When my dog passed I decided I wanted to get another pet. I felt like I needed something to care for, your channel was the main reason I got my first gecko. She's 4 now and her name is Jazz, just wanted to say thanks :)
Ahhhh ovulation. The best time of year. I wish I didn’t get stressed EVERY year but I can’t help it. 🙃 I have a ten year old gecko who isn’t bred and she is still ovulating. Looks like I get to look forward to a few more years of it 😅 Female geckos who are bred for multiple seasons live on average half of the expected lifespan from what I’ve heard from breeders, which is why many choose to only breed a female for a couple seasons or even better they get one year on one year off. Thanks for the plug :)
Please help Leopard Gecko and Jessica 🙏 i got my first leopard geckos in April, a girl and a boy (kept separately) when they were a couple of months old. Around the 6 month age mark my female went off her food..she would only eat every now and again or only eat waxworms...she has slowly reduced this to more recently not wanting to eat at all! This is really starting to worry me because I have looked at everything and I cant think why she won't eat. Could this be ovulation?? And so early on in her life? If not then I really don't know what to do... we have changed her environment to a more naturalistic one with arcadia arid earth mix to see if it was her being bored but she's still the same. She's losing weight and its worrying me with what to do as we are coming up to winter and if she wants to naturally brumate I will worry more about her surviving it :/ please help! I can send a picture of her current set up and past set up if that helps? The boy is still eating and is totally fine and we have another female who is about 1 1/2 years old and she's still eating too...
Who else thinks it's hilarious that they sploot out like that! My girl does it on her heat mat all the time. Every once in a while, I'll look over at her and she is usually splooted when she sleeps.
I got my girl Zest about a week ago, she is already 4 and has been bred before I had her. But I don't know how much I will give her the best life I can as long as she's with me ❤️
I have 3 females in one large tank and they recently have stopped eating and are not interested in their food whatsoever. They are still active , climbing, drinking water etc just do not want to eat. Thank you so much for this video it explains so much
I literally never knew about this. I’m one of the lucky ones I suppose. I have a 6 year old female and eating is her favorite activity all year round. Her weight stays consistent and she has never refused food.
Thank you for making this video! Ive been watching you extensively before I got my girl 2 months ago. She's 3 years old and is unfortunately in not great health (her previous over had no idea what they were doing) but it took her 4 weeks to eat, despite the fact the vet said she was fine, but weren't sure if she was ovulating but I think that must've been what was happening, as well as the stress of moving
aw thanks :) i'm glad drogo has a fan haha, its hard to know what to film as his care is very similar to my crestie, so sometimes when i do a video about her i also feature him.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I was surprised no one really mentioned ovulation before I got my gecko, and when she went off food last spring I thought something was seriously wrong. She's off again this year like clockwork and now I have no worries, since I know it's expected and natural and she'll be back on food around July or so!
no problem :) yeah i've tried to make a few videos over the years, I am surprised too that its never really brought up. We took our cat for her normal vet check ups and I see people taking their leos in because they aren't eating and i know exactly why but im too shy to say anything (and i wouldn't like to interfere if it was something more sinister).
I am so glad I am not the only one stressing out with my female leopard gecko. I have noticed two eggs in my leopard gecko (who is my only one) and she refuses to eat. She ate a tong during the fall and into the winter a bit but now that she has stared producing eggs she refuses. By the way I love your shirt it is adorable 💕!
No matter how many times it happens, I ALWAYS end up panicking during ovulation season with my girl. Her vet is so sick of me calling about it every spring🤣But agreed, there's practically no information about it readily available, so kudos for putting videos up that can help people better understand their leos!
Something new I learn, my daughter has 3 leopard geckos 2.1 their still young but as they get older I’ll start keeping my eyes out for that. It was really nice to know.
I only have one female leopard gecko, and she's my only leopard gecko (I do have a male crested) and like clockwork she does this every year as well. It really is stressful.
Thank you for this video! It’s happened last year to one of my geckos and then this year neither of them are eating. I had no idea why and was worried! I thought they were brumating because of the cold but it did happen in spring.
Thank you so much for covering this topic. We have a single female leopard gecko, and the non-eating this spring and summer has been worrying us. Finally took to vet, who didn't mention this issue either. Generally, how long does this last?
Thank you so much for this. I thought my gecko was a boy and was so confused why he wasn't eating. Turns out she's a girl and this is why she's losing weight! I feel so relieved 😅
I had no idea this was happening so thank you for talking about this! I was getting worried because my girl hasn't been eating recently but this makes sense! She still has lots of energy and is very social though so I'm sure it will be ok.
We’ve 3 Leopard Geckos, 2 males and one female called Nessie. Nessie is nearly 2 and stopped eating for 5 months between late December and May just gone. It’s our first full year with her so it was a huge worry but we kept an eye on her weight and kept trying and was hugely relieved when she started eating again. Strangely we never found any eggs in all that time so thank you for your video as we now know she probably reabsorbed them 👍🏼👏🏼
My girls are so scatty, really not tame at all despite regular handling plus turn their noses up at crickets and other delicious goodies. I regret getting girls!!! But i love them too. Great video Rebecca, thanks so much for all the info
Haha they definitely like to worry us. Have you tried changing what you feed the feeders? Ziggy turned her nose up to crickets for ages, changed what i fed them and she went mad for them :) thanks!
I feed my females more throughout the warmer months when she'll wanting to eat and she she stops eating she doesn't as as nearly as small as yours.. I believe bulking them up before winter really helps. Though I'm not sure if it's just a female thing. A few of my males also go off food during this time.
@@leopardgeckotalk I have one male that's really bad with not feeding around this time of the year but I bulk him up before hand and I don't have to worry anymore It's really interesting to see how every gecko is so different and so similar. Male vs female.
I have 2 Leopard geckos one male and one female there about 15 they live together and my female stoped eating and I saw your video and I think that’s happening to her this made me feel so much better
Please separate them ASAP! Chances are they’ve bred, which shortens the lifespan of the female and potentially causes eggbinding, which can require expensive surgery or even kill her. Leopard geckos are solitary animals and don’t benefit at all. It’s very stressful to keep them together. I’ve seen countless cases of geckos seeming fine for years, then snapping and seriously injuring or killing each other. Not worth the risks at all. I strongly recommend reading this, an article written by a person who housed two females together for a few years before they fought: aminoapps.com/c/reptiles/page/item/cohabiting-leopard-geckos/D8Qg_QpxUNIM8BDlKwQwYGZQzgrJ3Q1WWV8
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! I’ve noticed the past two years my Tashi girl hasn’t eaten at all during winter and I’ve been exhausting myself trying to figure out what’s wrong with her.
