#eyes shut and lethargic

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My leopard gecko (F about 1 and a half years old) is usually well hidden and only comes out for food or to lick her calcium bowl, but recently she has been splayed out on her sunning rock and not moving from that spot EVER. only to occasionally shift her position. its been a week and a half now and she has not moved once, which i know and am certain of because she doesnt eat her stuff and i basically dont ever leave the house 😭
well today i put a worm by her on the rock just to see, since she still hasnt moved and her colors have faded significantly, and I realized that she couldnt eat it becsuse she couldnt see. her eyes wont open. she seems to occasionally lick at them or around her mouth bc my placing of the work by her made her a bit more active, but she still refused to move from the rock, just turned in circles basically
i caught her rubbing her face on the rock at one point so ig it could be shedding but it seems unlikely
i dont know what to do and i really dont want to lose her, so any help would be greatly appreciated

here is ALL of my tank specs and what i feed her + feeding schedule
(if something is not here that needs to be here it is MISSING and pls let me know. or i forgot but i think i covered everything)
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36x18x18 tank
zoo med hood
w/ zoomed reptisun 5% HO-T5
i have a calcium lick spot in there
i feed her mealworms 2-3x a week alternating with calcium (with D) and calcium (w/o D)
heat is about 75°F on the cooler sides and around 82°ish F on sunning spots
humidity is 65-68ish

I will include a picture of the tank with its setup as well

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oh also, ive tried feeding her more than mealworms but she wont eat anything else ive tried for whatever reason
so if it is dietary wise, im not sure what to do there and any suggestions would be wonderful

shes done fine with just that for the entire time ive had her, but it could be that catching up too i suppose

drowsy dirge
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Nta the rubbing against stuff can very well be shedding, especially with the dulling of color that is typically shedding behavior.

Eye squinting could also be light sensitivity, which can be helped by more overhead coverage

But with lethargic behavior, i would say it wouldn't hurt to go ahead and book a vet appointment as a check up, to just make sure there isn't anything lying hidden at the moment.

As for her diet, you can try gut feeding other insects, which means cutting them open so she can taste the insides to encourage her to eat them.

next plover
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okay thank you!
ill try those, ill probably turn her light off for a bit then if it is the light

drowsy dirge
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i gotcha

minor horizon
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No multivitamin?

next plover
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yes

minor horizon
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You will want to get a multivitamin as well!

Preferably one with vitamin A in it.

Zoomed makes reptivite which has a non d3 version if you would like to continue dusting seperately with d3 or there’s repashy cal plus that has d3 in it so you wouldn’t need to use a seperate d3 supplement

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Little ones need more than just calcium and d3 sadly :c

next plover
minor horizon
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i'm not a vet so i cannot say but vitamin A contributes to a lot health wise