feeding and defecating slowing down?

[sauroid]

i dont see any symptoms of illness. no bad poop, no immobility, no drastic weight loss, and they all look bright and plump.

 

[Sturt]

in the spirit of the season, let's try to get along.
merry christmas everyone.

:main_yes: ok sorry

 

[sauroid]

one adult leo ate about six mealworms yesterday. the subadult ate two MW. the two juvies are eating more or less normally. only one (an adult) hasnt eaten/defecated in days. do all (healthy) leopard geckos go through this non-feeding phase/period? sorry, im just being paranoid.

 

[Next Level Geckos]

No worries. All my geckos either stopped or ate less a month back........for about 1 week.

 

[RepGurl]

Mine have slowed down a lot. They arnt losing any weight, they just dont eat as much. All my reptiles are located in a basement so they dont have access to the outside light. My Bearded Dragons are doing the same thing (most breeders encourage a resting period for them).

 

[sauroid]

one out of five of my leos is still not eating (the oldest/biggest). if this worrysome non feeding situation goes on, i might give up leos and shift to another group of reptiles. i just cant handle the frustration considering the hard work ive done to maintain them.

 

[Lady_Kiya]

Aww, don't give up.
I know it's hard not to worry.
My female hasn't eaten in about two weeks now... Maybe a little more..

 

[sauroid]

thanks for the encouragement Jessie.
btw, my difficult eater ate five mealworms yesterday and she pooped normally today. the others are back to their normal feeding habits (15 to 20 med./large mealworms a day). i guess i'll just have to get used to this leo fasting thingy.