Leo stopped eating...starting to get worried :S

[OneFootedAce]

Well my 11month old female MS leo, stopped eating almost 2 weeks ago, and im starting to get abit worried, shes lost nearly 2grams (1.5g) and im abit worried for her ( i get worried easily), anything I can do to help....Shes done this before but has started again after a week.
Shes currently 42grams, so shes pretty small already

Her temps are at a steady 93* on the hot side, so i dont think temp is an issue.
is there anything i could do to help her start eating again? things you have tried and worked? etc

Thanks in advance!

 

[Retribution Reptiles]

how close (distance) are your male and females kept? sounds as if she has some spring fever.

 

[Ehatcher]

she'll eat if she gets hungry, give it time. Its probably due to her coming into ovulation.

 

[Ehatcher]

read the post Ryan said above mine.:main_thumbsup:

 

[OneFootedAce]

ummm, they cant even see eachother, there complete oposite sides of the room... when should i start to get worried?

 

[Khrysty]

When she starts losing a LOT of weight. One or two grams isn't bad. Ten grams is. Use your best judgement.

And just because they can't SEE each other doesn't mean they haven't smelled each other.

Have you handled them around the same time without washing your hands in between? Sometimes that's enough to trigger ovulation in a female

 

[ajveachster]

Look at her belly while bending her slightly backward. Do you see a little pink circle on each side? If so, then she's probably ovulating. We have I think 3 that are on their hunger strikes right now.

 

[OneFootedAce]

I guess she could be smelling him because there kind of stacked (one is on the floor and the other one is on top of a desk (over top of the females tank)...The only reason im worried is because shes already pretty small...

 

[OneFootedAce]

kay igotta bump this....shes still not eating, its been 3 weeks, is it okay?

 

[GeckoDude94]

Has she lost a ton more weight or is it still only 2-3 grams because if it is 2-3 grams weight loss only she is still just on hunger strike and you shouldn't be to worried.

 

[OneFootedAce]

shes lost 4 or 5 grams now...and shes not even close to as active as she was before...

 

[Saphira]

Have you tried the appetite stimulant? I think Zilla is the brand..

 

[GeckoDude94]

Have you tried the appetite stimulant? I think Zilla is the brand..

Yeah there is that and it works good from what i have heard.

http://www.zilla-rules.com/products/caloric-supplement-appetite-stimulant.htm

 

[OneFootedAce]

i definatly check it out and hope for the best

 

[Leopardgeckosunlimited]

The heat is already stimualting her to be hungry so I don't think that is the problem

 

[OneFootedAce]

I made some slurry for her today, and she had some of that, so hoefully the slurry will help her hunger (and possible dehydration).

 

[Saphira]

try soaking her for 15 mins a day every other day too.