nellie_nospu
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My 2 year old leopard gecko died this weekend
Now, given they can live 15 - 20 years so I've heard, something obviously went wrong.
I can rule out the following:
Lack of food - still have crickets running around now plus veg in tank to feed them
Lack of water - water dish shallow, filled, accessible.
Lack of fresh air - tank has mesh top, good ventilation.
Lack of heat - although the heat pad didn't feel warm (suspicious!) I had a light bulb set to come on at intervals (my house can get a bit chilly), plus the thermometer was always in the correct range.
Obvious illness / injury - no signs of anything wrong until rigor mortis set in...
Any ideas?
I recently swapped him/her into what I considered a better tank set up - would this cause a significant level of stress perhaps?
Feeding and bedding / general care, I followed what the pet shop said and sold, as there is so much conflicting advice around.
The "new" tank had previously housed gerbils, of course I washed it out with hot soapy water (wanting to avoid chemicals) - possibility of some bug lurking? But then wouldn't there be signs of illness?
Any ideas appreciated. I'm not going to rush out and buy another, maybe eventually, but I want to know what went wrong so I can avoid it in future.
Now, given they can live 15 - 20 years so I've heard, something obviously went wrong.
I can rule out the following:
Lack of food - still have crickets running around now plus veg in tank to feed them
Lack of water - water dish shallow, filled, accessible.
Lack of fresh air - tank has mesh top, good ventilation.
Lack of heat - although the heat pad didn't feel warm (suspicious!) I had a light bulb set to come on at intervals (my house can get a bit chilly), plus the thermometer was always in the correct range.
Obvious illness / injury - no signs of anything wrong until rigor mortis set in...
Any ideas?
I recently swapped him/her into what I considered a better tank set up - would this cause a significant level of stress perhaps?
Feeding and bedding / general care, I followed what the pet shop said and sold, as there is so much conflicting advice around.
The "new" tank had previously housed gerbils, of course I washed it out with hot soapy water (wanting to avoid chemicals) - possibility of some bug lurking? But then wouldn't there be signs of illness?
Any ideas appreciated. I'm not going to rush out and buy another, maybe eventually, but I want to know what went wrong so I can avoid it in future.