Brand new 6 month old leopard gecko not eating much

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Leopardgeckoharry

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Hello :D
I recently purchased a 6 month old leopard gecko (2 days ago). He is comfortable being held and seems to be okay in his vivarium, the only problem is that he isnt really eating all to much, the pet shop said that he would probably eat about 5 crickets and some mealworms. When I fed him today he could only eat 3 crickets and I don't think he has even touched the meal worms (apart from knocking over the bowl multiple times).
this is my 1st time every owning a leopard gecko (or a reptile) so I was wondering if that is just normal and should just give him some time to feel more comfortable in his new home

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Yes, definately give him some time. New geckos need time to adjust to their new enviorments without being handled. Sometimes it can take more than two weeks for a gecko to fully adjust to their new enviroment and begin eating regularly. Just give him some time with as little handling and disturbance as possible, and he should adjust just fine :)
 
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Leopardgeckoharry

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Thanks for the reply :D I will definitely cut back on disturbing him and just let him do his own thing for a while. I'm actually surprised about his progress at the moment i've been looking about online for a while now and people are saying that they are taking days for them to eat anything at all or pick him up, the only reason I picked him up was because he walked straight on to my hand when I put it in there :)
 
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Well it sounds like he will be a great little pet after he is adjusted and such :) Just give him a bit of time, and he should come around just fine :) I was actually surprised that you said he had eaten three crickets already! But do let us know when he starts eating good!
 
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Leopardgeckoharry

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Yeah he ate 3 crickets today and 2 yesterday :) I will keep everyone informed when he settles in. I was just making this thread to get some reassurance about whether it was normal or not. Thanks for the advice :D
 
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Day 3: Today I put the crickets in the fridge as he was struggling to catch them yesterday. Today he managed to eat I think either 4,5 or 6 its kind of hard to tell because of the light :p I've got some great pictures that im gunna put up tomorow in the other thread :D
 
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Day 4: this should hopefully be the last post on this thread because today my leopard gecko happily munched down 6 crickets no problem at all :) thanks for the help lads/laddets. I know I said I would put the pics up today but I will do it tomoz
 
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okok im sorry I said I would stop posting but something amazing just happened, the little bugger just ate 7 crickets :D I'm so happy now I think hes finally settling in properly :D
 
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Leopardgeckoharry

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About your leo:
- Sex-Male
- Age & Weight-6 months no idea about the weight
- How long have you owned your leo-2weeks exactly
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend)-pet store

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo-as often as he allows me to. normally about every other day
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.- He has become alot more lively and skittish
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal)
- When was the last time he/she went-she last went last night but it was much smaller than normal
C) Problem
- Well he went from eating every single day about 3-6 crickets a night but now he hasnt eaten anything for 4 days!

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size-60 x 45 x 30 cm
- Type (ex. glass tank)-Glass tank
- Type of substrate-Tiles and paper towels
- Hides, how many, what kind- 3 hides. One cool hide, a humid hide and a toilet paper roll which he spends sometime in.
B) Heating
- Heat source-under tank heated
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side)- hot side 32oc cool side- around room temperature
- Method of regulating heat source-Thermostat
- What are you using to measure your temps-Thermometer with probe
- Do you have any lights (describe)-no lights
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females)-none
- Describe health, or previous problems

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much)-I am feeding 3-6 crickets a night
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect)-Just put them in his tank
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands)-At the moment i am only using calci-dust from vetark
- What are you gut loading food with-A mixture of different dry vegetable substrate





Things have taken a turn for the worse :/ instead of eating every night 3-6 crickets he has now not eaten for 4 days and has become very skittish like he has had a sudden urge of stress. The last time he ate he ate 2 days in a row, on the 1st day he ate 5 crickets and on the 2nd day he ate 7 crickets but hasnt eaten since.
 
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Leopardgeckoharry said:
okok im sorry I said I would stop posting but something amazing just happened, the little bugger just ate 7 crickets :D I'm so happy now I think hes finally settling in properly :D
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You have an amazing gecko that he ate straight off, and climbed in your hand straight off. Luck you!!! Mine is pretty docile she has come out of hide loads and I've read about ones that won't do that. When she hears us she comes out to see us even. She has not climbed into my hand unless I took her wet hide top off and move to my bed and basically my hand is the only way out but I think thats better then picking her up.
 
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