deanhallison
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Hello,
I am concerned about my male leopard gecko, Buck, who has not been eating for the past week. He was moved to a new enclosure about a week ago, but I would have thought that by now he would be eating regularly again. He is about 3 or 4 years old (we adopted him from another family so we are not exactly sure of his age). The most concerning and peculiar part about his behavior is that when I first drop food in his tank, he stalks it, goes for it, but cant seem to "grip" it with his tongue or teeth enough to get the prey fully into his mouth. After this he seems to become discouraged and stops going after the prey completely. There is always fresh water available in his tank, a calcium cap, warm, cool, and moist hides. All temperatures seem to be optimal. I am not sure if he is having trouble with his vision, or is perhaps weak from an illness. I clean his tank regularly, picking up any feces and do not allow uneaten prey to stay in the tank for longer than about a day. If I could resolve this issue without taking him to the vet, that would be ideal, but of course I will do so if it is necessary. I'm just not sure what to do at this point, as he is refusing crickets, mealworms, and dubia roaches, all of which he has eaten in the past. Any suggestions as to what I should do, or what could be wrong?
Additional Info- He doesn't seem to be lethargic, and comes out to explore at night. He has pooped 3 times since being moved to the new enclosure, but the last time he pooped (last night) it only seemed to be urate.
MORE additional info- He never seemed to have this issue before changing up his enclosure, which has left me very perplexed. Should I change his enclosure back to how it was before?
Update!- I left two small mealworms in his tank last night, and it appears that he has eaten them overnight. I suspect that perhaps I have been feeding him feeders that are slightly too big for him, so maybe this is why he is having a hard time catching them. I will go get small crickets and smaller mealworms later today. Thanks for helping!
I am concerned about my male leopard gecko, Buck, who has not been eating for the past week. He was moved to a new enclosure about a week ago, but I would have thought that by now he would be eating regularly again. He is about 3 or 4 years old (we adopted him from another family so we are not exactly sure of his age). The most concerning and peculiar part about his behavior is that when I first drop food in his tank, he stalks it, goes for it, but cant seem to "grip" it with his tongue or teeth enough to get the prey fully into his mouth. After this he seems to become discouraged and stops going after the prey completely. There is always fresh water available in his tank, a calcium cap, warm, cool, and moist hides. All temperatures seem to be optimal. I am not sure if he is having trouble with his vision, or is perhaps weak from an illness. I clean his tank regularly, picking up any feces and do not allow uneaten prey to stay in the tank for longer than about a day. If I could resolve this issue without taking him to the vet, that would be ideal, but of course I will do so if it is necessary. I'm just not sure what to do at this point, as he is refusing crickets, mealworms, and dubia roaches, all of which he has eaten in the past. Any suggestions as to what I should do, or what could be wrong?
Additional Info- He doesn't seem to be lethargic, and comes out to explore at night. He has pooped 3 times since being moved to the new enclosure, but the last time he pooped (last night) it only seemed to be urate.
MORE additional info- He never seemed to have this issue before changing up his enclosure, which has left me very perplexed. Should I change his enclosure back to how it was before?
Update!- I left two small mealworms in his tank last night, and it appears that he has eaten them overnight. I suspect that perhaps I have been feeding him feeders that are slightly too big for him, so maybe this is why he is having a hard time catching them. I will go get small crickets and smaller mealworms later today. Thanks for helping!
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