2 geckos- 2 seperate questions!

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vlad

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One of my geckos is probably one of the healthiest geckos you will ever see. But a few days ago, he ate about 15 mealworms in a matter of 1-2 minutes. Now, he doesnt seem to want to eat mealworms or anything. He ate his shed and his tail is very fat so im not so worried about him. Any Answers?

My other gecko is very, very skinny. After his tail got destroyed by another gecko he has never been the same. He barely eats at all. Hes very agressive too. Any answers?
 
lindsaydo

lindsaydo

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Are they in the same tank? Are you just feeding mealworms as a feeder?
The first leopard gecko is probably just full.
The second one is obviously very distressed. I want to be there to see how you handle your animals and keep them. Looking through your previous threads, I do hope you take some advice from what I am about to say.
You have started some threads before about overfeeding you leopard gecko, people said to stop overfeeding it, and you have fed it 15 mealworms in the space of 1-2 minutes.
Don't feed it that many mealworms, they are fat bombs, they do not hold a very good nutritional value, and the chitting can block up a leopard gecko when fed in huge amounts like you are feeding it.
As for your other gecko - try feeding it something else, like crickets, which are good for it. It may be aggressive because it doesn't like how it is being held, it's environment etc.
Was it in the tank with the other male before? Is that how its tail got mashed up?
 
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vlad

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Well I dont occasionally feed him 15 mealworms at a time, maybe about 6-7 to keep his weight controlled. I got him crickets because that is what you suggested. He ate the crickets as well.
I try to hold the other gecko but he just wont let me because of his condition. He will not eat crickets either. The most he ate in the past week was 5 mealworms and a waxworm.
 
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