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First Leopard purchased last Sat (1wk ago). Purchased jar of food (dried flies I believe, and later mealworms--not live). Didn't have anything to do w/ them...gave it 2 days, figured maybe just needs to adjust. Tried crickets, ate 3 on day 3 so I figured this must be his preference. Next day, didn't eat, next day ate just 1. Over the next 2 days ate 1 more. He's about 6 weeks old (make that she's 6 wks old). Fecal seems to be dry/solid except...I've noticed 2X that there is also another mass of clear liquid with some glopy pink/whiteish mixed in. Normal or what the heck is it? I don't think he's getting near what he needs as far as nutrition.
Some details..in a 10gallon aquarium, under the glass pad about 6X9(put non-slip carpet foam 3 layers) to make sure heat emits but not to burn. He drinks alright. Also purchased a tunnel (the kind you sandwich between the glass)- he seems to want to be in this non-stop and appears very lethargic (I'm not up watching him all night, maybe he comes alive.

Any help, we're sure appreciate it!!

Try giving him live mealworms in a small dish make sure to sprinkle his or she d3 vitamins on mealworms .Also a vitamin bowl should always be in his or her tank.

I'll have to get them tomorrow...I did put a dish of the powdered calcium/d3 in yesterday and will give it a shot.

Any idea what the clear liquid and the glopy pink/whitish is? Just doesn't look right to me...

Thanks.

get small mealworms also sorry forgot to say that the can worms are not good they need live crickets and mealworms .And if the pinkish white stuff dont know if its white and hard it could be calcium my gecko does it.

have you taken them to the vet yet? I know that the white liquid in thei feces is urine, though i dont think it should be pink. has he had a fecal done by the vet? always take your leo to the vet after purchasing them to ensure there are no parasites or other problems. also no dried food, it has hardly any nutritional value and they will only eat live food. also do you mean he seems lethargic at night? he's possibly getting used to his new home, not really sure about that. good luck.

For starters, try live crickets and live mealworms. Dust your crickets with a multi-mineral supplement and feed them every other day. They don't need to eat everyday. Try giving it live mealworms too, just make sure they're in a small dish and they can't climb out the sides. As far as a substrate, I use cypress mulch because it holds moisture, keeps heat in the tank, smells nice and tends to clumb with reptile feces. Most leopard geckos are highly inactive during the day and will sleep in their hide boxes most of the time. If you have any questions or concerns, take it to your local herp. vet.
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For starters, your gecko won't eat as much the first week you have him because he is a little stressed out and settling in his new home. They don't eat dried flies and dead mealworms, give your mealworms now because A) It is cheaper and they dont smell horribly and B) there is a less chance of them carrying parasites. Since you didn't mention where you got him and hes your first i'm assuming that you got him at a pet store (correct me if im wrong), they don't always take the best care of their specimen, they just keep them alive long enough to sell. Don't keep your gecko on cypress mulch like the one person said because it'll go in easy but won't come out so easy and can cause damage. Don't listen to him when he was saying feed it everyday, it is a baby and needs fed every day as much as it'll eat, (i dont know if it is skinny, but especially everyday if it is). You really don't want to overdose the calcium because that can lead to serious problems, so sprinkling it on its mealworms every couple of days is pretty good.

heres a couple questions for you- What are the temps of the warm side and cold side (day and night). Is its tail skinny? Do you have any pictures?

Good luck with your new little guy.

Amen, BlueLeo...

Cypress Mulch? BIG NO. Too much humidity = respiratory problems. Eating loose substrate = impaction. etc. etc.

LIVE food should be offered to babies/juveniles every day. I still offer my leos up to a year food every day.

And I agree very much with the temperature question. Without correct temps, the leo will not eat or digest prey correctly. Make sure you have proper hides, paper towel substrate, and a quiet area for the cage with correct photo-periods and NO UV lighting.

It usually takes them at least a week to de-stress after a "move".
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