helfrichj
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Hey All,
I have noticed that my leopard gecko has pooped in about a week/ week and a half. He still has a ravishing appetite and seems totally fine otherwise. I have had times in the past where it takes him up to a week to go, but that is from lack of feeding ( I go through phases where I don't feed him as much to keep his weight healthy). However, I have fed him two big feedings of crickets for the last two feedings about 5 and 7 days ago. I was out of town which is why he hasn't eaten and fed him only like 3 crickets yesterday. I figured I should not continue to feed him if he is having trouble moving everything through. I gave him a warm bath yesterday and fed him a cricket with some olive oil on it to try to get things moving, with no cigar. I guess my question is how much longer do I wait before I make a vet visit/ is there any advice to hopefully avoid a vet visit and get this resolved?
He has never had any constipation issues in the past and I have had him for almost four years. My temperature on the hot side is usually around 85-87, but I think my heater is slowly going out because my measurements today were only reaching around 80-82 on the hot side ground, despite being set at 94. I am planning on going to get out under-tank heater today, and see if that solves the problem or if it was my thermostat. Any advice or insight would be helpful!
I have noticed that my leopard gecko has pooped in about a week/ week and a half. He still has a ravishing appetite and seems totally fine otherwise. I have had times in the past where it takes him up to a week to go, but that is from lack of feeding ( I go through phases where I don't feed him as much to keep his weight healthy). However, I have fed him two big feedings of crickets for the last two feedings about 5 and 7 days ago. I was out of town which is why he hasn't eaten and fed him only like 3 crickets yesterday. I figured I should not continue to feed him if he is having trouble moving everything through. I gave him a warm bath yesterday and fed him a cricket with some olive oil on it to try to get things moving, with no cigar. I guess my question is how much longer do I wait before I make a vet visit/ is there any advice to hopefully avoid a vet visit and get this resolved?
He has never had any constipation issues in the past and I have had him for almost four years. My temperature on the hot side is usually around 85-87, but I think my heater is slowly going out because my measurements today were only reaching around 80-82 on the hot side ground, despite being set at 94. I am planning on going to get out under-tank heater today, and see if that solves the problem or if it was my thermostat. Any advice or insight would be helpful!
