All that stress.... Never give up and try everything you can!

discoverlight

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So some of you may have read somewhere about my female that didn't eat for 3 1/2 months. I have her on Rept-aid and dewormer now for a few days, and she still shows no interest in the superworms i give to all of my geckos.

I thought about the idea to put small mealworms in a bowl and see if the squirming might entice her

Welp

She goes for them. Ever since I got her which was about almost 4 months ago, she has never looked SO INTERESTED in her food. All it took was a bowl and mealworms for her to eat.

I may jinx myself on this and she might go on a not-eating spree again for another few months when i give her mealworms, but hopefully she starts eating like a normal gecko!

Never give up on a off-food gecko, and try EVERYTHING YOU CAN. It's worth it when you get the relief of seeing them actually put something into their bodies after so long

It may be the mealworms, the rept-aid, or the de-wormer, or everything at once, but I sure as hell spent the whole time watching her chow down after soooooo long without food
 

acpart

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Glad things are working out now. I have a male that doesn't eat for 4-6 months every winter. I offer, but no interest. I just pack him full of food in the summer and hope he'll keep eating till January. He weighs 77 grams now (he's 9 years old and I've had him since 2007) and will probably drop up to 20 grams during the winter.

Aliza
 

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