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Is this leopard gecko being abused, if so what can I do?
I apologize in advance for the long post, I got very into it. Ok, so I am a junior in highschool who is very concerned about the well being of a class pet. I found out this week one of the teachers had a leo as a class pet. I wanted to see this leo just because I love animals, but I was disgusted when I went in and saw the poor thing. I personally do not own a leo but I know a small bit about them, I have a bearded dragon and during my many hours of research on them learned a small bit about leos. So first thing I noticed when I went in was how skinny he was, you can see his spine and the abdomen is very narrow overall. The second thing I noticed was its eyes were shut even while it walked, I believe this is called stuck shed. The third thing that concerned me was the tank it was in, no water in the dish, loose substrate (which for beardies that's a huge no), and there was one extremely bright light which I found out is left on 24/7! The last concern I had was when he walked and moved his head he was very lethargic with his movements. So after these three things got me worried I talked to my friend who had this teacher and she let me know about how it is only fed once a week, he also does not bathe it. Later this week I will be check the temperatures and I will take pictures for you guys, but from what I told you all do you think this leo is abused or am I grasping at nothing, if this is abuse what can I do about it? Thank you so much for the help!
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Is this leo being abused?
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Sounds like it needs a better home. If i were you, i'd tell the teacher your thoughts & if nothing is done, tell your principal. Maybe suggest you would take it if need be. It sounds like it needs to be fed more often, bedding changed, lights def turned off at night, maybe wormed & maybe even given cocci treatment. Hope this helps. i'm no expert but I know what you said was def not the way a Leo should act. Good luck!!
