Gecko not eating in winter?

[Blacksupra94]

I've had my leo for 2 years exactly now , since she was a baby. It seems like last winter she ate much less and now that the temps outside are a constant 22-40 she's stopped eating again. She ate about 3 super worms 8 days ago and that was the last time she ate, she's also defecated twice between then and now so i'm sure shes not impacted. She has two hot spots between 90-95 and one cold spot in a 20 gallon long tank. Over summer and fall she ate like a monster and got pretty fat, now shes thinning out. Her stomach is not bloated or anything BTW. When I place a superworm infront of her she just ignores it but it's obvious that she sees it. I'm just curious if the winter weather ( even though inside stays around the, maybe a little bit colder ) will reduce her eating that much. Thanks

 

[Imperial Geckos]

she could be ovulating, females tend to go off feed when they first begin to ovulate. Check under her belly for 2 pink spots.

 

[Blacksupra94]

Do you have pictures or a description of what the spots would look like and where exactly they are located?

 

[acpart]

It's more likely that it's winter. Nearly all my adult geckos bulk up in Aug/Sept and nearly stop eating entirely for the winter. Some of my males haven't eaten for months and they're all still over 90 grams. Not much poop either. I offer food every 3 days. The juveniles are still eating. The only reason to worry is if the gecko starts losing a lot of weight. Try not to worry, this is normal.

Aliza

 

[Blacksupra94]

She's losing weight, but shes not pencil thin or anything . Her tail still has the typical fat gecko shape and her body is plump. She's a small built gecko , normally around 60 grams. I'm guessing shes about 40 grams now. I hope it's just winter mode , the house has been a bit colder than normal

Are they able to detect the change in humidity and relate that to the temperature, i'm guessing this is hard to answer but it would make sense.

 

[Dog Shrink]

They can detect the difference in humidity in the air that winter brings plus the change in the amount of daylight and the difference in the ambient temps. Those will all indiciate to a leo that they are in winter regardless of how we keep their tanks from what I'm told.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

It's normal as Aliza said, to eat less in the winter. Once a week is fine for a healthy adult, but a third of body weight lost is not good. Do you have a scale to monitor her weight? If she continues to lose weight I'd get a fecal test done to rule out parasites or get treated.

 

[Blacksupra94]

It's normal as Aliza said, to eat less in the winter. Once a week is fine for a healthy adult, but a third of body weight lost is not good. Do you have a scale to monitor her weight? If she continues to lose weight I'd get a fecal test done to rule out parasites or get treated.

I don't have a scale, the only time she's weighed is at the vet. My numbers may have been a bit off, I don't think she has lost as much as I had said ( my gf thinks she has not lost any) .

 

[Dog Shrink]

You should be able to pick up a scale at wal mart for around $15.00 Just an fyi.