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Not used to a picky eater...help!
It's been about 4 years since I've had a leopard gecko and my little guy at the time had no problem hunting and eating like crazy. My new girl, Aurora, doesn't seem to be very interested in eating. She has a bowl with mealworms, a dish of calcium, and I've given her a few dusted crickets every other night. I've left the crickets in there for a few hours and then took them out as they started eating her feces and I didn't want them bugging her overnight. Should I be leaving them in longer? She also haven't been eating the worms and isn't interested if I try to hand feed her. My leo from years ago liked taking hand fed worms, so I gave it a shot with her.
She's in an 8qt tub with regulated belly heat, 91F hot side, 82F cool side, humidity 50-56%, shallow water dish, hides, and as stated above a dish of mealworms and a dish of calcium. She's currently on paper towels. She's been pooping once a day and her fecal actually came out yellowish today - perhaps she's been eating the mealworms (they've been munching on carrots) and I just counted wrong?
I've never experienced a picky leo, so any advice is appreciated!
Last edited by Zuma22; 08-20-2013 at 01:38 AM.
~Mary
1.0 Normal BP, Zuma
0.1 Western Hognose, Apache
0.0.1 Biak GTP, Borneo
0.0.1 Rosy boa, Borrego
1.0 CA Kingsnake, Woodson
0.1 Dwarf boa, Margarita
1.0 Mack Snow Leo, Aurora
1.0 Hypino Leo, Puppy
0.1 Tremper Albino Leo, Robin
0.0.2 Pancake Tortoise, Maple and Buttermilk
1.0 African Bullfrog, Miguel
0.0.1 Leachianus, Banjo
Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could do only a little.
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Re: Not used to a picky eater...help!
How long have you had her? Sometimes my more high stress leos wont eat the first week of being in their new environment. I would also definitely leave the crickets in longer too. My Enigma only eats when they're left in overnight. Just keep trying. As long as she stay healthy over wise she'll come around Keep us updated!
- Melody
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Re: Not used to a picky eater...help!
Thanks, Melody!
Tomorrow will be the one week mark, so she's still new. I left 6 crickets in there with her last night and woke up to 3 left. Im hoping she ate the missing 3 and they didn't just jump out through the air holes!
~Mary
1.0 Normal BP, Zuma
0.1 Western Hognose, Apache
0.0.1 Biak GTP, Borneo
0.0.1 Rosy boa, Borrego
1.0 CA Kingsnake, Woodson
0.1 Dwarf boa, Margarita
1.0 Mack Snow Leo, Aurora
1.0 Hypino Leo, Puppy
0.1 Tremper Albino Leo, Robin
0.0.2 Pancake Tortoise, Maple and Buttermilk
1.0 African Bullfrog, Miguel
0.0.1 Leachianus, Banjo
Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could do only a little.
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Re: Not used to a picky eater...help!
She still doesn't seem to be eating any other ideas? I'm about ready to go to the vet to test for parasites or something else. A coworker recommended using reptiboost (i think that's what it's called), but im not wild about force feeding her.
~Mary
1.0 Normal BP, Zuma
0.1 Western Hognose, Apache
0.0.1 Biak GTP, Borneo
0.0.1 Rosy boa, Borrego
1.0 CA Kingsnake, Woodson
0.1 Dwarf boa, Margarita
1.0 Mack Snow Leo, Aurora
1.0 Hypino Leo, Puppy
0.1 Tremper Albino Leo, Robin
0.0.2 Pancake Tortoise, Maple and Buttermilk
1.0 African Bullfrog, Miguel
0.0.1 Leachianus, Banjo
Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who does nothing because he could do only a little.
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