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Here's a good pic of my little baby. See the blue? That's exactally what mine looks like only all the way up and down his belly. Any idea of what this is?

I see no one has replyed to you. I don't have any leo's myself, but is it possible for him to be translusent? He seems pretty albino-ish. Has he always been like this? How long have you had him? Is going to the bathroom regularly? Like I said, I don't have leo's but maybe we can figure this out!!
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TFFF
(Tootie Freakin' Fruity Feenie)

Can be more transparent, meaning you can see darker areas (where the organs) are . Also young geckos can get impacted, depending on what you are using for a substrate. Has he been acting sick in anyway, not passing his bowels?

If he has not had a bowel movement for awhile and is acting sluggish, you can put a tiny drop of mineral oil in the corner of his mouth or a tiny dab on his face, he will lick it. This will help to soften his bowels IF that is the problem.

IF your gecko is acting fine, eating, no problems other than this bluish color in his abdomen then you are more than likey just seeing his organs through the skin.

If hes very young use paper towels instead of sand for awhile.

Let us know how he does and remember whenever you are in doubt about an animals health call a Vet to help.

Take care,
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PHEve / Eve

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He's on paper towels because sand is bad stuff. He was slow and always sleeping and not eating anything. He took one cut up cricket abdomin and ate that Mon. Won't touch it if it has that calcium powder on it. So he has a small dish of calcium for his liking whenever. He passes stools about once a day. This morning I placed another freeze dried, gut-loaded cricket in there and he actually "stalked" it which was hilarious!
So maybe I'm making a mountain out of a mole-hill. My normal vet for my dog, 3 cats, 1 ferret said he doesn't touch reptiles anymore since he was nailed by an iguana about fifteen years ago. The closest herp vet is about six hours away too. I'm still looking for a closer one. I think this guy is younger than most think. He's only half the size of a bic pen. The leo in the pic is not mine, just has the same colors on his belly (bluish). It was the best pic that showed what he looked like.
Thanks for all the support.

be lethargic/ no energy, loss of appetite and sleeping if temperatures are not right so check them, and ya may want to get a fecal done, to check for parasites. Worms will make them sleepy/ thin and no energy too.

So there are some things you can go on if this continues. Let us know how ya make out! Hope your lil guy does well
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PHEve / Eve

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if it is being active and stalking the cricket like that, i would bet everything is ok. sometimes you can see organs like that in reptiles. keep an eye on its behavior, that will tell you if something is wrong.
try not to be over protective though. some owners get so wrapped up in "whats wrong?!" that they end up "examining" or "treating" it too much, wich could lead to stress and illness.
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i dont know what your experience level is kindergecko, but it is good to be cautious, especially if you don't really know the animal that well. if it is nothing serious, then you learn for future. i used to be that way, and when you get more experience, and the better you get to know your animal, it gets easier.

hope everything goes ok. keep us up to date on his progress. good luck!
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Lisa

1.0.0 P.m. grandis (Linus)
4.3.0 P. standingi (Toby & Kona and their 5 babies)

Those are his guts. No, really.