how long can breeding affect a male

[steve_gecko23]

so i purchased a male supersnow and he was bred from the breeder at aroud 32 he most likely weighed a little more then that but when i was 32 grams, anyway he wasnt shipped the breeder was local well... its been about a month and i only seen him eat once.. which was a small dubia he lost weight and went down to 28 grams i had to force feed him a couple of times and now hes 30 grams. i tried mealworms supers dubias and crickets and he doesnt show interest in any of them, im thinking it was the breeding that got him on this food strike, i highly doubt its a disease because he stools are completely normal ( when he poops) and he is very active and just a great gecko, hes housed in a 16 qt tub warm side about 86 88 deg. and he is housed alone, well any advice and any comments will be helpful thanks again

 

[stager]

so i purchased a male supersnow and he was bred from the breeder at aroud 32 he most likely weighed a little more then that but when i was 32 grams, anyway he wasnt shipped the breeder was local well... its been about a month and i only seen him eat once.. which was a small dubia he lost weight and went down to 28 grams i had to force feed him a couple of times and now hes 30 grams. i tried mealworms supers dubias and crickets and he doesnt show interest in any of them, im thinking it was the breeding that got him on this food strike, i highly doubt its a disease because he stools are completely normal ( when he poops) and he is very active and just a great gecko, hes housed in a 16 qt tub warm side about 86 88 deg. and he is housed alone, well any advice and any comments will be helpful thanks again

Some say breeding a male to early will stunt his growth. I breed a young male once not that small though with no side affects. How long have you had him? He may not be eating because he has not settled in or if your enclosure is to cold. Most of my males bounce right back after breeding.

 

[steve_gecko23]

Some say breeding a male to early will stunt his growth. I breed a young male once not that small though with no side affects. How long have you had him? He may not be eating because he has not settled in or if your enclosure is to cold. Most of my males bounce right back after breeding.

hes been with me for a little over 30 days

 

[stager]

What are your temperatures?

 

[steve_gecko23]

What are your temperatures?

87 hot and 83 cool

 

[stager]

Don't handle him for a while and leave mealworms in his tank. I once had a male that wouldn't eat for a while when I first got him.

 

[Samantha12]

so i purchased a male supersnow and he was bred from the breeder at aroud 32 he most likely weighed a little more then that but when i was 32 grams, anyway he wasnt shipped the breeder was local well... its been about a month and i only seen him eat once.. which was a small dubia he lost weight and went down to 28 grams i had to force feed him a couple of times and now hes 30 grams. i tried mealworms supers dubias and crickets and he doesnt show interest in any of them, im thinking it was the breeding that got him on this food strike, i highly doubt its a disease because he stools are completely normal ( when he poops) and he is very active and just a great gecko, hes housed in a 16 qt tub warm side about 86 88 deg. and he is housed alone, well any advice and any comments will be helpful thanks again

Try feeding at different times of the day. My geckos all have preferences for when they eat (early morning, afternoon, night, late at night, etc.) and sometimes won't eat if it isn't that time. Also, I agree you should leave a dish of meal worms at all times. Count them out and check if there are any missing later on. Also, you might want to hike the temperature up a couple of degrees. Keep us updated and good luck.

 

[steve_gecko23]

Try feeding at different times of the day. My geckos all have preferences for when they eat (early morning, afternoon, night, late at night, etc.) and sometimes won't eat if it isn't that time. Also, I agree you should leave a dish of meal worms at all times. Count them out and check if there are any missing later on. Also, you might want to hike the temperature up a couple of degrees. Keep us updated and good luck.

thank you i started using dubias but he doesnt seem to like those suoerworms should come in any day now so i will go back to using dishes