Crested not eating? help please

[M&H]

I have hand fed my crested gecko since day one. I know not everyone has time for that, but he is my only one so I am able to. I give him lots of different items. Rhinoplasty Crested Gecko i mix in a contact lens case and use a medicine dropper to drop the diet onto his nose. He usually stops jumping around to lick it off. I also feed him dubli roaches and crickets off tongs. He loves to eat them. I have heard that if their enclosure is to large they have a hard time finding their food. If I leave the RCD in his tank I do 3 parts water to 1 parts powder because it used to dry up over night when I was doing 2 parts water to 1 part diet.

[lance]

What worries me is that her food is in a tiny shallow 0.5 oz cups and I just fill it so it covers the bottom. I would think I would see if she were eating anything. She has no interest in crickets either.
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how soon does the food dry up after its in the enclosure don't sound like you have enough food in there and its drying up before she eats if she won't take crickets some people use Dubia Roaches which are really good for them I put mine in calcium powder and in a glass dish so my gecko's see them but they can't climb out.

[elbee]

Well I had her out last night trying to put tiny dabs of food on her nose. She licked some off. But then she pooped on me. I guess that's a good thing.

[lance]

is she is pooping then she is eating as long as the poop is normal and not runny or like diarrhea I would be ok just put your rephasy in a milk cap lid fill it up so she can eat it as she pleases mist her so she has water and just watch her eyes and check for poop and your good. If anything weird happens just send a message

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is she is pooping then she is eating as long as the poop is normal and not runny or like diarrhea I would be ok just put your rephasy in a milk cap lid fill it up so she can eat it as she pleases mist her so she has water and just watch her eyes and check for poop and your good. If anything weird happens just send a message

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is she is pooping then she is eating as long as the poop is normal and not runny or like diarrhea I would be ok just put your rephasy in a milk cap lid fill it up so she can eat it as she pleases mist her so she has water and just watch her eyes and check for poop and your good. If anything weird happens just send a message

[elbee]

Hmm, still not much change. I don't notice any food gone still. I tried to give her some banana yesterday and she would lick it off her nose, but didn't seem interested it that either. Should I worry or just keep an eye on her weight and keep filling her food each night?

[OctagonGecko729]

Hmm, still not much change. I don't notice any food gone still. I tried to give her some banana yesterday and she would lick it off her nose, but didn't seem interested it that either. Should I worry or just keep an eye on her weight and keep filling her food each night?

Sorry I took so long to get back to you. Your girl is completely fine, she looks very filled out . I would guess she is just going off feed a little bit because of winter. All of my ciliatus are also eating very small amounts, even the pairs that I have breeding at the moment. I wouldn't offer more then 1-2 insects a week and I'd keep up with CGD every two days. If the CGD is drying up too quickly you can add a few drops of water so it will last until you change it out with a new dish. You do not need to worry about lack of feeding until she drops below 30g, if she drops that low get her to a vet and run a fecal. You should also decrease the amount of stress she is experiencing. Covering up a few sides of the vivarium and not handling her will make her feel more at home and more willing to eat.

[elbee]

Okay, thank you so much. I may try moving her enclosure to another area of the house that doesn't see as much traffic or covering a couple sides of her house. When she sits a certain way I can see her little ribs though, and it makes me think she is skinny

[lance]

Hmm, still not much change. I don't notice any food gone still. I tried to give her some banana yesterday and she would lick it off her nose, but didn't seem interested it that either. Should I worry or just keep an eye on her weight and keep filling her food each night?

weigh her and keep an eye on her but she does look good she don't look to have sunken in sides and ribs showing, her eyes are not sunken in so she is hydrated. I think she is eating just not as much as you would assume I have over a few hundred of them and some girls will take a few licks of there food here and there during the end of winter for the coming spring breeding others will eat there whole lid of food in a 12 hour span as long as they are not skinny or sunken eyes and pooping and there given fresh food every 36 hours they should be good also some live food dusted with calcium and vitamins is nice on occasion. I think your girl looks good maybe try to keep her somewhere, where there isn't many people constantly walking by or lights on and loud noises all the time maybe that can startle her to not eat as much but she looks fine I wouldnt' worry about it

Lance

[CaitJaye]

If your super worried try a little bit of mango. Mine goes nutttsss for mashed mango and sometimes i give her a littttle bit of mango babyfood when I hand feed her. I feel like mangos the go to snack. she wont even eat bananas anymore. Spoiled.

[Kaorte]

I have hand fed my crested gecko since day one. I know not everyone has time for that, but he is my only one so I am able to. I give him lots of different items. Rhinoplasty Crested Gecko i mix in a contact lens case and use a medicine dropper to drop the diet onto his nose. He usually stops jumping around to lick it off. I also feed him dubli roaches and crickets off tongs. He loves to eat them. I have heard that if their enclosure is to large they have a hard time finding their food. If I leave the RCD in his tank I do 3 parts water to 1 parts powder because it used to dry up over night when I was doing 2 parts water to 1 part diet.

Sorry just had to chuckle at this one!!! Best autocorrect ever I assume?