my female leopard gecko wont eat

[darth_gecko]

hi every one am a novice leopard gecko breeder and my female wont eat at all <shes not of breeding age YET> so am just yelling out 2 find out if any one has any tips!

:shock:
darth_gecko

 

[vn_m_us]

how long have you had her? is she losing tail weight?

 

[weswright]

Whats the temps? Cage size? Substrate? What are you trying to feed it?

 

[darth_gecko]

i've had her a week ect ect shes gaining weight so everthing is A ok folks her diet consists of crickets and wax worms (we've given her wax worms till we knew everything is ok she olny started eating in front of us) so she very happy and she ok with her tank partner (who is dobble her size) so if any body out there has some tips for breeding and care ect PLZ send em 2 me on this form or at my e-mail adress :arrow: arron_108@hotmail.com

darth gecko

 

[kenya_1977]

Bump her temp up to 90. Might just be that she's not feeling like eating bedcause she's not warm enough..
Also, sometimes when leos get wax worms they start holding out for them.. give her time without wax worms..

There are plenty of care sheets out there on leos though.. search google and you'll get tons..
good luck
Crystal

 

[weswright]

Just a suggestion, I would not put a leo with another double its size! The bigger one is probably bullying the little one. Not a good Idea.

 

[Chris@TSE]

Actually female leopard geckos socialize very well, and size usually does not play as much as a role as many think. Thankfully their behavior in most cases is VERY obvious. Frequent bouts of non-feeding, or one obviously making efforts to avoid another will tip you off...... and then you can seperate accordingly.

"Hot" females, girls incubated at higher temps, can also exhibit unsociable behavior and bully cagemates. And size does not even apply to this either, I have seen "hot" females bully females nearly twice their size in some cases....

Just offer additional hide areas, and keep a close eye on them for a while. Monitor food intake, and see how it goes... Good luck!

 

[weswright]

Hey Chris, glad to see you here! What I gather from this post (the part about breeding) is that she is in with a male twice her size. I would agree with you on the socializing, but a male with this small of a female would worry me. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Geckokid82]

I have a blizzard and a tangi in a cage together and the blizzard is huge.. full grown, 1 1/2 year old, and the tangi is about 2/3 yr old and they get along great.. they even lay right on eachother and they dont mind... they're always sleeping in their cave right next 2 eachother.. so size really doesnt matter if they get along...

 

[Chris@TSE]

Hey Chris, glad to see you here! What I gather from this post (the part about breeding) is that she is in with a male twice her size. I would agree with you on the socializing, but a male with this small of a female would worry me. Just my 2 cents.

Hmm. I must have misread......

Yes, a male, twice the size of a female in the same enclosure is a bad idea. Granted you can get away with it while they are juveniles with little to no problems, but one simple fact cannot be avoided in this scenario... The male will mature much sooner than the female and become quite the "pest". :lol:

The male will obviously begin making attempts to invite the girl over for a good time, then he'll move onto stalking her. Peeping in the window, tapping the phones, private investigators.... Chances are the female will want no part of it, and will continue to avoid the male until she is good and ready. Perhaps even file restraining orders. All in all, its a mess you would rather avoid.... what would the neighbors think?

But eventually she will become receptive to the males breeding attempts and this will, in most cases, be much sooner than recommended. What can ya' say.... the girls always go for the wrong guys, or atleast thats what they say!

She may drop fertile eggs, and she may appear outwardly healthy.... But it is still a situation I would avoid at all costs.

First of all a female who breeds and clutches too soon is more likely to have issues regaining lost weight afterwards. Secondly her number of total and viable clutches can also be decreased in the future. And lets not forget, you may just shorten her overall lifespan as well!

In any scenario, breeding, household pet..... etc. I would never suggest housing a male of any age with a female unless specifically for planned temporary pairings or in an established mature group consisting of only one male to an enclosure.

Females that are raised properly can breed and drop yearly clutches, reliably, and fertile. Every year, consistantly..... for as many as nine years! They can live much longer than that afterwards as well......


Good Luck, I hope someone finds this informative.

 

[MCE420]

Actually female leopard geckos socialize very well, and size usually does not play as much as a role as many think. Thankfully their behavior in most cases is VERY obvious. Frequent bouts of non-feeding, or one obviously making efforts to avoid another will tip you off...... and then you can seperate accordingly.

"Hot" females, girls incubated at higher temps, can also exhibit unsociable behavior and bully cagemates. And size does not even apply to this either, I have seen "hot" females bully females nearly twice their size in some cases....

Just offer additional hide areas, and keep a close eye on them for a while. Monitor food intake, and see how it goes... Good luck!

I always have kept my leos seperated, but recently I picked up 0.2 Bell Albinos which were about 13 grams each. Coincedentally I had just run out of rack space. I decided to put them with a rather lethargic female Blizzard who herself is 45 grams. The next day I checked on them and all three were huddled together in the hide. Furthermore, since they've been living together, the Blizzard eats much better, not as much as the Bells, and her personality has changed a lot. Definitely not lethargic anymore.