Gecko is acting very strange with food

[g man]

guys i previously posted a thread about my gecko not eating but then that same night she ate 10 mealies. Since the she has gone back to not eating and it has been about a week and a half. Some feeders that i have tried are mealworms, and crix, any ideas?

 

[GeckoMandi]

It could be a number of things, I have picky eaters to they go through stages where they don't want to eat for a few days even a week or so. Have you taken her in for a vet check?

 

[g man]

No but i just bought some wax worms to help with the weight issue because she has lost some weight so hopefully shell eat them.

Question: How many waxworms would you guys feed your geckos?

 

[LadyGecko]

I wouldn't go to heavy on the waxies and I would get a fecal sample into the vet asap just to be on the safe side since there has been a weight loss
If she stops eating all together and is getting skinny -make Marcia's slurry or get Rept-A-Aid-the insectivore carnivore formula-but definitely get that fecal sample in to be tested

good luck with her

Sandy

 

[PaulSage]

In addition to what Sandy said, I would double check the temperature at the "hot spot" in her cage. If she's too hot or too cold, she may not feel like eating. Kinda like Little Red Riding Hood...

 

[g man]

thx you guys but i was wondering maybe if she just doesnt like crix or mealies? What other feeders would you suggest besides waxworms?

Would you go with supers, pheonix worms, or silkworms?
If so which do you prefer?

 

[joshwilson]

If she's too hot or too cold, she may not feel like eating. Kinda like Little Red Riding Hood...

Hey Paul, I think you meant Goldilocks...

 

[GeckoMandi]

thx you guys but i was wondering maybe if she just doesnt like crix or mealies? What other feeders would you suggest besides waxworms?

Would you go with supers, pheonix worms, or silkworms?
If so which do you prefer?

I would try supers and phoneix worms they are expensive but they are loaded with calcium

 

[PaulSage]

Hey Paul, I think you meant Goldilocks...

Isn't she the one with a beanstalk? I should really know this...


Usually if a geckos wants to eat, they'll eat either mealworms or crickets. I have yet to have one refuse both in preference for a different type of insect.