i think they are not eating...

[HepCatMoe]

i dont think my baby geckos are eating!

they have both shed and pooped at least once, but i havent seen them eat anything... im pretty sure that they are not eating...

how long should i wait till i get worried (they were born 8 days ago)?

im a first time gecko dad so please help me! im worried :main_no: :main_no:

 

[acpart]

I don't know what you're feeding but if it's mealworms you can count how many you put in and see if there are any missing. A week or so isn't unusual for them not to eat or to eat very little. If you're really worried, you can hold one gently in one hand and push a mealworm against its mouth. It will probably get annoyed and bite it and then will usually chew and swallow.

Aliza

 

[Isis]

You can give a small food item inside the hatchlings hide and check if they are interested. If yes- just feed them that way for a bit.

 

[David Loftin]

When I have had Fat Tail hatchlings I fed them crickets. I am sure some people have had good luck with mealworms. But I have never had that kind of luck. They had a very very good feeding response to crickets.

Check your temperatures and set up as well. I kept mine singly in 8 qt tubs. Basking of 90. Cool of 75-80. Damp paper towel as a substrate. Shallow water dish. Hide spot on warm side of cage... And you should be good.

 

[GeckoGathering]

Gonna Eat??

i dont think my baby geckos are eating!

they have both shed and pooped at least once, but i havent seen them eat anything... im pretty sure that they are not eating...

how long should i wait till i get worried (they were born 8 days ago)?

im a first time gecko dad so please help me! im worried :main_no:
:main_no:

Certainly can still be a little early. If the baby is active when you disturb it and shows signs it is not sick by just laying around.
You can "test" them. Get a set of wooden tongs at Petco/Pet Food Center or ?......each day to see if they are ready to start eating, hold a active meal worm in their face. They will tell you when they are hungry and ready with forceful striking that worm.......They won't starve themselves....
take care HJ

 

[fallen_angel]

Hey HCM, they may just not want to eat while you are watching as well, we have a few babies that absolutely will not eat until I leave the room. I don't think it's too much to worry about just yet, but if you put food in there and there's never any missing the next day, I would probably start hand feeding them until they began eating on their own. We have had to hand feed chicken flavored baby food a few times to our little ones. Most of them lapped the stuff up readily.