One of my leos

[Chewbecca]

This is Cotten (named after folk musician, Elizabeth Cotten, just so you all don't think I cannot spell cotton)
I got her from Julie at Gecko Ranch back in March. She started ovulating soon after we got her and she went on a 2 month hunger strike where I can count on ONE HAND how many feeders she ate for us. I almost brought her to the vet as she had lost 6 grams, but my husband begged me not to because he KNEW she was ovulating.
About 5 days after I almost made a vet appt. for her, she started eating for us regularly.
I was getting scared. She's a small girl, and by that I mean, she is just structurally a small leo. She's very cute in that way, and I love her dearly.
We call her "Rotten Cotten" because she was a BUGGER when we first got her (pooping on her humid hide, running and attacking the temp gun), but I guess if I was a leo ovulating, I'd be moody, too!

This pic is a little blurry, but oh well:

And this is my absolute favorite pic of her. Just look at that adorable little face.

 

[IggysMomma16]

She is beautiful.I love pic 3 I think it's so cute that they look like they are always smiling!!She's very pretty.

 

[acpart]

I love that light yellow color with the few black spots. I also have one I got in April who's been ovulating and not eating since then. She just started to gain weight again.

Aliza

 

[Chewbecca]

Thanks, guys!

Aliza,
I HATE when the females ovulate!

Do you find that your will go on hunger strike if they're actually gravid??
Or at least eat less than normal?

 

[ColdBlooded]

I had a female ovulate for around 3 months recently and she had be kind of anxious the entire time. I know it's natural but you can't help but worry for them.

Cotten is amazing and I am a huge fan of your photographs as well (I'm Riyo over on GF.net), very nice!

 

[Chewbecca]

I had a female ovulate for around 3 months recently and she had be kind of anxious the entire time. I know it's natural but you can't help but worry for them.

Cotten is amazing and I am a huge fan of your photographs as well (I'm Riyo over on GF.net), very nice!

Thank you!!!:biggrin:

Yes, what is odd is, I have three other females that are 8 years old.
If they've ever gone on a hunger strike, I was unaware of it.
So Cotten was my first.

My SHTCTB is going through something similar, but she's a bigger gecko, and she just laid dud eggs (I'm HOPING she lays some fertile ones since I put her with my bell albino).
But at least she is eating something.

Cotten went almost an entire 2 months and all she did was lick the calcium in her cage.