At my wits end

nicole.l.irwin

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Ive tried tong feeding and she turns her head in disgust lol

So i tried leaving them on the paper towel and she shows a slight interest as in head perks up and she watches them but then ignores them and then they hide under the paper towel

So i leave them in her bowel

And yes i have seen both poop and pee


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discoverlight

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Is she's pooping and peeing, your setup is good, and she's not losing weight in her tail, then she should be fine.

One of my girls is refusing food right now too and it's frustrating and worrying sometimes but if their tails are a good weight and she's active, exploring, drinking, sleeping, and monitoring her own temperature, then leave her be and try to give her food around every week, if she keeps refusing, then don't force her. Have you tried different feeders? Like crickets? Sometimes my girls wont touch mealworms or superworms but they are savages for crickets. Try some things and if theyre not working then keep doing what you're doing and monitor her condition to make sure it's not getting worse.
 

nicole.l.irwin

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There was a reptile manager who i worked with and he ran a reptile rescue and he said feeding your gecko crickets is like feeding a diabetic sugar ?

Im not sure what in the hell he actually meant by that or how accurate it is

I try to avoid crickets cause those shits always seem to escape their container and they stink lol
Also i had a water dragon at one time and noticed that something happen been biting him and it turned out that the crickets were eating him while being left in the cage

Her tail appears to still be pretty fat to me im just a worrynelson and would hate for her to get sick


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discoverlight

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Crickets can be used as staples but it depends on what you prefer. You can just start her on crickets and if she's eating them and starts to get more hungry, introduce her to worms again, it's better if she eats them than nothing, they have a high nutritional value and theyre soft and have no hard exoskeleton or chitin like mealworms or superworms do.

I don't think she's sick, she's just stubborn. If you're REALLY in doubt, and she's losing weight then a vet is probably needed. Don't dig too deep into it though, if she's not losing weight then nothing should be wrong.
 

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