1 Mealie?

[fender120993]

I have had my guy for exactly a week today and through the whole week his feeding has been quite odd. The first night, he ate 1 worm. he didnt eat for like 3 days, then he ate like 5. And now he hasnt eaten since like saturday.
Is it cause i have been moving around his cage?


Btw, I keep a dish of mealies in 24/7. Is this bad?

 

[IonBaller07]

IDK but Im in the same boat as you. my female is basically doing the same thing. Im starting to think maybe leos just like being picky.

Ohh and the dish is fine lots of people do it.

 

[fender120993]

it drives me crazy! I am afraid to handle him cause i dont wanna mess him up even more.

I wish he was more like my ball python. he has never refused a meal.

 

[leoman5654]

I would find the best arrangement for the furniture in his cage and leave it. I know sometimes my one leopard gecko doesn't eat for about two days after I change her cage. And have mealworms in an ESCAPE PROOF dish 24/7 is good. I have it in with all of my leopard geckos. You could also try some other feeders such as crickets. Hope I helped

 

[fender120993]

Thanks leoman!
Too bad I am replacing my sand in the next day or two. Poor gecko

 

[reddmann]

Well I'm not very experienced but this is what I do mine always eats. I don't keep a dish of mealies in all the time unless I'm leaving for a couple of days. When I feed him (every other day) I feed one mealie at a time by holding where he sees it in my hand (or in the tweezers) and then putting it on the cage floor for him to catch. If I ever need to change or remove something in his cage I do it right before feeding or if its a non feeding day I give him one mealie right after moving anything. So if I ever have to move something in his cage he comes out looking for food.

 

[fender120993]

Redmann, you hand feed and also keep a dish?

 

[reddmann]

I keep a dish, but I only use it to put the mealworms in to hold them while i feed him. I take them out of the dish one at a time and let him see it in my hand then I'll drop it on the cage floor and let him go after it. I also use the dish if I'm gonna be gone for a couple of days. I'll leave a few in it for him but alot of times he wont eat many (if any) out of the dish.

 

[fender120993]

okay. thanks mate