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Caesar's first follow-up fecal came back negative. He was diagnosed with hookworms and coccidia 7 weeks ago, so I'm hoping I got rid of both. He hasn't been showing any symptoms for weeks now. He's still skinnier than my other leos, but not malnourished like he was when I first got him.

My vet said another follow-up fecal doesn't seem to be necessary, but I might do another one in a few more weeks.

Man, I thought he hated me for all the trauma he went through, but he's actually really sweet now when I hold him. And he's grown up to be such a beauty. I just started feeding him superworms last week.

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chickabowwow

3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 1 more egg a' cookin'

oOoo congrats on the negative test you're doin such a great job taking care of him~ how old is he now?

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>>Caesar's first follow-up fecal came back negative. He was diagnosed with hookworms and coccidia 7 weeks ago, so I'm hoping I got rid of both. He hasn't been showing any symptoms for weeks now. He's still skinnier than my other leos, but not malnourished like he was when I first got him.
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>>My vet said another follow-up fecal doesn't seem to be necessary, but I might do another one in a few more weeks.
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>>Man, I thought he hated me for all the trauma he went through, but he's actually really sweet now when I hold him. And he's grown up to be such a beauty. I just started feeding him superworms last week.
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>>3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
>>and 1 more egg a' cookin'
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0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Marlene)
0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
0.0.1 Hermit Crab (Kerby)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)
aimee.i8.com

I think he's about 6 or 7 months old, but I'm not positive. The breeder I got him from just estimated his age based on his size, but he wasn't growing healthy to begin with. He's almost adult size though.
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chickabowwow

3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 1 more egg a' cookin'

oh ok coz i was just trying to measure the age b/w him & marlene so i know when to start feeding her supers

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0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Marlene)
0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
0.0.1 Hermit Crab (Kerby)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)
aimee.i8.com

I don't really go by measurements, but if her head is over an inch long, she can probably handle some of the medium-size superworms. I haven't fed Caesar any supers longer than 1.5 inches.

He had to stop and think for awhile before he decided to eat his first one. It took him awhile to chomp it all down, but now he just gobbles them up. I don't feed him more than one a night though.
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chickabowwow

3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 1 more egg a' cookin'

That's great news! He's really adorable looking! How old is he? He looks about the same size as mine but I have a girl. Also, did you notice anything unusual about his poop before you took the fecal in? I sort of think my Sadie is a little on the skinny side, but she was like that when I got her. She has solid stools though.

Thats a very nice lizard and good job with nursing him back to health. The colors are amazing on him, what kind of morph is that?

He's a Tremper albino. He might be considered a jungle, but I'm not sure if his tail meets the requirement. :x
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chickabowwow

3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 1 more egg a' cookin'

I think Caesar is about 6 or 7 months old now. Yes, at one point he did have runny/discolored stools, but they occured while he was on the medication. He also had bloody stools when his body was flushing out the hookworms. I initially took him to the vet, because I knew there was something wrong just from his appearance. This is what he looked like:

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chickabowwow

3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 1 more egg a' cookin'

Xelda,
Here's a pic of Sadie on the first day I got her - she's still in her deli cup. I know the pic is kind of bad (I took it with my cell phone) but do you think she's too skinny? I don't think her tail is nearly as skinny as Ceasar's - but I'm new at this so I don't know.

Your leo just has a skinnier neck, because she's female.
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chickabowwow

3.2.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 1 more egg a' cookin'