problem feeder

hi my name is annabelle i work in a pet store, am thinking of taking a leopard gecko 4 a pet but she is very reluctant to eat. she looks healthy and is happy to be handled but shows no intrest in food hav tried her with crickets mealworms and locusts and have also tried a pinkie but she not interested. any ideas?:main_yes:

Since you work at the store I think it would be good for you to try slurrying her if she hasn't really eaten in a while. Should be a sticky post in the H & M section with marcia's recipe. I've not used it, but it is supposed to both feed the animal and get their appetite back.

Also, I wouldn't recommend taking any animal as your pet that isn't an active eater. Some people have no way to really know if an animal eats actively, but you're lucky to have the firsthand knowledge of that. You could get a fecal done on the animal at your own expense (I don't think the pet store would have anything to do with that). That would tell you if there are any parasites involved.

Have you tried waxworms or silkworms? Or even roaches? Not that any of those should be staples, but it's worth a shot to see if she will take any of those to stimulate her appetite.

Hopefully someone can chime in with some more information for you. That's all I can say from the best of my knowledge.

AcidophiLiz+ is supposed to help the stomach and digestive tract, AND get your geckos appetitie up. I use it in general because i dont wanna rick the lack of it and my geckos love the taste.

annabelle said:

hi my name is annabelle i work in a pet store, am thinking of taking a leopard gecko 4 a pet but she is very reluctant to eat. she looks healthy and is happy to be handled but shows no intrest in food hav tried her with crickets mealworms and locusts and have also tried a pinkie but she not interested. any ideas?:main_yes:

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i dont believe leos will eat pinkies....

but try waxworms. they are like candy to geckos. if they wont nag at that then there may be a bigger problem.

what sub. is in the bedding of the cage?

waxworms work very well to stimulate their appetite, also if the leo is on sand get it off of that and use either paper towels or reptile carpet or tile as a sibstrate. hopefully the leo is not impacted.

Can you tell us a little more on how this gecko is housed and about how old/big it is? This could help us answer your questions about taking it home with you.

i dont believe leos will eat pinkies....

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Most of mine do!

Golden Gate Geckos said:

Most of mine do!

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really? i didnt think they'd eat something like that