Severely Concernerd...

[LEOPARD1]

Well... My 9 month old 60gram 9" Female hadnt eaten in close to two weeks. I refused to give her a Waxworm. Here is where the problem arises and I need some experienced folks to put their minds together to help me get out of this quagmire.

I have always fed my LG Giant Mealworms (chemically untreated) and she has been a FUSSY eater from baby to adult. I keep a container of wax worms around for treats. I thought I was being ingenious and took my hemostats grabbed a giant mealworm and dunked it in the wood shavings the wax worms come in and mixed the mealworm around in the shavings good. BOOM! She eats three in a row! Sense of smell association! F**k! Did I really do myself in?

Is this irreperable?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Steve ~

If she's not losing weight, I would not worry. Just keep her hydrated. I offered suggestions in your post entitled: Stumped?.

Click: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/leopard-geckos-food-feeding-issues/77754-stumped.html

 

[LEOPARD1]

Steve ~

If she's not losing weight, I would not worry. Just keep her hydrated. I offered suggestions in your post entitled: Stumped?.

Click: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/community/leopard-geckos-food-feeding-issues/77754-stumped.html

I know and thank you for the suggestions. I'm wondering strictly about wax worms. I like to experiment and some ideas come back to bite me in the butt. Then again I think thats how its supposed to happen until you find a solution. I am wondering if my further association of her staple food item with wax worms is going to be a hard cycle to break?

 

[hmarie186]

My friend fed her boy a few waxies for his one year birthday and then he refused mealworms for three weeks. Tough love though, she held out and he's never had another problem eating since.

 

[LEOPARD1]

My friend fed her boy a few waxies for his one year birthday and then he refused mealworms for three weeks. Tough love though, she held out and he's never had another problem eating since.

Tough love and lots of H2O