I have a leopard gecko and have had him for about a year. I usually feed him live mealworms. So for the past few months he doesn't seem to be eating, when I clean the tank all the worms are just roaming around. But he appears to be a healthy weight. I attached pictures of Wizzy so do you think he looks healthy? What do you think I should do about the food situation.
Eating issue please give advice!
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Nice looking gecko. It looks like he is starting to lose weight - his tail appears slimmer than ideal.
Have you tried crickets or other types of worms (Phoenix, Silk or Horn)? One of mine went on a substantial hunger strike from mealworms. Once we started offering crickets and Phoenix worms she started eating and picking up weight again.
Cheers, K
Have you tried crickets or other types of worms (Phoenix, Silk or Horn)? One of mine went on a substantial hunger strike from mealworms. Once we started offering crickets and Phoenix worms she started eating and picking up weight again.
Cheers, K
cricket4u
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His tail looks okay from this angle, although his husbandry needs some work which is likely the cause of his lost of appetite. The enclosure is too small for a proper temperature range and I don't see any thermometers or probes controlling temperatures? Please take a look at the caresheet for guidance.
Completeleopard
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Hello,
Please fill out this questionnaire so we can help you out with Husbandry.
Leopard Gecko Questionnaire
General Information
Species of lizard:
Gecko's name:
Morph:
Gender:
Age:
Weight:
Total length:
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it:
Source (pet store, breeder, wild caught):
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Cage (type, size):
Substrate provided:
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Lighting
Artificial lighting
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s):
Fluorescent (tube bulbs):
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window:
Heating
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage?
What type and brand of thermometer (digital with probe, temperature gun, LCD strip, analog (circle), combo digital thermometer/hygrometer, stainless steel aquarim type, other):
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide:
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground:
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground:
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other):
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners):
Are you using a thermostat(s)?
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time?
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much?
Humidity
Is the humidity measured?
Humidity range:
Diet
Insects and worms, list type:
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms:
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with?
How often do you feed your gecko?
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often?
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both?
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without?
Multivitamins (include brand name)?
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet:
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs:
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss gain):
Discharge from the eyes or nose:
Increased breathing rate or effort:
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish:
---size of urates as compared to size of feces:
Abnormal skin color or shedding:
Parasites on the skin or in the feces:
Weakness:
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Please fill out this questionnaire so we can help you out with Husbandry.
Leopard Gecko Questionnaire
General Information
Species of lizard:
Gecko's name:
Morph:
Gender:
Age:
Weight:
Total length:
Length of your reptile when you first acquired it:
Source (pet store, breeder, wild caught):
Captive bred or wild :
Vivarium
Enclosure dimensions (length x width x heighth):
Cage (type, size):
Substrate provided:
Types of hiding places provided:
Is there a humidity hide? location?
Please describe any other furnishings:
List recent changes in the environment, if any:
Lighting
Artificial lighting
Incandescent (“screw-in” bulbs): wattage(s):
Fluorescent (tube bulbs):
Access to ambient daylight from a distant window:
Heating
Do you have a thermometer(s) in the cage?
What type and brand of thermometer (digital with probe, temperature gun, LCD strip, analog (circle), combo digital thermometer/hygrometer, stainless steel aquarim type, other):
What is the ground temperature right on the substrate under the warm dry hide:
What is the air temperature on the warm end about 4 inches up from the ground:
What is the air temperature on the cool end about 4 inches up from the ground:
What device(s) are used to maintain the temperature (Under Tank Heater, heat light, ceramic heat emitter, Flexwatt heat tape, hot rock, other):
Ventilation space for your UTH by elevating the tank above the shelf (some UTHs come with sticky feet for the tank corners):
Are you using a thermostat(s)?
Which hide does she/he spend most of her time?
Is the temperature decreased at night? by how much?
Humidity
Is the humidity measured?
Humidity range:
Diet
Insects and worms, list type:
Regular diet fed to the insects and worms:
Are the insects and worms formally “gutloaded” 1-2 days prior to feeding off to your gecko? If so with?
How often do you feed your gecko?
Please list any supplements (with brand names) used. How are they given and how often?
What calcium brand are you using? with D3, without or both?
Is the calcium in the tank with D3 or without?
Multivitamins (include brand name)?
Please list any recent additions/changes in the diet:
General Health
If your gecko is sick, please describe the signs and how long your gecko has been showing these signs:
Is your gecko’s general activity level normal, decreased, or increased?
Is your gecko’s appetite normal, decreased, or increased?
Have you noticed any of the following?
Weight (loss gain):
Discharge from the eyes or nose:
Increased breathing rate or effort:
Change in the droppings:
Urates
---white or yellowish:
---size of urates as compared to size of feces:
Abnormal skin color or shedding:
Parasites on the skin or in the feces:
Weakness:
Previous problems and/or illnesses:
Other Critters in Same Cage or in Household
List other that are kept in the same cage:
Recent acquisitions (new pets within the past 6 months):
Are any of your other pets ill?
kimwal
New member
I totally have had that issue as my geckos are all big with perhaps a little too much weight for some. Anyway--they all have had weeks going into months when the appetite slows way down, especially the females during the breeding season--even when not breeding. In fact breeding one of my females has stimulated her into eating big every day with big poop daily. Here is her picture--this is Buckmark. My website shows her and my other breeders. supergiantleopardgecko.com I have bred her to Judge. Let us know what happens kimwal
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