My female leopard gecko has been refusing to eat. She is around ten years old and she is only my third leopard gecko I’ve had. For about 3 months she has been eating very little, eating a cricket maybe once a week at best. I have tried all sorts of things to get to eat from dead crickets to live ones, mealworms, pinkies, and waxworms. I’ve normally fed her every other day and she use to have this gorgeous fat purple tail, but it’s shrunken in size dramatically. I took her to the vet about a month ago and they said she was healthy looking and recommended raising my tank’s temperature. I increased it to around ninety degrees and her condition has not gotten any better. She and her roommate, another leopard gecko around eleven years old, have gone through this fasting period before but it’s only lasted about three weeks at most and it always seemed to have occurred yearly, so I believed it was a hibernation thing going on. She’s never been in any fight with the other. She appears healthy, bright eyed, active, and no physical changes other than her shrinking tail. Her tank is around 18 by 18, two hiding spots, a basking light and UV light, yellow sand substrate, and one hiding spot has moss to provide a humid area. I’ve reread all my books and am completely stumped by why she’s not eating. Currently she is being “fed” Fluker’s Repta+Boost, insectivore high amp boost, but she barely laps up half of the measured amount. Please help me, I do not know why she’s like this!!!
Hello,
Can you copy, paste and answer these questions. The more information the better.
Gender:
Age:
Weight:
How big was the reptile when you first acquired it?
Source (pet store, breeder, previous owner):
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Enclosure:
Cage: type, size:
Substrate provided?
What types of hiding places are provided?
Is there a humidity hide?
Please describe any other furnishings:
Lighting:
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incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s) ?
fluorescent (tube bulbs)?
Temperature:
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage? what type?
What is the temperature in the warmest part of the cage? In the coolest part?
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature? hot rock, heat pad,
warm room, heat light, ceramic heater, aquarium heater, other:
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much?
Humidity:
Is the humidity measured? Range:
List other animals that are kept in the same cage:
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months)
Are any of your other pets ill?
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Diet:
Insects, list type?
Are they “gut loaded” or dusted before feeding to your reptile?
How often do you feed your reptile?
Please list any supplements used. How are they given and how often?
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If your reptile is sick, please describe the signs and how long your reptile has been showing these signs:
Is your reptile’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?
Is your reptile’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight loss, Weight gain
Discharge from the eyes or nose
Increased breathing rate or effort
Change in the droppings
Abnormal skin color or shedding
Parasites on the skin or in the feces
Weakness
Has your reptile been seen by a veterinarian for any of the current problems?
If yes, when?
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