Help With new gecko

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ryno

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I have recently gotten a new gecko (last week) and named him lenny.

he is a baby and i don't know how much he should be eating.:main_huh:
 
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Bling_my_leo

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Hey, I'm here to help! ;)

If he is a bay than make sure he always has a stock of meal worms in his cage. For some reason baby leos (well mine) LOVE meal worms! They get hooked, that is all they want no crickets...
Drop a few crickets in his cage, leave them in there for oh lets say, 10 or so min, then take the left overs out. We don't want any crickets to nibble on you leo.. :)

Emma
 
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Leonardo

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aw! yay! my little girl is named leonardo, lenny for short! good name!
 
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Redstarfish

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I got your message.I feed him 8 a day because he'll still eat them.He started eating on Saturday(8 crickets).Do you have a heat mat?Do you provide him with natural light,no full sunlight if incase they stare at it,and I suggest a 60watt red light for your cage,24hrs is what I do.There is also shedding to the problem,do you provide a warm hide, and a moist hide for shedding.Also,he may have shedded and stopped eating like mine.Mine stopped 2 weeks and he's fine now.Good luck!
 
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ryno

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Yes that is Lenny in my avatar. He is my first gecko. he shed on tuesday, has a moist hide but did not use it. Is it normal that they do not eat after a shed? He has mealworms but has never eaten them. Yes i have a heat mat and a 75w light during the day and 60w red light at night, our house has been cool. he is in a 20L tank.
 
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Redstarfish

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ryno said:
Yes that is Lenny in my avatar. He is my first gecko. he shed on tuesday, has a moist hide but did not use it. Is it normal that they do not eat after a shed? He has mealworms but has never eaten them. Yes i have a heat mat and a 75w light during the day and 60w red light at night, our house has been cool. he is in a 20L tank.
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Well,in my case,I guess yes it is.Mine only ate about 1 every 3-4 days.Mine stopped eating his big meals(6-8 crickets a day is what you should do,4in the morning and 3-4 in the afternoon.)for 2 weeks.
 
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Thetrueleoluvr

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hey,

i let my crickets in the cage, theyre small and theyre afraid of my leo so they dont even come close
 
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