Leo won't eat

Hellomy

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So I've had my Leo for a month now. Hes gotten used to his tank since last week and used to eat like a pig. Now all of a sudden, since 3 days ago, he won't even look at food. He has been pooping even though he hasn't ate anything, both white and dark excrement. He hasn't been getting any skinnier, nether has his tail since that time. Is it because of breeding season or because of something else?

My setup:
10 gallon tank
90 degrees on hot side, 75 on cool side.
UTH and lamp plugged into a thermostat with a digi thermometer on both sides(cool/hot)
Moist hide in the middle, hide on cool side, water dish on cool side.

I generally feed him 2-3 large crickets a day with a sprinkling of calci/d3 once a week.
 
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Ozy

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He needs a dry hide over the UTH for him to lay in. Also he needs more nutrition than just calci/d3 once a week. I use Repashy Calcium Plus at every feeding. Fluker's High Calcium Cricket Diet and Repashy Bug Burger are good gut loads to go with. He could be getting ready to shed.
 

SC Geckos

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Do you have any pictures? Perhaps "he" is a she and is ovulating. This (could) be a reason why the gecko stopped eating.
 

Hellomy

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Yes I have some pictures. Apollo very recently started letting me handle him so I haven't really checked his underside to see if it's a boy or a girl. This picture is about 3 weeks old. I just handled her now and found out its a girl so I guess she is ovulating.
 

DrCarrotTail

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Three days isn't a very long fast for a gecko. Could be ovulation or weather or he may just simply not be hungry yet. Most of mine shed every 2-3 weeks so it could be time for another shed as well. I wouldn't start to worry unless he stops eating for more than a week and loses more than a couple grams of body weight.
 

Ozy

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Ozy went REALLY low on food for about 3 weeks, she would only eat maybe 4 mealworms a week. Turns out she was ovulating and as soon as she was done she was back to her normal self. :)
 

hollyswamp

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Ovulating or preparing to shed.

My males went for 3 weeks without food and my female once when for almost 2 weeks without anything but water.
 

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