Ah yes. The fun of ovulation. I can sympathise with my Leo, although she’s about five (a rescue so I’m not 100% sure) and she’s never laid an egg in her life, and I’ve never noticed any ovulation ‘spots’ on her belly. There is no chance of her being male though. That has been confirmed.
My bfs female gecko gave him a huge scare over the summer because she was ovulating, but because she's 11, it was difficult for her to reabsorb the eggs. He had to take her to the vet and keep her really hydrated, I believe she even refused to eat for about two weeks and kept to herself for a while. Happy to report, however, that Genevieve is doing great now.
ahh thank you for this. unfortunate circumstances landed me with four female leos all at once when i had only done very minimal research so i’m still learning. thank you for videos like these, your channel has been a saving grace! (and don’t worry, i’m definitely working on find at least two of them another home so they’re all given as much attention as they need!)
Fiona Shepley no no, i know that much. i’ve only got three 10 gallon tanks, so two are housed together. i know i’m supposed to have a 20 gallon for more than one, but they’ve been there their whole life so i’m not too worried. they’ll be in a 20 gallon as soon as i give the other two away
ariana sulia 20 gallons is the minimum for a single adult gecko and they should never be housed together, regardless of gender. They’re solitary animals and it’s quite stressful for them. They will fight, even if it takes years. And considering the tiny tanks I’m sure it’ll be sooner rather than later. They must be separated ASAP.
Fiona Shepley i know plenty of people who have adults in a 20 gallon. i know it’s not recommended, but the geckos are healthy. and again! they’ve been there their entire lives; they’ve never fought. but i know it’s not comfortable. they’ve only been in my care for about a month and i’m working on it!
My girl is roughly 7-9 years old and she's never laid eggs but every year she'll dramatically lose weight it wasn't until you mentioned that I realized what was happening. She ovulates in the spring and hibernates in the winter and twice a year I go into a panic because she just becomes unbearably skinny. My male who is in the exact same care is ginormous and such an easy keeper compared to her but I wouldn't trade her for the world.
ah yeah honestly i think once my geckos laid their first eggs, they're more inclined to lay more, if that makes sense. From looking at Gizmo's belly, though she is ovulating, it doesn't look like the eggs are big enough where they'll be laid, but we shall see. :)
My female royals do similar from around December to April, i always offer food every 9 days though. It's interesting that leopard geckos go off food I feel more people should know :)
ah interesting, yeah i think its one of those things where people think its only their own females going off their food, then once someone mentions it, they're like omg i thought that was just mine! We're all going through the struggle haha
My female gecko refused to eat and got extremely weak. I was ignorant in caring for my geckos at the time because they were kind of pushed on me so I didn't know anything about this. She ended up really sickly and lost a ton of weight, her tail got skinny, and I was under the impression that it was impaction. I was going to take her to the vet and put her in a really high place with a warm paper towel for her to soak on and my cat jumped up and got her. Later I found out she had eggs in her belly. It was terrible :/ luckily my male is still alive 7 years later and I have educated myself on properly taking care of him. He's my baby, I absolutely love him. When I see his cute face it just brings me to tears with happiness it's just so precious. I love leopard geckos if my husband let me I'd have so many lol
I'm a (relatively) new gecko owner. I got my girl late October 2017. Thankfully since I was looking for as much info on leopards as I could (wasn't expecting to buy a leo, just happened, and had the stuff) I found your channel. You helped me learn some of the basic info I needed, the pet smart pamphlet is no help. And when it was around April or may 2018, she started eating less, but thanks to your channel, I learned it was normal behavior, and what other behaviors to expect. Though, I'll admit, i feed her more than everything says. I offer her food everyday, and if she eats it she does, if she doesn't she doesnt. I never leave the food in there with her, since I learned the bugs can hurt her. I honestly spoil her. Shes so thicc that I shouldn't have much stress if she stops eating. Of course if she doesn't eat for 3-5 days I do get worried. Even now, it's been 2 days since she ate, but she shed the other day, and it's the season, so thankfully I'm not super worried. Either way, thank you for making such an educational channel. She and I love your videos.
My female is 11 years old and she's been solo all this time. She's never seemed to be affected by ovulation and she has never laid an egg. I guess I'm lucky? I have no idea :P
You always do such a great job with your videos. I've also experienced this with my female, Jinx, when she was younger. She is also 13 years old now (hatched Jan/Feb 2006) and eats pretty regularly. She is a 'splooting' master as I almost always find her in this position. 😄
I've just been watching your channel and randomly came across it but it makes sense now why my female doesn't want to eat as much so thanks I as you said couldn't find any reason why she just stopped
I got my gecko from a friend they no longer wanted and I notice she is not eating. I hope this is why! She looks healthy I just hope it’s nothing more serious! She wasn’t kept in the BEST environment. I didn’t change anything to stress her out but I just got her a few weeks ago and Im currently cleaning and changing out her tank from sand to terrarium liner.
Terrarium liner isn’t great. Paper towel is good for quarantine for the first six weeks. Reptisoil, organic top soil, or a bioactive substrate is good over six months for digging enrichment
My female leopard gecko just passed away at the age of 18. She was born with a twisted spine, no claws, I had to hand feed her everyday and help her shed. Best reptile pet without a shadow of a doubt
I have one female gecko and once January comes around she stops eating. She only just started doing this last years. It is pretty stressful but I try not to worry too much. As long as she still looks healthy, drinking, and has a plump tail, she should be fine.
I experience the same thing every Spring. It always stresses me out because I grew up with mammals and their care, and if a mammal stops eating, the results are faster and more dramatic. Its hard to keep my brain programmed in reptile mode, where its ok to go on a food strike for longer. But yeah, my leopard geckos go on a massive food strike during Spring season and I just generally monitor their weight to see if they're remaining consistent, all the while telling my anxiety to calm the hell down. Lol. My exotics vet recommended to me to have carnivore care on hand if I ever saw too drastic of a weight loss to feed through a syringe (not one with a needle, just a typical feeding one). Though definitely check with your exotics vet before you take certain actions like this. They advised I pop in for an appointment if I had a concern that might warrant its use.
