Female gecko possible feeding problems?

blizzard

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My female is a year old, 62-65 grams, acts normal, has water and calcium available at all times, the temps. are right, has under heat for her belly, and has two hide boxes-one with moisture and humidity. She wasn't eating for about 10 days. Usually she ate 2 pinkies every 3-4 days then about 8 large crickets every 3-4 days. I just altered what I fed her every week and offered mealworms every other day. Last night she finally ate and acted like she was very hungry-it was a dozen medium size crickets. I was concerned that she wasn't eating, but now that she has ate I'm not too worried. But my concern is with what I found this morning. In her tank I found a couple crickets that were squashed and stuck together like they had been puked up. So should I be concerned that she is sick? She has been acting fine today and has been defecating normally.
 
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Alchemy

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How big were the crickets? It sounds like they were too large for her and she had to regurgitate.
 

blizzard

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They were medium size-less than half her head size. I usually gave her large ones. She ate 4-5 more crickets though last night, and I didn't find any thing like puke this morning.
 

GeckoRing

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That's a lot of pinkies. Feeding this many pinkies can cause liver troubles. You can look on her underside and see if it is enlarged. If anything looks unusual I would get her to a vet.
 
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Mack Leo Boy

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Also has she been bred? She has been breed or is ovulating that might be the problem. I'd also not feed so many pinkies as Michelle said.
 

blizzard

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she's never been bred...and i'm pretty sure she's not going to eat anything but crickets now. although i've never tried silkworms and i heard they can be very nutritious.
 

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