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I got a male albino leo at a reptile show in november. He was fat and healthy then, was fine in dec and now this month he has slowly started loosing weight. I havent seen any runny or bloody poop and the female he is with is fine. She came from a different place though and im wondering if maybe he was sick when i bought him. He eats the heck out of crickets and he gets pleanty of water and heat. he has a box in the middle of the tank for shedding...it had vermiculite in it but they pretty much kicked all of it out...i have seen him poop so i know he is pooping. I am going to take the femal out of the tank. any other suggestions? I havent seen anything in the poop to suggest parasites. I cant take him to the vet right now, my car was in an accident and is in the shop. what else can i do?
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I got a small group of young Leos that were rescues. As they began to grow, one started losing weight.

I separated him/her from the rest, and he gradually bulked up and is fine. In this case, must have been some stress due to competition. My guess anyway, I'm no Leo expert at all.

I would separate them and see, can't hurt.

Moisture is important too. Dehydration causes problems. Yes they live in the desert, but they spend most of the time in burrows where they don't dehydrate. In captivity, so many people put them in screen top tanks without any means of conserving moisture, it is just wrong, especially for babies which dehydrate much faster than adults. If using a screen top tank, a humid hide is necessary.
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