5 month old rarely eats

equinelove93

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Location
ontatio, Canada
My 5 month old male leo has hardly been eating the past month. I offer him gutloaded and dusted mealworms everyday but he'll normally only eat about 10 twice a week at the max.

I've had him since he was a hatchling and he never ate consistently but for the majority he would eat 5 or 6 eveyday.
I was wondering if its his older age that he is eating less. Hes not thin at all. He has a nice tail, looks very healthy and is very active. He is pooping.

I dust 3× a week with pure calcium. 2× with cal+ D3. Once with multivitamin and he gets a day with no dusting. Last month i fed him about 4 wax worms as a treat. He weighs 43 grams.

Hes in a 10 gallon for now on paper towel. 90 on the hot side with an UTH. 85 in the middle and 80 on the cool. 3 hides on each section and a moist hide on the warm side.

Should i be concerned?

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strhunter2

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Ontario, Canada
i only offer food to mine 3 times a week and sometimes they dont eat it all... i think your gecko isint eating just because hes not hungry
 
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scm133

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They will slow down a bit in the winter. Best way to monitor your gecko is by weighing him. This will save you a lot of worry. If he is not eating much, but no significant weight loss, no worries. I would also start thinking about moving him to a 20 gallon tank, soon. :)
 

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