Geckoontherocks
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Hi everyone, I purchased a pair of super snow leopard geckos about two weeks ago. One of them is starting to make a gulping for air gesture while opening her mouth, just about every 30 seconds. I'm new to leos but have had banded geckos for almost a decade and I know gulping for air is usually a sign of a respiratory infection, however there are no bubbles coming out of her nose or mouth. She also seems energetic and otherwise healthy.
I keep the warm side of the tank at 86-88. The cool side is 75ish. I do let the tank get cool from about 3am-9am which is about 70ish. I had a humid hide on both sides. They have a uvb light for a couple hours a day. Sometimes they bask in it. I have a calcium dish and a small water dish. They are not on any sand or lose substrate. There are about 7 hides in a 40 gal breeder. I dust every other feeding with calcium with d3. Only do the vitamins once a week. Humidity levels are at 24-30% depending on the day.
Anyways, I need to know if there is any other reason she could be doing this? I just don't have enough experience with them to know if this is something common or not. I feel like it's something else :/
I have been feeding them a lot more than I probably should as their tails were not very fat. They said they are juveniles that are 4-5 inches in the description. I've been feeding them larger moths until they stop eating. The moths are about the size of a medium cricket, maybe slightly bigger counting the wings. They both eat about 6 of them before they feel full but I've seen her eat 7. I've fed them every day and I'm wondering if this could be why, like maybe she is so full its pushing against her lungs? She only started gulping last night while feeding. I'm pretty sure she is pooping well. I was thinking indigestion and hiccups but she has not got better in 24 hours. I will not be feeding tonight to see if that helps. Also they seem to just inhale the moths quickly.
In case it was the begining of a respiratory problem, I got rid of the humid hides and raised the temp to 90 last night on the hot side and didn't let it naturally cool off for the night.
Right before the gulp of air she throbs her neck twice and then the gulp is just one large gulp of air. It happens roughly every 30 to 45 seconds. There is a small click sound from some of them but no squeeking. If I've done something wrong with my set up please correct me. I need suggestions on what went wrong or what this is.
Thank You.
I keep the warm side of the tank at 86-88. The cool side is 75ish. I do let the tank get cool from about 3am-9am which is about 70ish. I had a humid hide on both sides. They have a uvb light for a couple hours a day. Sometimes they bask in it. I have a calcium dish and a small water dish. They are not on any sand or lose substrate. There are about 7 hides in a 40 gal breeder. I dust every other feeding with calcium with d3. Only do the vitamins once a week. Humidity levels are at 24-30% depending on the day.
Anyways, I need to know if there is any other reason she could be doing this? I just don't have enough experience with them to know if this is something common or not. I feel like it's something else :/
I have been feeding them a lot more than I probably should as their tails were not very fat. They said they are juveniles that are 4-5 inches in the description. I've been feeding them larger moths until they stop eating. The moths are about the size of a medium cricket, maybe slightly bigger counting the wings. They both eat about 6 of them before they feel full but I've seen her eat 7. I've fed them every day and I'm wondering if this could be why, like maybe she is so full its pushing against her lungs? She only started gulping last night while feeding. I'm pretty sure she is pooping well. I was thinking indigestion and hiccups but she has not got better in 24 hours. I will not be feeding tonight to see if that helps. Also they seem to just inhale the moths quickly.
In case it was the begining of a respiratory problem, I got rid of the humid hides and raised the temp to 90 last night on the hot side and didn't let it naturally cool off for the night.
Right before the gulp of air she throbs her neck twice and then the gulp is just one large gulp of air. It happens roughly every 30 to 45 seconds. There is a small click sound from some of them but no squeeking. If I've done something wrong with my set up please correct me. I need suggestions on what went wrong or what this is.
Thank You.
