Help! Won't eat!

[KiratheGecko]

Help! My leo won't eat! She hasn't been eating for a few days now,and I'm starting to worry.I heard from my friend that her brother's gecko also stopped eating,and their mom had said that he was probably just a little nervous,but eventually their leo died.I've been feeding her mealies.Could it be stress? We live in a pretty quiet house,no dogs or cats,(She's our only pet other that my bro's fish),but I did just change the moss out on the second day she didn't eat.The new moss smells different,so that might be it.Please help me out!

 

[acpart]

It would be helpful to have information such as:

--how old is she?
--how long have you had her?
--what substrate is she on?
--what temperature is it on the hot side?

That will help us figure out what's going on.

Aliza

 

[KiratheGecko]

We just figured it out.The heating pad under her tank wasn't working! The thing was cold as stone,so we traded it in for a different pad,and this one works.Now she's eating her mealies again .Plus,I think I might've been over feeding her.I was feeding every day,5 or 6 mealies a day.

 

[Olimpia]

Na I don't think that's over feeding. But yep, no heat will slow down your geckos metabolism.

 

[ajveachster]

Definitely don't think you were over feeding. Glad you found the problem, and were able to resolve it easily.