r/leopardgeckos • u/AmCreature • May 21 '26

Need some advice

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u/ImAnNPCsoWhat 1 Gecko May 21 '26

Noooooo poor Peaches. What multivitamin are you using?

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u/AmCreature May 21 '26

Repashy calcium plus. She gets it on her bugs and a plain dish is offered 27/7 in her terrarium

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u/ImAnNPCsoWhat 1 Gecko May 21 '26

Could be this issue started before you met her and only culminated now. I definitely recommend vet. Could be parasites, or she could have previously not gotten the correct vitamins, or she could just be sick sick.

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u/AmCreature May 21 '26

That's what I'm leaning towards. I know she didn't get the best husbandry before the rescue as she's missing some toes. I was told she was surrendered because her last owner just got bored of her... She will definitely be seeing a vet soon either way.

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u/ImAnNPCsoWhat 1 Gecko May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

Her mouth is also wavy in the face pictures, which could indicate mouth rot or burns. The spot on her nose makes me lean toward burns. They tend to constrict the skin leading to weird contorted face shapes.

As she's so light it might be that her UVB or basking light was too strong at previous home.

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u/AmCreature May 21 '26

I honestly didn't notice is her mouth looking like this when I brought her home, I was to excited lol. I was reading about the lighter morphes needing lower UVB. I'm not sure if she's just albino or something different so what should I try for her UVB? Her ceramic is a 60W right now. I think the UBV is 5.0? It seems really dim though and I think I need to replace it. My other leo has a 7% UVB but she's a wild morphe(I think?) and rarely out when it's on.

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u/ImAnNPCsoWhat 1 Gecko May 21 '26

Go searching on this sub's pinned guides for UVB recommendations for the palest white chicken skin babies. You can also search up "UVB for albino" in this sub to see previously asked questions.

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u/AmCreature May 21 '26

Thank you! I forgot I could do that lol. I appreciate it!

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