I only have one female Leo and I’ve been watching your videos because she wasn’t eating, I even watched the signs she might lay an egg but I didn’t think she would have because she had like NONE of those signs, low and behold I get home from work yesterday and there’s an egg in the tank😳
So, I'm a total beginner and planning on getting my first ever leopard gecko very soon. I've done loads of research (and binged loads of your videos :P) and spent time caring for other leopard geckos and feel pretty comfortable. The only thing that's really thrown me for a loop is whether I should get a male or a female. I don't really have a preference, but I'm wondering if getting a male might be easier as a beginner since they don't go through this whole process? I'm trying to make my first experience as stress free for me and the gecko as possible. Thank you!!
Dear leapard gecko, I saw my brother unboxing his new head set and inside the box it was wrapped around this stuff that was brown and was called craft paper. It was brown so it would kinda look like dirt. I was wondering if you knew if it is safe for my leapard gecko I’m getting around may
Hi! I am soon going to get a female gecko although it was supposed to be a male, so I have to make up for everything there is to know about ovulation and stuff. I've been binge-watching your videos for a few weeks and learned an incredible amount of things so thank you very much!
The heat mat should be underneath the enclosure unless it’s wooden. You can have a thin layer of substrate covering it or you can expose the glass. As long as the heat mat is connected to a thermostat, the temperature is measured by a digital thermometer, and the tank is elevated for air flow.
We have a 2 year + old female leopard gecko and she does not refuse food or make eggs, maybe its her young age? but she is ravenous for food all the time, she has never been nothing but a beast when she sees feeding insects her feeding response is too good, she always tries to hit my finger in her frenzy. :D IT has lessened with red pointed tweezer "training" but it hasnt gone away fully. But now she knows red tweezers mean food and no tweezers means that i just change water, clean the poop corner or spray the wetbox, but she still comes out to look if she would get something.
how often do they lay eggs? I just got a female leopard gecko and I want to help her out as much as possible so any tips on dealing with this would be greatly appreciated!
Hi there, thanks so much for all that you do to help keep us reptile owners educated! I was wondering if you've ever had a problem with Diego's pores getting clogged up with waxy build up? I have an adult male gecko and recently encountered this issue. I soaked him and used a soft qtip, which seemed to solve the issue. Any advice on preventing this in the future? Thanks again. (Sorry this isn't related to the female gecko topic!)
Funny you should say that, I just sat down to edit i video i did on this very subject. I thought as I talked about the problems females face, i should talk about problems males face :)
My geckos are soooo fussy about what they eat. One female Oreo won't touch worms only crickets the other female Jewel is the exact opposite eating worms only & not crickets. Fussy Gourmet pallets from lizards who would've ever thought lol
My leopard gecko turns 10 in a couple months aaaaand has started developing eggs. We'd assumed (s)he was male up until now (we were told male when we got them at 3months old, but i know realise it was far too early to tell), though I'd had my suspicions for a couple years since she didn't have the obvious male pores/lumps. So glad she's decided to ovulate /s. We have tortoises that we breed who are currently in their laying season, so it's a bit like she was feeling left out! One of our tortoises is a different species and she's been laying eggs without the presence of males for a year now, so that's another to add to the list! Thank you for these videos, they've been a real help the last 24 hours while I've been googling how to deal with all this :')
I own 4 female crested geckos. Two are house together (it’s a huge tank and they get along great) with all them, well except one cause she doesn’t like bugs, but the rest around this time of year they just want a lot of crickets or meal worms or anything living, and or something with bugs mixed into it.
Please read this www.google.ca/amp/s/aminoapps.com/c/reptiles/amp/blog/crazy-cohabitation-crested-geckos/kw5Y_5GJtGu4jQrxY6Lk6mvRnNqV0X1g4XL And mealworms aren’t good for cresties, they’re fatty and difficult to digest
I have 3 female Leo's and havnt noticed any change in eating. I did however just get them last fall from a friend so this is my first spring time with them. Is there specific months they tend to go through this so I can watch for it??
Hey can someone give me some advice? My lizard is stuck behind a dishwasher and has been in there for two days now. This dishwasher does not slide out and if we tried to get it out we would possibly hurt him. I put his tank on the ground and turned on the heat lamp to see if we could catch him basking. We also put a bunch of strawberries so he can smell them and find a way out. I was gonna spend some time with him and clean his tank when he had dropped on the floor and escaped to the dishwasher yesterday morning. Should I keep watch for him? He’s my best friend in the whole entire world and I’d do anything to get him back.
Hi there my female leopard gecko layed two infertile eggs today but one is a reddish colour and I was checking on her and it seems there is a prolapse. I can't find anything online about females when they prolapse and have given her a sugar and lukewarm water bath but she won't allow me to push it back in. There's no reptile specialist in my locality and j am trying to source one currently. I was wondering if you knew of anything I can do at home for now until I can find help? Her weight dropped and it frightened me, because I thought she was male. She is around 2 years old
I also have 2 females a 5 yr old wild gecko and a 1 yr old blizzard gecko and they seem to liking each other though the glass so maybe i can arrange a gecko gecko-getogether do you think that would be ok?
I wish I could hold ours.. we just got him/her and they don’t like being held at all!! They weren’t taken care of before.. I hope they learn to trust us.
Hello! I’m a bit worried & could use some help. My leo is ovulating, she isn’t eating & I’m concerned about how she will get proper supplementation. I leave calcium (with out D3) in a small dish in her enclosure and use a UVB light, however I’m worried about how she will get her multivitamins. I use Repashy calcium plus, can I leave a bowl of this in her enclosure?
I have a few questions.. My leopard gecko, who’s around 1 year old, is currently in ovulation. She’s very active and digging, as well as having the small red spot(s) on her belly. She has not interest in mealworms, wax worms or crickets and hasn’t eaten in a week; I still offer her food like I normally would. She drinks and licks up her calcium dust. Should I still / continue offer(ing) her food? How long can she go without food? How long will the ovulation last ( she started end of winter/ early spring )? She also enjoys wandering around my room - before she had no interest - is that her possibly looking for a mate? Or is it something else? Thanks, Love ya videos 💕💕
To be fair I always offer food on the off chance they'll take their food. They can actually go a while without eating, but obviously if she drops a significant amount of weight and you feel something else may be effecting her, then pop her along to the vet. Yeah the girls scratch to come out and honestly i think they just want to get to diego :')
I love my girls! I have 3 females, Yrel and Jaina I got from a breeder and used to bred before I got them, and Azula who I rescued off Craigslist from someone who had her and a Male (I've named him Zuko) in a super small tank together. Everyone is in their own tank now, I've only had them all since December so I'm still new at it but always researching and learning. I was worried about my girls because they weren't eating when they had before! I thought I was doing something wrong. >.< Thank you for info! :)
aww, its a shame how bad some people keep their geckos, glad to see they're in a nicer home now :) yes that may be why. If they do lay eggs, just double check that Azula's eggs aren't fertile.
