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Help!!!! Sick leopard gecko

deccante Aug 18, 2003 08:24 PM

Help

i got 2 sub sdult leos..

the bigger one shows complete loss of apetite 4 days ago and today i found it developing small tiny white spots on the body..

the other tank mate a slightly smaller one too begin to loose apetite and small spots are apearing..

is it due to stress as i had just move them in to a bigger tank and fist time keeping them together??

or due to external parasites??

stress

pls advice

Replies (7)

fisherk2 Aug 18, 2003 08:41 PM

What you are describing sounds like your leopard geckos are about to shed. Sometimes leos lose their appetites right before they get ready to shed too, so just give them another day or two before you get worried. After they lose their skin they will probably be hungry again.

deccante Aug 19, 2003 03:32 AM

Hi

i had kept them for 3 mths plus..

dun look like shedding to me..
hope fully the spots are not virus..
i still have another baby and is isolated from them

deccante Aug 19, 2003 03:32 AM

Hi

i had kept them for 3 mths plus..

dun look like shedding to me..
hope fully the spots are not virus..
i still have another baby and is isolated from them

geeboo Aug 18, 2003 09:32 PM

could be strees more than likely. I have a couple blizzards that develop tiny white spots sometimes but it goes away when they shed don't know what or why they are healthy and stress free.
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Even if your on the right track you will get run over if you just sit there
22 leos,1.1 redtail boas,1.1 rainbow boas,1.1 cornsnakes, 1.0 tokay gecko,1.0 veiled cham, 5 dogs and a cat. Oh, can't forget Tater my parrolet.

deccante Aug 19, 2003 03:33 AM

how long had yr geckos went without eating for the longest??

geeboo Aug 19, 2003 02:31 PM

none of mine have really ever went too long without eating maybe a week or so. Some of my females go for a month or better sometimes when laying. I don't think the spots really ever effected mine.
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Even if your on the right track you will get run over if you just sit there
20 leos,1.1 redtail boas,1.1 rainbow boas,1.1 cornsnakes, 1.0 tokay gecko,1.0 veiled cham, 5 dogs and a cat. Oh, can't forget Tater my parrolet.

jag Aug 19, 2003 03:31 PM

ive noticed the spots on my leos before too, but ive only noticed them on their body where it is purple turning into the black spot i just figured it is the purple/whitish part falling off to make way for the black. I only notice it though around shed time.
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2 male leos: Winky HY & Lenny TangCT & 2 Female Leos: Sunshine Super tang & Serenity Tremper HY Jungle Albino

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