Gecko sexing and weight questions

[halcyon osprey]

Now that I have 5 geckos, I figured I should make a thread where I can double check all their sexes, only three are old enough to sex, the other two are 4 months and 3 months

First we have the newest gecko, a four month old cutie named Lady glitter sparkles

Not sure if theyre old enough to sex yet, I doubt they are but still worth a shot

Then we have Mistletoe, who is two and a half. She's kind of a stunted weirdo, and I think it's a she

Then there's Kaydia, she's a chunky one but I think it's a girl too. About 4-5 years old by now

Then there's Bean, my beautiful first child, she(pretty sure it's a she) is almost 3 years old

Then there's Mailbox, who's been struggling with growing and gaining weight despite multiple trips to the vet. She is about 3 months old by now

I'm pretty sure all of my adults are female

But if someone knows how to sex them better based off pictures could double check that'd be great

And are all of them except for Mailbox on good weight for their age?

[past echo]

Mailbox not growing or putting on weight concerns me. Her tail is quite thin, babies tend to be thinner but it seems excessive to me. I would keep her quarantined from your other reptiles in case she is sick

What tests has the vet performed? And was it an exotics vet?

[slate sleet]

^^ it would be helpful if you provided some background information on mailbox. including what ren said, but also tank pics, where the leo is from, feeding schedule, etc

[halcyon osprey]

She's been quarantined since I got her from someone in April, the person I got her from got them from PetSmart and kept them in the cup with no food

[halcyon osprey]

She had a fecal done and had been getting medication for parasites, although she's running out of medication and she needs to go in again pretty soon

[stable rover]

What medication is she receiving?

[halcyon osprey]

This is her tank, she gets fed xs crickets and mealworms daily, as much as she can eat. Sometimes she gets bsfl too

[halcyon osprey]

I don't know brand or anything specific, it's a type of dewormer though

[stable rover]

And have they sent out a poop sample to PCR test for cryptosporidiosis? Sometimes you can’t see the crypto parasites on a microscope check, but they are still there. So you need to do a PCR test to check for their DNA.

[halcyon osprey]

Where do I do that at? Ive already gotten two different poo tests for her done at my exotic vet that's two hours away

[stable rover]

https://www.zoologix.com/zoo/Datasheets/Snake&LizardQuarantinePanel.htm

Your vet can also send to the diagnostic lab at Texas A&M

https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/tests/cryptosporidium-sp-rtpcr/

[halcyon osprey]

If I did anything like that I would probably have to do it through a vet

[stable rover]

I think you can submit directly to Zoologix

[halcyon osprey]

Yeah but Id still rather do it through my vet in a personal preference manner

[stable rover]

But I would call your vet tomorrow and ask

1. What parasites they saw on the fecal exam
2. What dewormer you were prescribed
3. If they have submitted a fecal sample for PCR check for crypto

Crypto is highly, highly contagious and very difficult to treat. The success rate of treatment currently is very low.

[halcyon osprey]

I could do that today when my mother gets home, she does the vet work and I just pay for it

[stable rover]

Okay, that would be good

[halcyon osprey]

Does crypto have any changes on poop? He poops completely normal

[stable rover]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no

[halcyon osprey]

Example of his normal poo: which he has had every day since I got him

[halcyon osprey]

Is his tank good though? I had to downsize from a 30 to a 15 because the vet recommended it to be able to find his poos better and feed him easier

[mint rose]

NQA pretty sure crypto is visually undetectable in fecal samples

[stable rover]

No, you can see crypto cysts on fecal. It can just be difficult because it’s intermittently shed

[mint rose]

Can you see it in a poop without any equipment?

[stable rover]

Oh, no on that front lol! But I think they meant more like… would we expect diarrhea if the gecko had crypto

[halcyon osprey]

Yeah that's what I meant

I think my other gecko may have Crypto too, this gecko has a very similar story to Mistletoe and it would explain why she's stunted

This one

She never had stick tail but stopped growing entirely for like three months a year ago

She was only my second gecko then and I thought it was normal so I never took her to the vet for it though

Or she could just be a weirdo idk

But she is still 20 grams less then my other full grown geckos

[stable rover]

To be honest, you should get all of your geckos tested.

Can you tell me about what you are doing in terms of biosecurity? Are you doing a particular feeding order (feeding sick geckos last)? Are you using different feeding implements for each gecko? Are you washing your hands between enclosures?

[halcyon osprey]

I have Mailboxes enclosure in another bedroom across the house, everything I use is washed between uses, including hands. I usually bowl or tong feed my geckos, they all have their own bowls and tongs get cleaned off between uses. I do feed Mailbox last, but that's more because he eats slower then anyone else and is at the other side of the house then anything

Everyone uses the same calcium and multivitamins on their own schedules

[halcyon osprey]

I have gotten them all tested before, just not specifically for crypto I don't think. The only other health problems I've had before was with Kaydia and she came to me with Coccidia or however you spell it, but that has been long taken care of

[raven stone]

I would personally Invest in a separate pair of tongs for mailbox.

For any new gecko for that matter as well

[stable rover]

I would also create a separate supplement store for mailbox (store your supplements in a light protected container)

[halcyon osprey]

That can be done pretty easily for me

[halcyon osprey]

And so can that

[stable rover]

Good deal

[halcyon osprey]

Mailbox is probably going to have another visit to the vet soon after Sparkles gets his first vet visit

Which is scheduled for Tuesday and I'll talk with the vet about scheduling another one for Mailbox

[stable rover]

Make sure you clean the carry cages between geckos as well! Just to further prevent cross contamination

[halcyon osprey]

Yeah I do

Mailbox has his own carrier

He's too small for the same carrier I use for sparkles

And my big geckos have their own larger one they use if they need it

But none of my adults have been in a while

[halcyon osprey]

Side question, these all look like females right?