I’m so confused…

Recently, I’ve noticed two of my leopard geckos have looked a little…dull. One of my day geckos is like this too. I’m not sure why though! There has been absolutely no recent changes to their care/enclosures. They’ve been thriving like this for years. Here’s info on them:

Willow — about 1.5-2 years old. She eats 3 times a week…she’s always been a picky eater though. So how much she eats really varies. She weighs about 56 grams. She’s been eating fine, defecating normally. She always has fresh water in her tank. She lives on paper towels, has plenty of hides. She eats mealworms, with the occasional waxworm, and crickets/or dubias on occasion as well.

Cheeto — Male, he’s about 2ish years old. He weighs a little over 90 grams. He eats fine. On paper towels. Plenty of hides. He eats the same as Willow. He has a real good appetite.

Both are kept at around 85ish degrees on the warm side. Lights are turned off at night. Both should be breeders this spring if they’re healthy and ready.

My day gecko, Mango — Housed alone. About 6 months old. Small for his/her age. Their clutch mate is the right size and Mango is still tiny. Mango used to eat really well, and now doesn’t have an appetite and has stuck shed. Ive been misting often (but not too much) to help with that and it seems to be helping. Eats Pangea Gecko Diet and dubias.

Other than the dull/stress colors, all of the geckos are acting normal. Am i overreacting?

The only big change has been my recent acquiring of a crested gecko. He is in quarantine and is not around the other geckos. I’ve been very cautious.

Please help me! Thanks!

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I would put it up to the Leos aging as a majority of reptiles and their morphs lose/dull the vibrant colors they had as babies…

But the Day geckos being less than a year and looking “dull” along with lack of appetite and shedding issues sounds a little off, though I don’t have experience with them so thats all I can say about it.

If you truly are quarantining the new CG and all of the other geckos are otherwise fine I’d get little Mango checked out by a vet if their condition continues to worsen or if you notice any of the other geckos starting to appear unwell.

Do you have any photos you can provide of them? Having a visual reference would help out a ton.

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Have they shed recently? If not they could just be working up to it. They do eat their skin so sometimes they won’t eat as much if they feel that coming on. If they aren’t loosing weight or acting off otherwise I wouldn’t worry. But do check your temps in the enclosures again just in case. Sometimes the weather can affect it and the thermostat doesn’t quite keep up as much.

As for the one with the bits of skin stuck… Has she been loosing weight? If she’s still eating something that’s a good sign. She may just be evening out on her growth rate and not hitting bigger growth spurt anymore. But do keep an eye on her because of that shedding issue

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They’re due for another shed soon. I’ve owned geckos for about three years, (I know that’s not that long!! Haha!) and they’ve never looked like this before they shed. I’ll wait and see. I’m probably just overreacting…having just lost Cleo…I’m probably stressed out over nothing. But it’s better to be safe than sorry!



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The Leos look to be in great condition imo, I wouldn’t worry too much over them :slight_smile:

Mango doesn’t look to be in terrible condition either, the stuck shed is nowhere near as severe as I imagined, though they do look to have a bit of back rubbing going on near the midsection. This is just due to her trying to get rid of the shed skin and they have very delicate skin as far as I’m aware. I can reccomend getting a q-tip with lukewarm water and trying to gently rub the shed off with the q-tip so they dont hurt themselves trying to forcefully itch off the shed…

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Okay!! Thanks so much @cmsreptiles ! I’m freaking out over nothing :joy:

I don’t want make a different thread for these questions, but you might know the answer…so imma ask while you’re here!

  1. Cheeto is rather chunky. Why is his tail not fat? It’s just his belly…
  2. If I send a pic of my crested, would you be able to tell if he is healthy? I think he is!! But he’s my first crested. Idk why I’m stressed about my animals rn :joy:
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Some males won’t get as thick of a tail as females because they’re not keeping breeding reserves. Though glancing at the photo, does he have what looks like bubbles in his armpits? If I’m seeing it right and he does, it’s totally fine if he scales back on food.

I don’t mind that in my breeding females since they will obviously loose weight on the process…but on a pet or a male that’s usually a sign of obesity.

They all look pretty good otherwise.
I’d still be cautious if you think they’re acting odd…but I wouldn’t say there’s anything visually wrong with any of them. (Once that little boy of shed is gone, but don’t push it and cause more stress)

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Oh…yeah…he’s a bit over weight. I’ll cut him back :joy: he’s such a good eater… I guess because his tail wasn’t as fat I thought he might be underweight.

I’m so thankful for a community like yall! Thanks!

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I believe Cheeto is just chonky, I don’t see anything wrong with his tail.

Just like people reptiles can have a little bit of body variation between individuals.

It wouldn’t hurt to put Cheeto on a diet if this is the case here, again its nothing critical to worry about as long as the effort is made and he does lose a gram or three. Just be mindful of it as long lasting obesity in reptiles can lead to Fatty Liver Disease which is a serious issue.

If you wanna post a pic of your CG too go ahead :slight_smile:
I only kept them for a few years so I have limited experience, but I can see what I can offer if theres anything off.

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That little one looks good too :slight_smile:

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