reptile specialist (worthing, West Sussex)

[gecko88]

I need to get one of my leo's to the vets. She is roughtly 7 months old was eating like a pig... then randomly just stopped I have been looking at her weight and its gone from 36g down to 29g. She has only ever been kept on kitchen roll and the temps are all fine.. But she did eat a rather large cricket but that was about ermm 1 month ago I wouldnt of thought that would be it ? But since then she has done alot of pooing soo thought she was fine. She just dont seem intrested in food ?!?! like a cricket will jump in her face and she will just like flinch then look at it and ignore it. I have tried leaving it afew days then offering food, crickets,mealworms, waxies, locus. any other ideas ?

There is another thing though...
The pet shop i got her from seems to of randomly got rid of all of their reptiles all of a sudden...
I'm woundering if maybe they all had worms/parasites ? Would a vet be able to tell me then and their what wrong ?
How long does it usually take for them to digest their food ?
Also anyone know of any good vets in Worthing/ surronding areas ?

Cheers
in advance

Scott

[olivine]

If your leo has suddenly started to lose weight, I'd strongly suggest getting full faecal tests carried out (including for crypto) just to be on the safe-side. As you say, there is a possibility that she's suffering from worms / parasites, so faecal testing would identify what the problem is and enable the appropriate treatment to be given. This thread might help to locate a herp vet (I think the nearest recommended vet to you appears on page 19).

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/gener...vets-near.html

[gecko88]

cheers for that, i remembered seeing that before but couldnt find it!