Getting an off-feed/ovulating female eating...

[RoflGecko]

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I have a female who has been off feed for 3 months due to ovulation, and she has not eaten a single thing, and she has not been bred. She has lost around 25g's, and is significantly skinnier. Is there a way I can get her to eat again? she's really starting to worry me, because she's not as chunky as I like them to be...she's down to about 55g's and she's 9 inches long...
Please help if you can.

 

[gothra]

I also have females that go off food for months. I usually feed them a bit of slurry once a week until they start eating by themselves again.

 

[GeckoGathering]

Off Food?

I also have females that go off food for months. I usually feed them a bit of slurry once a week until they start eating by themselves again.

Same here.
It worries the heck out of you.
I have one bred, laid 2 clutches and quit eating.
Went from 75 grams to 42.
Yeah, I'm worried. Trying to get her started
with forcing her to lick super worm insides
and baby food.
She did the same thing last year
before she got her weight back.
But it's still worrisome.
Take care. Hj

 

[gmaier19]

i know what ur going through and its a TOTAL PAIN!!! i do the same as gothra and feed her some slurry every few days to make me feel better about it. in doing this my gecko hasnt lost much weight at all and is still very active. also dont forget that they eat their shed which is a full meal every so often. best thing u can do is just be patient, and if it gets bad enough give her some slurry.

also try another feeder, that may help.

 

[Designer Geckos]

i know what ur going through and its a TOTAL PAIN!!!
also try another feeder, that may help.

Yep, switch feeders until you hit on the right one....white molted superworms, crickets, roaches, waxies, whatever it takes. What happens after a long period of time without eating is their stomach shrinks. Once you get them to eat, even a little, their stomach begins to expand, produces digestive juices again, and they start getting that hunger urge. Then they usually go back into a more regular eating mode.

Remember it is fairly normal for geckos to go off feed now and then. In the wild during dry spells, they undoubtedly go for very long periods of time without eating. They're pretty tough, resilient little critters!