Leo won't eat

Nothing is wrong with feeding waxworms. I give them to my geckos pretty much every other day. It's not like they can get too fat. She will most likely eat at night, so just get a bowl, a small one(like one for rodents), put some dusted mealies in there, and she should eat. The best thing to do is to not watch them. Leave her completely alone, except for changing water, putting mealies in dish. I always hear mine rustling in the leaves and in their bowl at night... when I am trying to sleep... :)

I know how many a day I should give her,but would 5 be too little for her to get her started?Also,would I need to dust the mealies if I have a little calcium dish?Can she get to the food if she cant see it?

She will most likely hear the mealies moving around in the bowl, but make sure the bowl is in a corner or up against a wall of the cage so she doesn't continuously circle around it. 5 is a good number. I usually put 10-12 mealies in the bowl for 2 geckos and they are fatter than sin :) I don't have a calcium dish because I have read from other breeder's sites that it is just a pain in the booty... They just crawl through it and make a mess... I use Rep-Cal and Herptivite and put calcium in the mealie bowl 3-4x/week and herptivite in 1-2x/week depending on if the crickets/mealies/waxies have eaten lately or not(new,just shipped crickets, or crickets I've had awhile).

Mine seem to be doing great, running around acting like goobers, shedding a good amount, eating, eating and more eating, and there's some sleeping in there too. :)

Also, your question about dusting... Yes you should dust them even if you have a calcium dish. Rep-Cal has D3 in it while Herptivite doesn't. You should dust with something that has D3 in it so they can metabolize the calcium they are taking in. So you should, in essence, have 3 things to give them if you have a calcium dish... Regular calcium(pain in the butt if you ask me, but that's my 2 cents), calcium with d3 and herp vitamins. I like Rep-Cal and Herptivite because they are made to go with each other, and serve my purposes very well... But it's just up to you what you use.

It's ok if she doesn't eat for a little while, if her tail is nice and fat and squishy, then she is healthy and can live off of that until she gets settled in. Just be sure to leave the mealies in there so she can eat the at night. Good luck with her. :)

I use reptivite and it says it has Calcium,Vitamins and Vitamin D3,would this work?

Nope... They need to all be separate. Too many vitamins can be as detrimental as not enough, just as calcium can. I know, Leopard geckos can be a little difficult to get situated at first, but once you get the hang of their needs, it's alot easier.

The stuff that you're using isn't good to leave in the bowl because it has d3 and vitamins. If you really "have" to have the bowl, then just go get some plain calcium WITHOUT D3. That is what you can leave in the bowl at all times. I just feel that a bowl isn't necessary if they are getting supplemented with calcium with d3 3-4 times per week. If I were you, I would take a trip back to the petstore and get some calcium with D3 that contains no vitamins, and a container of herp vitamins. Herptivite is awesome, and even though it costs around $8-$10 for 3.2 oz., you're only going to dust stuff with it 1-2 times a week, so it will last forever. You can find Rep-Cal and Herptivite online for alot cheaper, but I know how parents can be about buying things online :)

I'm not going to list all of the vitamins Herptivite contains but it has 44 of them. I don't think anything else on the market has that much of a range... Also, your calcium shouldn't contain phosphorus, if it does, get something different. Too much phosphorus is bad, and it comes in the vitamins anyway.

I know it can be a pain getting all of this right, but it's all for the better. Did the breeder say what she used?

Ok,I told my mom,she wants to know how much the plain calcium and vitamins will be put together.

Anyways,my mom gets paid on the 15,can I wait till then?

Oops,the thing I have is only vitamins.Wednesday Ill get some Calcium.

RepCal at the petstore is usually around $5-$6, and Herptivite is around $10-$11 at the petstore. Those would be your best bet as they are formulated to be used together. You don't really need a bowl of plain calcium if you are dusting the crickets and mealies correctly. RepCal has D3 in it and the Herptivite has a little calcium in it as well, so no worries there. Especially if you feed your crix and mealies well before feeding them to your gecko.

My mealies get whole wheat bread, oatmeal, and some crushed dog food, and my crix get the same, except they get fruits and veggies too.

Those two supplements are the only things that are really needed. If you sprinkle RepCal in the bowl that the mealies are in, shake them around a bit, then she should get all the calcium she needs. Even after the mealies are gone, the calcium will still be in the bowl, so she can go lick on it whenever she needs to. Then when vitamins are needed, just sprinkle some in the bowl that the calcium is in, shake the mealies around a bit like before, and there ya go. :) Hope that helped a bit.

Can I use repti-vite and Calcium w/o D3?The Vitamins have D3 already.

Yeah, that sounds ok. You would just need to give the vitamins more often so your gecko can metabolize the calcium efficiently without having an overload of it. If you don't understand, just let me know. :)

So has she eaten for you yet?? I just got my guys some giant mealies ad they went after 'em like savages, LoL.