Crested Gecko won't eat :(
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cacoonkitty
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hiya, if he is a new gecko to you then my advice would be to leave him alone..dont try to hold him or disturb bim...let him settle in so he feels secure..its quite common for new reptiles not to feed for while in a new set up, my cresteds didnt est for a week when i first got them... ..make sure the temperatures ar right in the day time about 75-78farenheight is fine they dont need a basking spot as they are nocturnal, provide a low uv for him like a 5 % zoo med tube over the top of the viv as they do benefit from these and it helps them to distinguish the night and day time hours, make sure ther is humidity by misting morning and before the lights go out at night so he can also drink the water dropplets from the enclosure on the plants and provide a small shallow water dish as well with clean water in it ,make sure he has pleanty of hiding areas so he feels secure....he is nocturnal so makle sure he has darkness at night to come out and investigate and feed and drink...if he is small be sure that ther crickets he is being fed arnt to big and dont leave to many running around if they arnt eated...take them out wait a day or two and re introduce some food insects over night..and again is bigger make sure the insects are big enough fo him.. the fruit you are offering i would change ..bannana is meant to be a problem in great amounts for crestys beacuse of the potassium in it , try getting "repash crested gecko diet" ..this is a complete diet for these geckos and is a powder which is mixed up with water to form a paste...you can get lots of flavours to add to it for variation...then isects can be fed a few times a week.. hope this helps..just let him settle nice and quite place and try not to fiddle with him for now....if he isnt feeding in a few weeks or so and looks like he is loosing condition let us know, im sure he will be just fine...:idea:
cacoonkitty
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why cant you ge the powder food... this is pefect for him and easy to use aswell ..you can order it from the internet..repashy crested gecko diet, and yes the insects are let loose in his enclosure..not too many though, only about 10 bugs per feeding..make sure you are dusting them with calcium powder each time ,and dust them with a reptile vitamin powder like nutrobol once a week ,feed him about 3 times a week with insects and provide him with the crested gecko diet mix on the other days...or..if you really cant get this powder at the very least use a baby fruit puree..try and use 100% fruit puree or even mash or puree your own fruit ,..use mango, apricot papaya or peach and only sometimes bannana,never citrus fruit.
mix this fruit with a little calcium powder ,add a tiny bit of water so its able to be licked up by your gecko and add some honey once a week..but only a little bit as it will be to fattning otherwize , but make sure any insects that arnt eaten by your gecko in two nights are taken out and then re offer the insects in a days time... can you post how you are keeping him in how big his enclosure is and what food you are giving exactly and how big he is aswell..pictures would be great... x:nana:
mix this fruit with a little calcium powder ,add a tiny bit of water so its able to be licked up by your gecko and add some honey once a week..but only a little bit as it will be to fattning otherwize , but make sure any insects that arnt eaten by your gecko in two nights are taken out and then re offer the insects in a days time... can you post how you are keeping him in how big his enclosure is and what food you are giving exactly and how big he is aswell..pictures would be great... x:nana:
Cartman
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Why.. because there isn't any to buy in Croatia.. 
) We are banana state if you know what I mean...:banana: :rofl: I have bought best quality baby food and he eat it like crazy apple and pear puree, and yes I put some vitamins in it...
I already have two leopard geckos and I hand feed them... But this one is a little spoiled... he won't react on dubia or latelaris, only on grasshoppers or crickets and if I let them in they will eat plants in terrarium or they will bite him when he sleeps.... They are nasty beasts :biggrin:
terrarium 60*50*50, and he is cc 12-14 cm long... With tail of course
) We are banana state if you know what I mean...:banana: :rofl: I have bought best quality baby food and he eat it like crazy apple and pear puree, and yes I put some vitamins in it... I already have two leopard geckos and I hand feed them... But this one is a little spoiled... he won't react on dubia or latelaris, only on grasshoppers or crickets
and if I let them in they will eat plants in terrarium or they will bite him when he sleeps.... They are nasty beasts :biggrin: terrarium 60*50*50, and he is cc 12-14 cm long... With tail of course
cacoonkitty
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i would feel its fine to let the crickets in his enclosure..i have 2 cresteds and i let the crickets in my enclosure at night time and by then he is awake and ready to catch them..take them out in the day if you are worried on them biting your cresty but i think this is unlikely, providing there arnt too many , i would have thought by the morning(as he is nocturnal) the crickets will eb all eaten, but if he is eating the grass hoppers this is fine..maby he desnt lik the crickets or roaches...mine only eat crickets and not grasshoppers and they are fine , and the baby fruit you feed is ok but ( i would use only the peach, mango,papaya,or apricot,(sometimes bannana) and sometimes kiwi, fruit flavours rather than apple ) but this is your choice ..as long as he is eating the fruit and some insects its fine..use wht ever insects he will eat ok but crickets wont eat the plants its more likely to be the grass hoppers and locust to do this.x
StickyFeet.
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Feeding strictly on baby food is NOT a healthy alternative for a Crested Gecko. Baby food is simply not nutritional, and feeding only baby food is one of the leading causes of MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease) and if left untreated, MBD will lead to death of the Gecko. I would really recommend that you try and order some of the Crested Gecko Diet, or the 2 part base, or Clarks Diet off of the internet. If you can't do that, you REALLY need to change the diet. There are homemade diets you can do such as this if you absolutely can't get anything sent to you;
Homemade Crested Gecko Diet Gecko Brothel
Keep in mind that Crested Geckos need a balanced diet, and even though it is readily found, Baby food does not give a Gecko NEARLY what it needs nutritionally. I have a bunch of links that show other owners that have rescued Geckos from people that had fed them only baby food and crickets and the shape that they are in is absolutely heartbreaking and worst of all, preventable.
Hopefully this helps!
Homemade Crested Gecko Diet Gecko Brothel
Keep in mind that Crested Geckos need a balanced diet, and even though it is readily found, Baby food does not give a Gecko NEARLY what it needs nutritionally. I have a bunch of links that show other owners that have rescued Geckos from people that had fed them only baby food and crickets and the shape that they are in is absolutely heartbreaking and worst of all, preventable.
Hopefully this helps!
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I got my baby crested gecko about two days ago. The first day i brought him home he ate rapashy off my finger he only took 3 licks and chomped on a little as well but that was it he hasn't eaten since. I have tried taking him out and seeing if he will eat it and he keeps running away from it. Idk if that normal but I'm worried about him not eating. He is a month old. I will say he is very active though he is always jumping around. I also still leave food and water in his enclosure just in case. Can someone please give me some advice I need help!!
As posted above, just leave him alone for a week or 2. Only mist his enclosure, refresh water and feed him.
The best to do, is to take a very good look into his enclosure, watching foor poop. It might be hard to find, but if you do, it indicates that everything is fine.
You should rarely see him eat.
The best to do, is to take a very good look into his enclosure, watching foor poop. It might be hard to find, but if you do, it indicates that everything is fine.
You should rarely see him eat.