Giant leo won't eat..

[CoolioTiffany]

So for about 2 weeks now my Giant leo Sobe won't take anything for me. After she shed, she stopped eating. She did eat her shed, though. I mainly fed her mealworms because she no longer accepted crickets. I tried feeding her crickets again but she won't take them, they are just dying off in her enclosure. I have the temps right and everything she needs, but I don't know what's causing this. I soaked her just in case impaction was the cause, she defecated, but she still will not eat for me. I soaked her twice too, and rubbed her tummy a bit when she was soaking to help it pass (heard that's what your supposed to do to help it pass) but that did not work. So, I have no idea why she won't eat. I did read it was normal for them to go off feed sometimes, but it's been 2 weeks or so now, and I'm getting very concerned. She acts like her normal self, and I see no signs of parasites or any sicknesses. What else can I feed her? I did also read that they can eat pinkie mice but I wasn't so sure about that. So, what else could I feed her?

[tbowman]

I don't know much about leos, but I do know that waxworms are like crack to them. You could see if she would take one of them?

[CoolioTiffany]

I don't know much about leos, but I do know that waxworms are like crack to them. You could see if she would take one of them?

She isn't really losing weight at all, and her tail isn't getting skinny, but I guess I could buy some wax worms and try it out.

[Hulihzack]

Pinkies are best for putting weight back on them if they lost weight due to breeding or other reasons. Waxworms are a nice fatty treat, she might go for them, but don't over do it with those.

[tbowman]

That's why I said see if she would take 1 or 2 of them. It's better than not eating at all.

[CoolioTiffany]

Pinkies are best for putting weight back on them if they lost weight due to breeding or other reasons. Waxworms are a nice fatty treat, she might go for them, but don't over do it with those.

Ya I'm most likely going to get the wax worms. Hopefully she'll take one or two. If she doesn't eat those, then I may just have to do the pinkie and see what happens if she takes it or not.

[771subliminal]

you can try tabacco worms too mine love them

[Clementine_3]

I tried feeding her crickets again but she won't take them, they are just dying off in her enclosure.

Do you leave the crickets in her tank all the time? They may actually be stressing her and, more worrisome, they could actually be nibbling on her. It's best to take them out after 1/2 hour or so.
My girls go through little fasts all the time, I don't worry anymore (hahaha), I know they are healthy and will eat when they want. They pig out all winter, spring and fall and eat sporadically in July and August. I think they do it just to drive me crazy frankly. My male is a pretty consistent eater but even he slows down a bit mid-summer.
You could try super worms, my guys go nuts over them.

[CoolioTiffany]

Do you leave the crickets in her tank all the time? They may actually be stressing her and, more worrisome, they could actually be nibbling on her. It's best to take them out after 1/2 hour or so.
My girls go through little fasts all the time, I don't worry anymore (hahaha), I know they are healthy and will eat when they want. They pig out all winter, spring and fall and eat sporadically in July and August. I think they do it just to drive me crazy frankly. My male is a pretty consistent eater but even he slows down a bit mid-summer.
You could try super worms, my guys go nuts over them.

Not normally. I usually keep them in a small container but I only purchased 5 crickets a few days ago and most of them have already died. There are 2 left in there I think, but I haven't checked today yet because I was busy cleaning out the water dishes but I'll go check right now.