Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

whiteraven666 · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: My leopard gecko aint eating

My leopard gecko Treackle hasnt eaten her locusts for nearly a week. shes not losing weight and shes looking for waxworms. Im presuming that shes got hooked on waxworms and she dont even have interest in anything else.

what should i do?
_________________
Dante (rankins dragon)
Haku (Frilled Dragon)
Heidi (Dwarf sungazer)
Treakle (leopard gecko)
Jake (Baby beardie)
Draven (corn snake)
Denzil (chequered garter snake)
Samson+Mickey (Crested geckos)
Cody (Velvet gecko)

christophermchale · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 9:40 pm Post subject:

feed her waxworms.
_________________
cardboard city.

Paulk · Key Member Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 253 Location: essex

i'm sure that if you keep wax worms out of her diet for a while she'll soon eat whats available!

Chin up. Wink

x
_________________
Beardies are the way!

Wish I were an invert!

stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

yep stop feeding her the waxies n try her on different foods like crickets, locusts, mealworms eventualy she'll get hungry and want to eat what ever is there as a rule dont feed waxworms too much only as a treat because they are quite fatty.
stu

whiteraven666 · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:07 am Post subject:

how long can i expect her to refuse food?
_________________
Dante (rankins dragon)
Haku (Frilled Dragon)
Heidi (Dwarf sungazer)
Treakle (leopard gecko)
Jake (Baby beardie)
Draven (corn snake)
Denzil (chequered garter snake)
Samson+Mickey (Crested geckos)
Cody (Velvet gecko)

aidan · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:18 am Post subject:

depends on how big she is and when she last ate

Exalted Gecko · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

The first thing to remember so you don't worry or feel bad is that your gecko can go for weeks without food. So don't feel bad about not feeding.

Offer no food at all for a week (no matter how tempted you are!) and offer one locust, if it is eaten leave it at that and offer another one in a few days, do this untill you have re-established normal feeding patterns.

If it is ignored,remove it and wait another week.

It might not be anything to do with the wax worms either. Sometimes geckos just don't fancy eating. My male didnt eat for nearly two months, then just decided he was hungry again. His tail never got thin so I never worried. Wink

_________________
Kind Regards,

Chris

whiteraven666 · Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:08 am Post subject:

ok thanku everyone. treackle is a special gecko and been in the family for years. shes so important to me. im one of those people that would fall asleep worrying about her. shes about 6 years old at least
_________________
Dante (rankins dragon)
Haku (Frilled Dragon)
Heidi (Dwarf sungazer)
Treakle (leopard gecko)
Jake (Baby beardie)
Draven (corn snake)
Denzil (chequered garter snake)
Samson+Mickey (Crested geckos)
Cody (Velvet gecko)