP!

    Hey guys! I'm new here and looking for advice. My four ish month old leo is having tail trouble... It started as a little red nip kind of thing at the very tip of her tail, and in a week it's turned into this... I don't know how bad it is or what to do, I'm a first time reptile owner. Help!
  13. G

    Repost: Sick Gecko URGENT

    REPOST: "Hello everyone! I hope one of you will be able to help me out as I don't have a reptile vet near me. I took them to the closest "exotic vet" which had no idea what to do. So I have two Leopard geckos which we will call A and B for privacy reasons. Both geckos are roughly 4 - 5 years I...
  14. J

    Vent problems

    My adult male leapord gecko has been licking his vent constantly. I have been giving him baths and was examining his vent today and found some dried skin that I removed. I also saw this red irritated bump and I’m not quite sure what’s going on or what to do. Any help much appreciated.
  15. A

    Unknown Sac In My Leopard Geckos Tank! Please Help!

    Hi I am new here and I wanted others advice and help on my leopard gecko. I owned my leopard gecko for about 3 years now and I have always thought it was a male until recently. About 2 weeks ago my leopard gecko refused to eat. It wouldnt take my gut loaded meal worms so i brought out the wax...
  16. X

    Hey, Pet***** Screw you.

    Hey. This is long, but important. So be patient. Last September me and my girlfriend, who had just moved in together, finally bought our first reptile. We were inexperienced, but had done as much research as we could, saved up our money, picked a date, ran the tank for weeks getting the temps...
  17. zackaroo

    Leopard gecko hasn't pooped in about 2 weeks

    - Sex: Male - Age & Weight: He is about 4 years old and I do not know his weight - How long have you owned your leo: About a year but he was a gift from my friend who had him for 3 years - Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend) My friend got him from a petstore...
  18. Maplense

    Leopard gecko eye issue help

    I have a male leopard gecko that I’ve had for almost three years now. Just recently noticed his left eye almost looks as if his pupil and iris and separated from his eye?? I’ve attached some videos to this. I’ve looked all over online and haven’t found anything similar. Please help i just want...
  19. BellaBrownies

    My 8 Year old female is not taking food

    Problem: I have had my Gecko (meejee, 8, female) for 8 years and she has never had any complications. I have been housing her and feeding her the same way throughout her entire life. I don't know what is happening now that is effecting her, but she is no longer taking food from me. I can't just...
  20. J

    Help Me!!!!!

    I have had this ball python for around 6 months, I picked it up from a local Non-commercial breeder. Over last few weeks I have noticed a strange almost like a slice down its belly about 3/4 of the way down its body. Can some one give me some advise on what to do and what it might be? It would...
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