Gecko not eating or pooping.

GottaLoveGeckos

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About your leo:
- Sex: Male.
- Age & Weight: One year. 63 grams.
- How long have you owned your leo: For about 9 months.
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): PetSmart.

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: Once or twice a week.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. He is not eating. He usually eats normally.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. No problems before.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal): He hasn't gone in a week but they usually look fine.
- When was the last time he/she went: About a week ago.
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on. He hasn't been eating for three weeks.

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: 29 gallon.
- Type (ex. glass tank): Glass.
- Type of substrate. Paper towels.
- Hides, how many, what kind. I have two reptile hides and one humid hide.
B) Heating
- Heat source: Heat pad.
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): 89 degrees on the warm side and 75 degrees on the cool side.
- Method of regulating heat source. Thermostat.
- What are you using to measure your temps. Temp. gun.
- Do you have any lights (describe). No.
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females): None.
- Describe health, or previous problems. None.

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much): I leave a dish of five to ten mealworms.
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect): Left in dish.
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): I dust with calcium with D3 and a multi-vitamin once a week. I have a dish of calcium without D3 in the enclosure. The brand is Rep-Cal.
- What are you gut loading food with. Mainly carrots, dry oatmeal, and strawberries.

As you can see, my gecko hasn't been eating for three weeks. I have no idea why he is doing this. I hope someone can help me with my problem. :main_huh:
 
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sausage

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your warm side could do with being hotter.

have you done/changed any thing eg: the tank layout, moved the tank?
Geckos do go through stages of fasting some times, could be related to a weather change?

has it lost any weight since not eatin? and is it still active or just laying around?


Post a pic of the gecko so we can see its body.
 

mango+cola

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Maybe a vet visit is in order because he could have parasites which would explain why he doesn't want to eat. If I were you I would collect up his next poop and take it to the vet and ask them to test it for parasites and if it comes up clear, then take him into the vet to see if there is something wrong. I would suggest just taking in the poop first because other than not eating he seems healthy enough, everything you are doing seems correct and his food is being supplemented appropriately
 

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