Smelly!

My geckos tank, STINKS! It smells like a farm. I clean up poo everytime I see it, and just minutes ago I did a full tank scrub down. It still smells! Is it my gecko himself? If so what does this mean, hes just dirty, or has something wrong with him?

What do you use for substrate???

he may have internal parasites. take a fecal sample to the vet to get it checked asap. leos nor their feces should smell that bad.

hes on astroturf...damn i gotta find a reptile vet in my area, i know theres some website to do that, can anyone link me up?

Peter.....Northdale animal hospital, Adelaide and Huron

Considering the source of the animal, internal parasites are indeed likely...get r done ;)

thanks chris

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Originally Posted by Pwilliams58

hes on astroturf...damn i gotta find a reptile vet in my area, i know theres some website to do that, can anyone link me up?

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Are you cleaning the carpet good.. urine will get trapped in there and stink.. LOL

Hope this helps..

With repticarpet, just removing the poop isnt good enough for to long. I would say atleast once a month take the carpet out and wash it good, you should have another one already cleaned to use, thats the way I did it but I dont use the carpet crap anymore, hated it.

When I was using the reptile carpet, my Leos cage stunk also. I don't think you can ever get the carpet super clean. I use paper towels now, and LOVE it. No stink, no cleaning the carpet, just roll and throw away. Doesn't look super natural, but is officiant and recyclable.

I had problems with reptile carpet too. It would just stink. Even after scrubbing it down. Plus there teeth would get stuck in it during feeding so I switched to ceramic tile. Its awesome, you only have to buy it once unless it breaks, just take them out, clean them, dry them and put them back. They are also awesome for heat.