My female leopard gecko ovulated a few times every month when I first got her she was around 3-5 months when I got her but recently now it has been like 6 months and she hasn't laid anything she'll have moments where she will eat fine and then not eat. Not showing any signs of discomfort, exploring and everything and no sign of laying. Is she just reabsorbing her eggs everytime now or is it because shes getting older shes roughly 1 year this month.
Hi, I really need help. Can someone help me and help me locate someone who can rescue my leopard gecko? She’s been getting skinny and i don’t know what to do. I don’t want her to pass away. I would like for her to be saved. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Cresties usually don’t do it annually. Mine tend to do it every two months (if they’re infertile). I have a female garg and two female cresties, so I think my estimate is probably true.
My female cresties only lay from April/May through September and cool the rest of the year. Both of them seem to lay whether they've been bred with or not, they usually don't have a regular cycle of 29-31 days when they are carrying infertile eggs.
Great timeing I have a single female gecko who has been refusing to eat she is only around 5/6 months could this still be the reason and is it dangers so young
Bella is my leapord gecko and when I got her I asked if she knew if she was male or female or how old she was but the workers there were not very experienced so I don’t know what was going on then I looked in my leapord gecko care guide and saw she was a female my heart sank I’ve been sticking with a boy name and things like that and I remembered they have shorter life spans I was sad and mad but at lest she’s somthing.
Hello! I just got a leopard gecko and I tried my best to take your advice. It only has a red heat lamp that is 75 w hanging from the top of his tank. No heat mat or anything. Is there anything wrong with just a heat lamp? Should i get a heat mat?
yeah pretty much what fiona said, red heat lamps are usually not great. You can use a heat mat, or a ceramic heat emitter, or deep heat projector, just make sure you're using the appropriate thermostat with it :)
My female leopard gecko was 7 years old and she had never laid eggs. I know for sure that she was female because I got her from a professional breeder. I thought they only laid eggs after breeding so now I'm confused
When my dog passed I decided I wanted to get another pet. I felt like I needed something to care for, your channel was the main reason I got my first gecko. She's 4 now and her name is Jazz, just wanted to say thanks :)
aww sorry to hear about your dog, and im glad i could help with you getting a gecko :)
Epic she is five now
@@swaggy117 Now she’s 6
Now 8 :)
@@Pawprint5 I've added 2 more leopard geckos, as well as a blue tongue skink to the family as well!
Ahhhh ovulation. The best time of year. I wish I didn’t get stressed EVERY year but I can’t help it. 🙃
I have a ten year old gecko who isn’t bred and she is still ovulating. Looks like I get to look forward to a few more years of it 😅 Female geckos who are bred for multiple seasons live on average half of the expected lifespan from what I’ve heard from breeders, which is why many choose to only breed a female for a couple seasons or even better they get one year on one year off.
Thanks for the plug :)
*"BEST"* time of the year.
yeah i think its harsh when females are pretty much bred to death, :(
No problem :)
I once had two female Leo's (rip Co😭) and in the same room and they never ovulated in breeding seasons 🤔 and they were not sick.🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Please help Leopard Gecko and Jessica 🙏 i got my first leopard geckos in April, a girl and a boy (kept separately) when they were a couple of months old. Around the 6 month age mark my female went off her food..she would only eat every now and again or only eat waxworms...she has slowly reduced this to more recently not wanting to eat at all! This is really starting to worry me because I have looked at everything and I cant think why she won't eat. Could this be ovulation?? And so early on in her life? If not then I really don't know what to do... we have changed her environment to a more naturalistic one with arcadia arid earth mix to see if it was her being bored but she's still the same. She's losing weight and its worrying me with what to do as we are coming up to winter and if she wants to naturally brumate I will worry more about her surviving it :/ please help! I can send a picture of her current set up and past set up if that helps? The boy is still eating and is totally fine and we have another female who is about 1 1/2 years old and she's still eating too...
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Who else thinks it's hilarious that they sploot out like that!
My girl does it on her heat mat all the time. Every once in a while, I'll look over at her and she is usually splooted when she sleeps.
yeah i love how they sleep 😊
Splooting!! Lol I always thought i broke my gecko when she would lay like that!! 😂😂😝😝 Jk jk lol
😂😂
I got my girl Zest about a week ago, she is already 4 and has been bred before I had her. But I don't know how much I will give her the best life I can as long as she's with me ❤️
aw probably at most 2 years or so. Hopefully it shouldn't effect her too much :)
I also get stressed every year with my female gecko, I feel your pain!
haha its sooo annoying isnt it lol
She’s so cute just sitting on your hand😍😂❤️
thanks :D
My leo does that :)
I wonder if this is why my girl isn't eating much.
maybe :)
I hope that's why for mine. She hasnt been in the mood to eat for longer than I'm comfortable with 😅😭
Mine could only eat one cricket and thats it
I have 3 females in one large tank and they recently have stopped eating and are not interested in their food whatsoever. They are still active , climbing, drinking water etc just do not want to eat. Thank you so much for this video it explains so much
I literally never knew about this. I’m one of the lucky ones I suppose. I have a 6 year old female and eating is her favorite activity all year round. Her weight stays consistent and she has never refused food.
dont rub it in 😭
Thank you for making this video! Ive been watching you extensively before I got my girl 2 months ago. She's 3 years old and is unfortunately in not great health (her previous over had no idea what they were doing) but it took her 4 weeks to eat, despite the fact the vet said she was fine, but weren't sure if she was ovulating but I think that must've been what was happening, as well as the stress of moving
no problem :) thanks for watching :) yeah sometimes its hard to pin point the reason, but sounds like she has been through a bit .
Love that new sploot shirt. I had to order one! Thank you for the discount code. ❤️🦎
Ive literally been benging all of your leo videos and a few other Utubers until i feel confident enough to get one😂
Love that shirt! I wanna get one as soon as I can!
thank you :D
Gizmo is the most precious googly eyes gecko
thanks :)
My gecko only has the cute googly eyes in the dark, like cats.
I got my leopard gecko like 10 min ago
its worth months of learning and studying about it when you see your new friend
ah awesome, good luck! :)
Good luck!
Awww congratulations!
0:46 idk the fact that she zoomed in on it just made it funny 😂
Hi, this is super random, but could you post more videos about your chahoua? I think they are super cool. Ilysm 💕
aw thanks :) i'm glad drogo has a fan haha, its hard to know what to film as his care is very similar to my crestie, so sometimes when i do a video about her i also feature him.
THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I was surprised no one really mentioned ovulation before I got my gecko, and when she went off food last spring I thought something was seriously wrong. She's off again this year like clockwork and now I have no worries, since I know it's expected and natural and she'll be back on food around July or so!
no problem :) yeah i've tried to make a few videos over the years, I am surprised too that its never really brought up. We took our cat for her normal vet check ups and I see people taking their leos in because they aren't eating and i know exactly why but im too shy to say anything (and i wouldn't like to interfere if it was something more sinister).
I am so glad I am not the only one stressing out with my female leopard gecko. I have noticed two eggs in my leopard gecko (who is my only one) and she refuses to eat. She ate a tong during the fall and into the winter a bit but now that she has stared producing eggs she refuses. By the way I love your shirt it is adorable 💕!
Can you do a video where you react to fans setup again please. And if you do how could I send you the picture
I may do another in the future :) follow me on Instagram as I'll probably put a post out on there when i do it :)
Thank you SO MUCH! This really calmed my nerves and you raised some really good ideas :)
no problem :) thanks for watching :D
@@leopardgeckotalk My pleasure :D
No matter how many times it happens, I ALWAYS end up panicking during ovulation season with my girl. Her vet is so sick of me calling about it every spring🤣But agreed, there's practically no information about it readily available, so kudos for putting videos up that can help people better understand their leos!
Something new I learn, my daughter has 3 leopard geckos 2.1 their still young but as they get older I’ll start keeping my eyes out for that. It was really nice to know.
Are they housed together?
Fiona Shepley bo their not. Their separated.
yeah definitely helps when you're expecting it, its so worrying when they suddenly stop eating and you're not sure why lol
Leopard Gecko thanks 👍
Love her big pretty eyes!! So cute... you are the best Leopard gecko and Crested gecko youtuber I have found!!
I only have one female leopard gecko, and she's my only leopard gecko (I do have a male crested) and like clockwork she does this every year as well. It really is stressful.
ah interesting, I wasn't sure if it didn't affect them as much when theres one.
@@leopardgeckotalk It is, I was surprised when my vet told me it's really common.
My Female Legit Never ever Refuses Food Bc She's My Only Girl
ahh lucky!!
Me to
So if you have one female it won’t ovulate?
Thank you for this video! It’s happened last year to one of my geckos and then this year neither of them are eating. I had no idea why and was worried! I thought they were brumating because of the cold but it did happen in spring.
no problem :) yeah it can be super worrying.
Thank you so much for covering this topic. We have a single female leopard gecko, and the non-eating this spring and summer has been worrying us. Finally took to vet, who didn't mention this issue either. Generally, how long does this last?
Love your videos, always extremely helpful and informative.
Thank you so much for this. I thought my gecko was a boy and was so confused why he wasn't eating. Turns out she's a girl and this is why she's losing weight! I feel so relieved 😅
Losing weight is often a sign of health issues, I’d get her checked out at an exotic vet. And at this time of the year they should be eating.
I had no idea this was happening so thank you for talking about this! I was getting worried because my girl hasn't been eating recently but this makes sense! She still has lots of energy and is very social though so I'm sure it will be ok.
We’ve 3 Leopard Geckos, 2 males and one female called Nessie. Nessie is nearly 2 and stopped eating for 5 months between late December and May just gone. It’s our first full year with her so it was a huge worry but we kept an eye on her weight and kept trying and was hugely relieved when she started eating again. Strangely we never found any eggs in all that time so thank you for your video as we now know she probably reabsorbed them 👍🏼👏🏼
My girls are so scatty, really not tame at all despite regular handling plus turn their noses up at crickets and other delicious goodies. I regret getting girls!!! But i love them too. Great video Rebecca, thanks so much for all the info
Haha they definitely like to worry us. Have you tried changing what you feed the feeders? Ziggy turned her nose up to crickets for ages, changed what i fed them and she went mad for them :) thanks!
@@leopardgeckotalk i have never ever tried this. Wow i will do! Thanks so much for this golden nugget of advice!
I feed my females more throughout the warmer months when she'll wanting to eat and she she stops eating she doesn't as as nearly as small as yours.. I believe bulking them up before winter really helps.
Though I'm not sure if it's just a female thing. A few of my males also go off food during this time.
Yeah think im going to try bulking a bit lol, Diego has gone off crickets but thats about it.
@@leopardgeckotalk I have one male that's really bad with not feeding around this time of the year but I bulk him up before hand and I don't have to worry anymore It's really interesting to see how every gecko is so different and so similar. Male vs female.
I have 2 Leopard geckos one male and one female there about 15 they live together and my female stoped eating and I saw your video and I think that’s happening to her this made me feel so much better
Please separate them ASAP! Chances are they’ve bred, which shortens the lifespan of the female and potentially causes eggbinding, which can require expensive surgery or even kill her. Leopard geckos are solitary animals and don’t benefit at all. It’s very stressful to keep them together. I’ve seen countless cases of geckos seeming fine for years, then snapping and seriously injuring or killing each other. Not worth the risks at all. I strongly recommend reading this, an article written by a person who housed two females together for a few years before they fought: aminoapps.com/c/reptiles/page/item/cohabiting-leopard-geckos/D8Qg_QpxUNIM8BDlKwQwYGZQzgrJ3Q1WWV8
THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! I’ve noticed the past two years my Tashi girl hasn’t eaten at all during winter and I’ve been exhausting myself trying to figure out what’s wrong with her.
Ah yes. The fun of ovulation. I can sympathise with my Leo, although she’s about five (a rescue so I’m not 100% sure) and she’s never laid an egg in her life, and I’ve never noticed any ovulation ‘spots’ on her belly. There is no chance of her being male though. That has been confirmed.
My bfs female gecko gave him a huge scare over the summer because she was ovulating, but because she's 11, it was difficult for her to reabsorb the eggs. He had to take her to the vet and keep her really hydrated, I believe she even refused to eat for about two weeks and kept to herself for a while. Happy to report, however, that Genevieve is doing great now.
Thank you so much for continuously bringing this up! All of my females are refusing food right now and it is driving me CRAZYYYYYY
Just wondering, are they housed together?
@@fionashepley478 nope but they are in the same room and I feel like there is some pheramone stuff going on lol
My girl is ovulating right now, shes so restless. This was so helpful.
aww, no problem :)
ahh thank you for this. unfortunate circumstances landed me with four female leos all at once when i had only done very minimal research so i’m still learning. thank you for videos like these, your channel has been a saving grace!
(and don’t worry, i’m definitely working on find at least two of them another home so they’re all given as much attention as they need!)
Are they housed together?
Fiona Shepley no no, i know that much. i’ve only got three 10 gallon tanks, so two are housed together. i know i’m supposed to have a 20 gallon for more than one, but they’ve been there their whole life so i’m not too worried. they’ll be in a 20 gallon as soon as i give the other two away
ariana sulia 20 gallons is the minimum for a single adult gecko and they should never be housed together, regardless of gender. They’re solitary animals and it’s quite stressful for them. They will fight, even if it takes years. And considering the tiny tanks I’m sure it’ll be sooner rather than later. They must be separated ASAP.
Fiona Shepley i know plenty of people who have adults in a 20 gallon. i know it’s not recommended, but the geckos are healthy. and again! they’ve been there their entire lives; they’ve never fought. but i know it’s not comfortable. they’ve only been in my care for about a month and i’m working on it!
fortunately they’re gonna be separated by the end of the week
My girl is roughly 7-9 years old and she's never laid eggs but every year she'll dramatically lose weight it wasn't until you mentioned that I realized what was happening. She ovulates in the spring and hibernates in the winter and twice a year I go into a panic because she just becomes unbearably skinny. My male who is in the exact same care is ginormous and such an easy keeper compared to her but I wouldn't trade her for the world.
ah yeah honestly i think once my geckos laid their first eggs, they're more inclined to lay more, if that makes sense. From looking at Gizmo's belly, though she is ovulating, it doesn't look like the eggs are big enough where they'll be laid, but we shall see. :)
My female royals do similar from around December to April, i always offer food every 9 days though. It's interesting that leopard geckos go off food I feel more people should know :)
ah interesting, yeah i think its one of those things where people think its only their own females going off their food, then once someone mentions it, they're like omg i thought that was just mine! We're all going through the struggle haha
So my papa found a freezing leopard gecko outside today and we don’t know what gender it is , do you have any videos on it?
Omggggg ur shirt is everythingg!!! My gecko always looks like that. Like he was mid step and just like plopped down
😂😂 thank you. Yeah I love how they just pancake out.
My female gecko refused to eat and got extremely weak. I was ignorant in caring for my geckos at the time because they were kind of pushed on me so I didn't know anything about this. She ended up really sickly and lost a ton of weight, her tail got skinny, and I was under the impression that it was impaction. I was going to take her to the vet and put her in a really high place with a warm paper towel for her to soak on and my cat jumped up and got her. Later I found out she had eggs in her belly. It was terrible :/ luckily my male is still alive 7 years later and I have educated myself on properly taking care of him. He's my baby, I absolutely love him. When I see his cute face it just brings me to tears with happiness it's just so precious. I love leopard geckos if my husband let me I'd have so many lol
I'm a (relatively) new gecko owner. I got my girl late October 2017. Thankfully since I was looking for as much info on leopards as I could (wasn't expecting to buy a leo, just happened, and had the stuff) I found your channel. You helped me learn some of the basic info I needed, the pet smart pamphlet is no help. And when it was around April or may 2018, she started eating less, but thanks to your channel, I learned it was normal behavior, and what other behaviors to expect. Though, I'll admit, i feed her more than everything says. I offer her food everyday, and if she eats it she does, if she doesn't she doesnt. I never leave the food in there with her, since I learned the bugs can hurt her. I honestly spoil her. Shes so thicc that I shouldn't have much stress if she stops eating. Of course if she doesn't eat for 3-5 days I do get worried. Even now, it's been 2 days since she ate, but she shed the other day, and it's the season, so thankfully I'm not super worried. Either way, thank you for making such an educational channel. She and I love your videos.
She should only be fed every 3-4 days, otherwise you’ll have an obese gecko.
Can you make a video like this for males?
Ps you do a great job with your geckos and they look super happy and healthy! Keep up the good work!!
My female is 11 years old and she's been solo all this time. She's never seemed to be affected by ovulation and she has never laid an egg. I guess I'm lucky? I have no idea :P
Hmmmm....
@@kaijisinky She's gone through the loss of appetite phases, but that's all I've noticed from her behavior.
🙌🏻 so lucky!!
Very helpfull im getting female leopard gecko friday so helps lots
You always do such a great job with your videos. I've also experienced this with my female, Jinx, when she was younger. She is also 13 years old now (hatched Jan/Feb 2006) and eats pretty regularly. She is a 'splooting' master as I almost always find her in this position. 😄
thank you :D omg a few months older than Gizmo, so cute!! :D
I've just been watching your channel and randomly came across it but it makes sense now why my female doesn't want to eat as much so thanks I as you said couldn't find any reason why she just stopped
I got my gecko from a friend they no longer wanted and I notice she is not eating. I hope this is why! She looks healthy I just hope it’s nothing more serious! She wasn’t kept in the BEST environment. I didn’t change anything to stress her out but I just got her a few weeks ago and Im currently cleaning and changing out her tank from sand to terrarium liner.
Terrarium liner isn’t great. Paper towel is good for quarantine for the first six weeks. Reptisoil, organic top soil, or a bioactive substrate is good over six months for digging enrichment
My female leopard gecko just passed away at the age of 18. She was born with a twisted spine, no claws, I had to hand feed her everyday and help her shed. Best reptile pet without a shadow of a doubt
I have one female gecko and once January comes around she stops eating. She only just started doing this last years. It is pretty stressful but I try not to worry too much. As long as she still looks healthy, drinking, and has a plump tail, she should be fine.
Yeah even after all these years I try not to worry too much, but its still hard.
I experience the same thing every Spring. It always stresses me out because I grew up with mammals and their care, and if a mammal stops eating, the results are faster and more dramatic. Its hard to keep my brain programmed in reptile mode, where its ok to go on a food strike for longer. But yeah, my leopard geckos go on a massive food strike during Spring season and I just generally monitor their weight to see if they're remaining consistent, all the while telling my anxiety to calm the hell down. Lol.
My exotics vet recommended to me to have carnivore care on hand if I ever saw too drastic of a weight loss to feed through a syringe (not one with a needle, just a typical feeding one). Though definitely check with your exotics vet before you take certain actions like this. They advised I pop in for an appointment if I had a concern that might warrant its use.
Omg this is so true My female leo hasn’t eaten in like a month or two but her tail is still nice and plump
I only have one female Leo and I’ve been watching your videos because she wasn’t eating, I even watched the signs she might lay an egg but I didn’t think she would have because she had like NONE of those signs, low and behold I get home from work yesterday and there’s an egg in the tank😳
So, I'm a total beginner and planning on getting my first ever leopard gecko very soon. I've done loads of research (and binged loads of your videos :P) and spent time caring for other leopard geckos and feel pretty comfortable. The only thing that's really thrown me for a loop is whether I should get a male or a female. I don't really have a preference, but I'm wondering if getting a male might be easier as a beginner since they don't go through this whole process? I'm trying to make my first experience as stress free for me and the gecko as possible. Thank you!!
Dear leapard gecko, I saw my brother unboxing his new head set and inside the box it was wrapped around this stuff that was brown and was called craft paper. It was brown so it would kinda look like dirt. I was wondering if you knew if it is safe for my leapard gecko I’m getting around may
Hi! I am soon going to get a female gecko although it was supposed to be a male, so I have to make up for everything there is to know about ovulation and stuff. I've been binge-watching your videos for a few weeks and learned an incredible amount of things so thank you very much!
One more question, is it okay to just use a heating mat without any substrate or is it unsafe to have their stomachs directly on the heating mat?
The heat mat should be underneath the enclosure unless it’s wooden. You can have a thin layer of substrate covering it or you can expose the glass. As long as the heat mat is connected to a thermostat, the temperature is measured by a digital thermometer, and the tank is elevated for air flow.
Thank you! This really helped me 😁
no problem :) thanks for watching!
@@leopardgeckotalk do you maybe know how long does it take for them to start eating again (approximately)?
We have a 2 year + old female leopard gecko and she does not refuse food or make eggs, maybe its her young age? but she is ravenous for food all the time, she has never been nothing but a beast when she sees feeding insects her feeding response is too good, she always tries to hit my finger in her frenzy. :D IT has lessened with red pointed tweezer "training" but it hasnt gone away fully. But now she knows red tweezers mean food and no tweezers means that i just change water, clean the poop corner or spray the wetbox, but she still comes out to look if she would get something.
Love the merch🤘
thank you :D
The leopard gecko is very cuit 😍😍😍
*cute
how often do they lay eggs? I just got a female leopard gecko and I want to help her out as much as possible so any tips on dealing with this would be greatly appreciated!
Ya My two girls have been eating well still. Should I be Concerned?
No. My girl is still eating like a champ
nope, you're very lucky :D
Leopard Gecko yay!!
Hi there, thanks so much for all that you do to help keep us reptile owners educated! I was wondering if you've ever had a problem with Diego's pores getting clogged up with waxy build up? I have an adult male gecko and recently encountered this issue. I soaked him and used a soft qtip, which seemed to solve the issue. Any advice on preventing this in the future? Thanks again. (Sorry this isn't related to the female gecko topic!)
Funny you should say that, I just sat down to edit i video i did on this very subject. I thought as I talked about the problems females face, i should talk about problems males face :)
Yay! Can’t wait to watch it. Thanks for the reply.
0:45 😂😂😂😂
This is my first breeding season with my female leopard gecko. She hasn't stopped eating but she has been very picky about what she wants to eat.
ah atleast shes still eating a bit :)
My geckos are soooo fussy about what they eat. One female Oreo won't touch worms only crickets the other female Jewel is the exact opposite eating worms only & not crickets. Fussy Gourmet pallets from lizards who would've ever thought lol
My leopard gecko turns 10 in a couple months aaaaand has started developing eggs. We'd assumed (s)he was male up until now (we were told male when we got them at 3months old, but i know realise it was far too early to tell), though I'd had my suspicions for a couple years since she didn't have the obvious male pores/lumps. So glad she's decided to ovulate /s. We have tortoises that we breed who are currently in their laying season, so it's a bit like she was feeling left out! One of our tortoises is a different species and she's been laying eggs without the presence of males for a year now, so that's another to add to the list! Thank you for these videos, they've been a real help the last 24 hours while I've been googling how to deal with all this :')
I own 4 female crested geckos. Two are house together (it’s a huge tank and they get along great) with all them, well except one cause she doesn’t like bugs, but the rest around this time of year they just want a lot of crickets or meal worms or anything living, and or something with bugs mixed into it.
Please read this www.google.ca/amp/s/aminoapps.com/c/reptiles/amp/blog/crazy-cohabitation-crested-geckos/kw5Y_5GJtGu4jQrxY6Lk6mvRnNqV0X1g4XL
And mealworms aren’t good for cresties, they’re fatty and difficult to digest
Great video! Have you ever experienced clogged pores with your males?
thanks :) i'm actually editing a video all about that, so it should be up in a week or so :) (as I have a few others made before that).
I have 3 female Leo's and havnt noticed any change in eating. I did however just get them last fall from a friend so this is my first spring time with them. Is there specific months they tend to go through this so I can watch for it??
Hey can someone give me some advice? My lizard is stuck behind a dishwasher and has been in there for two days now. This dishwasher does not slide out and if we tried to get it out we would possibly hurt him. I put his tank on the ground and turned on the heat lamp to see if we could catch him basking. We also put a bunch of strawberries so he can smell them and find a way out. I was gonna spend some time with him and clean his tank when he had dropped on the floor and escaped to the dishwasher yesterday morning. Should I keep watch for him? He’s my best friend in the whole entire world and I’d do anything to get him back.
Hi there my female leopard gecko layed two infertile eggs today but one is a reddish colour and I was checking on her and it seems there is a prolapse. I can't find anything online about females when they prolapse and have given her a sugar and lukewarm water bath but she won't allow me to push it back in. There's no reptile specialist in my locality and j am trying to source one currently. I was wondering if you knew of anything I can do at home for now until I can find help? Her weight dropped and it frightened me, because I thought she was male. She is around 2 years old
I have one Leopard Gecko, its a female. Her name is Echo and shes almost a year old, she hasn't been through that yet
I also have 2 females a 5 yr old wild gecko and a 1 yr old blizzard gecko and they seem to liking each other though the glass so maybe i can arrange a gecko gecko-getogether do you think that would be ok?
I wish I could hold ours.. we just got him/her and they don’t like being held at all!! They weren’t taken care of before.. I hope they learn to trust us.
aw may take a little extra time but will be worth it in the end :)
Keep persevering, i had this issue too. Every day touching and putting your hand in is key
Hello! I’m a bit worried & could use some help. My leo is ovulating, she isn’t eating & I’m concerned about how she will get proper supplementation. I leave calcium (with out D3) in a small dish in her enclosure and use a UVB light, however I’m worried about how she will get her multivitamins. I use Repashy calcium plus, can I leave a bowl of this in her enclosure?
Love the Sploot!
haha yaass!
first time getting a leapord ghecko.. should I purchase a male or female??
Male.
Fiona Shepley thank u sm
I have a few questions.. My leopard gecko, who’s around 1 year old, is currently in ovulation.
She’s very active and digging, as well as having the small red spot(s) on her belly. She has not interest in mealworms, wax worms or crickets and hasn’t eaten in a week; I still offer her food like I normally would. She drinks and licks up her calcium dust.
Should I still / continue offer(ing) her food?
How long can she go without food?
How long will the ovulation last ( she started end of winter/ early spring )?
She also enjoys wandering around my room - before she had no interest - is that her possibly looking for a mate? Or is it something else?
Thanks, Love ya videos 💕💕
Well you'll know if she's losing weight if her tail is getting skinnier. That's where they store fat
Rachel Marie I’ll weigh her tonight, as I weighed her last month, but her tail does seem reasonably fat - for now. Thanks for the advice though! 💕💕
To be fair I always offer food on the off chance they'll take their food. They can actually go a while without eating, but obviously if she drops a significant amount of weight and you feel something else may be effecting her, then pop her along to the vet. Yeah the girls scratch to come out and honestly i think they just want to get to diego :')
Leopard Gecko Okay, Thank you! 💕
@@losandersox6668 no problem Hun. I've just always thought of the tail as a warning sign of sorts. 💚
Ok I'm scared to get one now
I love my girls! I have 3 females, Yrel and Jaina I got from a breeder and used to bred before I got them, and Azula who I rescued off Craigslist from someone who had her and a Male (I've named him Zuko) in a super small tank together. Everyone is in their own tank now, I've only had them all since December so I'm still new at it but always researching and learning. I was worried about my girls because they weren't eating when they had before! I thought I was doing something wrong. >.< Thank you for info! :)
aww, its a shame how bad some people keep their geckos, glad to see they're in a nicer home now :) yes that may be why. If they do lay eggs, just double check that Azula's eggs aren't fertile.
My female leopard gecko ovulated a few times every month when I first got her she was around 3-5 months when I got her but recently now it has been like 6 months and she hasn't laid anything she'll have moments where she will eat fine and then not eat. Not showing any signs of discomfort, exploring and everything and no sign of laying. Is she just reabsorbing her eggs everytime now or is it because shes getting older shes roughly 1 year this month.
Hi, I really need help. Can someone help me and help me locate someone who can rescue my leopard gecko? She’s been getting skinny and i don’t know what to do. I don’t want her to pass away. I would like for her to be saved. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Cresties usually don’t do it annually. Mine tend to do it every two months (if they’re infertile). I have a female garg and two female cresties, so I think my estimate is probably true.
My female cresties only lay from April/May through September and cool the rest of the year. Both of them seem to lay whether they've been bred with or not, they usually don't have a regular cycle of 29-31 days when they are carrying infertile eggs.
Yeah i'll just randomly find lyra going down in the dirt a lot more often then she'll lay eggs, but she doesn't lose her appetite.
Liam McMeeken
Well mine definitely lay every two months, I dig up the eggs. No males. Odd.
@@sageexotics1589 interesting, maybe because they are laying infertile eggs?
Liam McMeeken
I candle the eggs, definitely infertile. Not sure why mine like to lay so much, or yours so little 🤔
At what age do you stop feeding your juvenile leopard gecko every day and space it out to every 3 or 4 days? Mine is 6 months old
Feed every other day until they’re a year old. Then every 3-4 days.
Great timeing I have a single female gecko who has been refusing to eat she is only around 5/6 months could this still be the reason and is it dangers so young
They don't usually do this at that age, I've heard of some doing it at 10 months ish at the youngest, but 5/6 maybe a little young.
Bella is my leapord gecko and when I got her I asked if she knew if she was male or female or how old she was but the workers there were not very experienced so I don’t know what was going on then I looked in my leapord gecko care guide and saw she was a female my heart sank I’ve been sticking with a boy name and things like that and I remembered they have shorter life spans I was sad and mad but at lest she’s somthing.
That gecko is as old as me! (P.S I Iove your channel)
Hello! I just got a leopard gecko and I tried my best to take your advice. It only has a red heat lamp that is 75 w hanging from the top of his tank. No heat mat or anything. Is there anything wrong with just a heat lamp? Should i get a heat mat?
Get rid of the lamp and get a heat mat, thermostat, and digital thermometer.
yeah pretty much what fiona said, red heat lamps are usually not great.
You can use a heat mat, or a ceramic heat emitter, or deep heat projector, just make sure you're using the appropriate thermostat with it :)
Thank you. My female is definitely ovulating and won't eat!!
My female leopard gecko was 7 years old and she had never laid eggs. I know for sure that she was female because I got her from a professional breeder. I thought they only laid eggs after breeding so now I'm confused
Hi I have a question on ovalatoin my gecko never had is it because she a year old? I know shes a female because she does not a visible pores
Are you still selling the top you’re wearing? I can’t find it 🥺
my leopard geckos droppings are smaller portions and releases a white liquid is this normal or no im worried