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Xx_JoJo_xX · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: Desperate for help please.. :(

Its like I've jinxed myself or something.. since I mentioned my female leo being a glutton she seems to have stopped eating!
http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18120

Mex is still being really fussy, I offered them barely nothing for a week and then put in some black crickets, none of which were touched.. so that was a waste of time but now Lolly doesnt seem to be showing interest in food either!

I checked her stomach today and I can see faint blueish looking marks and I know that isn't a good sign.. I kno I should kno more about it than I do and I feel really incompetent at the moment, but could someone please explain what this is to me and how I fix it? Mex doesn't appear to have it..

Lolly has just come out of shedding and I think Mex is about to shed..
I haven't changed temperatures of the vivs at all..

I need to get them both eating again..
I know there's loads of experienced breeders and keepers on here so please help me, I dont want to lose any more of my geckos.. Sad

What am I doing wrong?
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Xx_JoJo_xX · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject:

I had a massive panic but got help from elsewhere and apparently all is ok and they're not eating due to breeding season.. Phew..
Anyway, thanks for all rushing to help me and all your concern, appreciate it.. Rolling Eyes

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MJ · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject:

wow Jo sorry no one answered your post with in a couple minutes like Confused

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captainmerkin · Key Member Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 400

sorry didnt know the answer Sad

my dead one had that on it but much more....

hopefully its fine, I thought mine were off their food too as they have not been eating for several weeks... but they both started gobbling stuff up again now and biting me if I dont have anything in my hand!

hope yours is all ok!

Xx_JoJo_xX · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks captainmerkin..

I apologise for sounding like a "spoilt brat" and I didn't expect a response within a couple of minutes, but have been panicking all day n I was just upset by the lack of help and/or concern offered.
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Lynne · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject:

i didnt see your post jo, and i only keep snakes. but i would have tried to get you help if i had seen it. and on a forum, growing as this one is, you should have got some sort of reply.
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Xx_JoJo_xX · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:37 am Post subject:

Thanks Lynne.. I'm over it now, just relieved it wasn't an emergency after all..
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Jezz · CaptiveBred Addict! Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 727

Jojo has your male been losing much weight at all? Just with you saying its normal in the breeding season would make me worry abit if he lost too much fat in his tail??
How long has he not ate for now?
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Lynne · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:38 am Post subject:

Xx_JoJo_xX · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:32 am Post subject:

Male hasn't lost that much tail fat i guess.. i'll add picture.. he's just noticably more lighter to me.. tho maybe i just think he's lighter becoz lolly has put on lots n weighs more than him now and it used to b the opposite way round... it would help if I had scales.. Rolling Eyes

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