Leo on hunger strike!

[Mungall]

Ok, starting to get worried now as its been approx 8 days since my leo last ate anything! Ive tried her with crix, locusts and mealies, dusted and non dusted ones and she aint interested. Shes on carpet so i cant expect impaction? ive really no idea whats brought it on! any help would be great guys!
Thanks

 

[acpart]

How old is she and about how much does she weigh?
How long have you had her?
Was she eating before?


This information will help us to help you.

Aliza

 

[Mungall]

shes around 4 months old, had her for the last 2 months
weighs around 36g.
yeah she used to eat like a pig, chased anything! now she turns her head away from everything.
she also now uses her cold end hide 90% of the time which she used to use very rarely! and she seems just overall less active
any help is greatly appreciated

 

[lepgeckosrock]

Whats the actual floor temp on the hot end of it's tank?

 

[Mungall]

Whats the actual floor temp on the hot end of it's tank?

her hot end floor temp constently sits between 88F and 90F

 

[shadowx362]

maybe you should change the cold hide to the hot side and the hot side hide to the cold side that way she isn't preferring the cold hide over her health.

 

[lepgeckosrock]

Ok this may be a silly question but is her tank anywhere close to a/c where the air temp could be lower reason I ask is I got a adult male thats tank floor is 90 on hot end and he started doing the same thing and his tank was 8 ft away from but in line with my a/c and I moved his tank he slowly came back to normal so I just guessing that his air temp made him think it was fall or cooler weather so he went into hibernation mode. I'm not sure on this just guessing but I can't think of another reason for mines change.

 

[Mungall]

Ok this may be a silly question but is her tank anywhere close to a/c where the air temp could be lower reason I ask is I got a adult male thats tank floor is 90 on hot end and he started doing the same thing and his tank was 8 ft away from but in line with my a/c and I moved his tank he slowly came back to normal so I just guessing that his air temp made him think it was fall or cooler weather so he went into hibernation mode. I'm not sure on this just guessing but I can't think of another reason for mines change.

nope its not near any a/c but her tank is close to a window but its always been there, could this cause a problem? ill try moving it anyway as im willing to give anything a go right now!

another wee question
how long can leos go without eating? my leo doesnt appear to have lost any weight as shes still quite plump! lol, ill give her a weigh.

oh and here a wee pic of her poop(quite blurry! soz), doesnt look great and these are tiny! maybe only 10mm long!

anybody got any imput or should i really be seeing the vet?

 

[LadyGecko]

I wonder if she could be ovulating?
Her age sounds young but she is at the weight where she could possibly be doing so

Put her in a glass dish to get a good look at her underside or if she is a very calm Gecko-you can check her belly while holding her

You will be looking for pink spots (egg follicles) in the middle of her abdomen

pics from a search for ovulation on this forum

http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=6601

http://www.leopardgeckobreeder.com/ovulation.html

hope this helps

Sandy

 

[Mungall]

I wonder if she could be ovulating?
Her age sounds young but she is at the weight where she could possibly be doing so

Put her in a glass dish to get a good look at her underside or if she is a very calm Gecko-you can check her belly while holding her

You will be looking for pink spots (egg follicles) in the middle of her abdomen

pics from a search for ovulation on this forum

http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=6601

http://www.leopardgeckobreeder.com/ovulation.html

hope this helps

Sandy

hi thanks for the reply ill have a look!

does this usualy put leos off there food if this is the case?

 

[blizzard]

i have a couple females and of course they go away from eating while ovulating. are you sure of her age??? also when i feel like they are not eating and less active and possibly not ovulating, i'll add a little gatorade to their water. this will give them electrolytes and a little sugar which will give them energy they'll have to spend. then usually they'll eat for their next fix of energy, but if they don't eat they're usually ovulating. Also her poo looks like she's been staying hydrated-that's a good thing!

 

[Mungall]

well when i bought her i got told her hatch date was approx mid feb
and ive just recently checked her underside and theres a definate spot!(much like that pic) but there is only one promenent one, shouldn't there be 2?
if she is ovulating, is shere anything i should do different regards to her set up or should i just keep doing what im doing?

thanks for all your help! much appreciated!:main_thumbsup: