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Hi, I have a 5 year old gecko who eats mealworms and the occasional waxworm as a treat. He refused crickets, silkworms, and hornworms when I first got him as a juvenile. This was the first winter that he really slowed down eating. He used to eat 6 - 10 mealworms every 2 or 3 days. The...

Hi, I have a 3 year old male gecko that I've had since he was 6 months old. I had no problem feeding him out of a dish when he was a juvenile (mealworms only, because he refused crickets). A year ago, he didn't eat for 1 week, and I started hand feeding him the mealworms one at a time, since...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has run into this problem. I have my leopard gecko on slate tile that has a little texture to it. I'm finding that he is unable to walk properly because his claws get in the way and his back legs can't get a proper grip on it. He is able to walk well when he...

Hi all, I have a 2 year old healthy gecko that has always been eating well. He has 8 - 14 mealworms, or 1-2 silkworms every 2 days. I've tried crickets numerous times, but he has no interest in chasing them, even if the back legs are off. He also has bad aim, so I think he gets frustrated...

Hi Guys, I'm using slate tiles for my leopard gecko tank, but sometimes he looks like he has trouble walking due to lack of traction. When on paper towel or if I let him walk around on the carpet he has no issues. He is alert and active. He's fed every other day and I give him multivitamins...

Last night I was feeding my gecko mealworms, and placed some small pieces of peeled carrots in the dish for the mealworms. My leopard gecko has bad aim during hunting, and ended up eating a carrot piece instead. It was funny because he stopped chewing when he realized it wasn't a mealworm...

Just wondering if anyone else has this issue. My leopard gecko only poos once a week. It's always normal looking and the urate is usually as large as the poo. He eats well 5 to 6 crickets or 10 to 15 small mealworms or 1 or 2 silkworms every other day and is on slate tile with proper temps...

Hi, At what age does a leopard gecko start to slow down his eating? My now 9 month old gecko used to eat every day, but after his last shed on September 10 he eats every 2 days at best, and even then he eats only one silkworm, or about 4 - 5 mealworms. He seems healthy and active otherwise...

Seems like you could be overdoing the calcium with D3 and vitamins. Please tell us the brands, frequency of each, and whether your multivitamin contains vitamin D3. I use Reptivite with D3 once a week, and exo terra calcium 3 times a week, exo terra calcium with D3 once a week. He used...

I tried a 10 minute warm soak followed by a belly rub tonight, so we'll see if that helps out. He ate 1 silkworm and 2 mealworms this evening, so I'm not worried about his appetite. He's also still very active. Thanks again for your input.

Hi all, I have an 8 month male leopard gecko that I received from a breeder 2 months ago, and had been raised exclusively on mealworms. He is in a 30 gallon long tank, with an underpad heater and heat lamp on one side. His substrate is slate tile. Warm side is about 34 degrees, cool side is...