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Hey Gang,

Just wanted some input on my gecko. My female has had a great appetite her whole life and has been very regular with bowel movements, overall very healthy.

However, last time I fed her was about a week ago now, and I haven't seen any poop in her cage. I've tried soaking her in warm water and nothing. She doesn't seem to be straining or anything to make me think she's in any discomfort. She just went through a shed and I figured she'd go after that, but so far still nothing.

I know what most of you might think, that she may be impacted. She is on sand (I think it's ZooMed) however, she get's the calcium/vitamin D3 supplement on her food every week as well as the multi-vitamin supplement. Furthermore, I have never witnessed her eating the sand.

Any advise and/or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

one suggestion, get it off the sand! where leopard geckos are from in the wild does have sand, but where they live is more rocky. they taste thier environment constantly with thier tongues, sand will stick to the tongue in a small degree, and they DO swollow it! sand is not a natural substrate and in my opinion should not be used for leopards. i know alot of people may have used this for years without problems, but the risk is there, simple as that. i think it is a possibility that your leopard is impacted.