Gecko not gaining weight....slowly losing weight

[Bounsall06]

I have a 3 yr old Tremper Albino that eats quite well.....he regularly eats medium size crix as well as waxworms and silkworms.....the only problem is.....he is not gaining any weight, he is actually slowly losing weight.

He was tested for pinworms and came up clean.

He is housed in a 10G, paper towel as substrate both in the tank and in his humid box. He has a calcium dish and I add calcium suppliment to his water.

Any ideas?

His hot side ranges anywhere from 92-97F.

Heat source is a UTH

 

[geckos9]

No need to add calcium to his water, 97F is a little hot, i recommend as high as 95F. ill Let others answer this, i'm not an expert lol

 

[ElapidSVT]

even hatchling geckos can take large crickets. i think your animal may not be getting enough food. try switching to adult crickets. approximately 1 cricket for each 10g body weight until it's to a decent weight, then cut back a little.

if there's a light on the cage, that could be causing enough stress to inhibit proper feeding.

good luck!
rob

 

[sausage]

agreed biger food either large locusts or large crickets
also 1 for every 10g is an okay, geckos are nothing like some other reptiles like bearded dragons that eat till they vomit, i tend to find that if you keep offering him food till hes not interested any more works well too. mine will normally turn their noses up when they have had enough