GexPex
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So I recently got 3 new leopard geckos. Each are in quarantine. Each from the same breeder and were fed mealworms dusted with Vionate/Osteo-Form and kept on solid (not loose) substrate.
They were bought January 6th. Since I have had them, they have each pooped normally, but I have only seen 1-2 poops in each cage. The male has eaten 2 mealworms, but the females haven't eaten anything as of yet. They all have fat tails, but have lost 3-5 grams each since I weighed them the night that I got them. I haven't been handling them, other than the night that they came and today (to do health check/weighing).
Each cage is set up with the following...paper towel substrate, 3 hides (hot, cool, moist), water bowl, calcium without vitamin d3 (Zoo-Med brand) bowl, mealworm bowl (with Repashy bug burger in center), heat mat on one end (temp 90-93), cool side at 75-78, and each are provided with 2 gut-loaded dubias dusted with Repashy Calcium Plus for 1 hour each night.
If you need me to fill out the health form, I will, but not sure if I should do it for each, or just for all.
Mainly wondering how long should I wait for them to get used to their new enclosures before worring about them not eating. They all seem healthy and active otherwise.
What's the longest one of your new leopard geckos has gone without eating when placed in a new enclosure?
They were bought January 6th. Since I have had them, they have each pooped normally, but I have only seen 1-2 poops in each cage. The male has eaten 2 mealworms, but the females haven't eaten anything as of yet. They all have fat tails, but have lost 3-5 grams each since I weighed them the night that I got them. I haven't been handling them, other than the night that they came and today (to do health check/weighing).
Each cage is set up with the following...paper towel substrate, 3 hides (hot, cool, moist), water bowl, calcium without vitamin d3 (Zoo-Med brand) bowl, mealworm bowl (with Repashy bug burger in center), heat mat on one end (temp 90-93), cool side at 75-78, and each are provided with 2 gut-loaded dubias dusted with Repashy Calcium Plus for 1 hour each night.
If you need me to fill out the health form, I will, but not sure if I should do it for each, or just for all.
Mainly wondering how long should I wait for them to get used to their new enclosures before worring about them not eating. They all seem healthy and active otherwise.
What's the longest one of your new leopard geckos has gone without eating when placed in a new enclosure?