Someone came up to me in PetCo yesterday when i was buying supplies for my diurnal lizards-lights etc and asked me if i wanted a leopard gecko that was about a year old
He had bought it for his son and he has lost interest and so they were looking for a good home for her
He did mention that she had dropped her tail and I have never seen'/had an adult that dropped a tail and i didn't think to ask how long ago this had happened
My question is-with her fat belly and skinny tail- is it possible that she is just regrowing that tail back or do i have a Leo with a problem here-losing weight in her tail
Her setup left lots to be desired-a zoo med uv spot light-a huge heat rock and pine shavings for a substrate
He had just bought her about 2 or 3 dozen crickets-all of which he had thrown in the tank with her before i got there to pick her and the tank up
This was her setup
I got rid of the pine shavings-switched to paper towels and got rid of that humongous hot rock -put a uth on the tank and pulled most of the crickets out added a moist hide and a smaller dry hide and a water dish and a dish of calcium
I am going to take a fecal sample into my vet as soon as i get one from her
Don't know if she ate-she was in transit and there were just so damn many crickets in with her that it would have been imposible to tell
This is Hailey and she weighs 56 grams and is alert and active
I hope that i am just being paranoid and that the fat belly and skinny tail isn't a major sign of a problem
She will be a treasured pet so i hope that everything will be OK with her
Sorry if this sounds dumb- but as i said-if she dropped her tail as an older juvie -then i have never seen one grow back at that age-only with babies
thanks for any input
Sandy