I woke up Saturday to find my younger leopard gecko had dropped his/her (referred to as a male from here on out for simplicity) tail at some point in the morning. I've done what I've found for care (sanitized tank and decorations, put on paper towel, etc) and let him have a couple of days to calm down, as he seemed scared and flightly when I found him. I'm still trying to think of any reason he'd have dropped his tail.
Yesterday, I removed his decor and dropped in a couple of crickets and noticed that his feeding response is...off. From when I got him until now, he's been a very accurate hunter and very voracious eater. Now, he's missing the mark on crickets. I held one in some tongs to give him a hand, and while he got it, he seemed to have some trouble getting it down, almost looking like the smallish cricket was choking him.
Has anyone else seen this with leopards? I've got a reputable vet very close by that is "on standby" if I need to take him in, but so far he seems normal, but confused as to what's happened.
Yesterday, I removed his decor and dropped in a couple of crickets and noticed that his feeding response is...off. From when I got him until now, he's been a very accurate hunter and very voracious eater. Now, he's missing the mark on crickets. I held one in some tongs to give him a hand, and while he got it, he seemed to have some trouble getting it down, almost looking like the smallish cricket was choking him.
Has anyone else seen this with leopards? I've got a reputable vet very close by that is "on standby" if I need to take him in, but so far he seems normal, but confused as to what's happened.
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