Leopard gecko hasnt eaten propperly in 4 weeks

[Stevie&Co.]

okay heres the deal
his last meal was mid october which was a tiny mealworm, barely anypoint in eating it if you ask me.
he has always been fed on superworms and crickets (mainly the worms, crickets escaped too much) and the occasional wax worms
i recently moved him to a larger tank (nice 3foot one)
i tried to keep it similar to the previous one to reduce stress, which seemed to work he still acts the same apart from sleep a lot longer
i know temperature is a major factor when it comes to digestion and im waiting on the delivery of my themometre (postal strike >.>)
any waay (i know im blabbing)
all ive gotten him to eat the past week and a bit is squeesed mealworms, superworms and waxworms, he just licks all the juices and guts off my finger and the skins of the worms but he will never eat the whole thing.
he looks interested when i drop them in but soon turns his head and just wants to be handled instead
please any suggestions would be really appreciated

 

[ReptarNDukeNukem]

Where do you live because that really matters due to the ambient heat will be going causing them going into brumation which causes a leopard gecko to sleep more and eat less.After Brumation is over that is when Females start to ovulate and males get well ugh horny I guess is the word.
EDIT:Remember it is natural for them to brumate from low ambient heat.

 

[Bongo]

He could be going into brumation. Is he defecating?

 

[Linford]

Dude, my 8 month old male leopard gecko 'Roger' hasn’t now eaten in around 6 weeks. My female 'Norah' is eating like normal but he has stopped and wont even look interested in a any food type provided (exactly the same as yours) due to bumation. Do not worry my friend, this is totally normal behaviour.

Remember, an animal will not choose to starve to death if food is provided. Its in their nature to survive. He will eat when he needs to.

 

[Stevie&Co.]

well i live in the UK and it is getting fairly cold, so do you think i should leave him to it and keep offering food, or should i add some more heat??
and no he isnt pooing just weeing

 

[geckofan2009]

Dude, my 8 month old male leopard gecko 'Roger' hasn’t now eaten in around 6 weeks. My female 'Norah' is eating like normal but he has stopped and wont even look interested in a any food type provided (exactly the same as yours) due to bumation. Do not worry my friend, this is totally normal behaviour.

Remember, an animal will not choose to starve to death if food is provided. Its in their nature to survive. He will eat when he needs to.

i dont fully agree. while most likey it is the situation there could be something else..

just keep an eye on the weight and if it starts dropping fast then maybe a vet.

 

[ReptarNDukeNukem]

Well there is really one thing Ambient heat does to a Leopard gecko's and that is causing them to brumate and after they brumate the females ovulate and the males get horny.

 

[Linford]

i dont fully agree. while most likey it is the situation there could be something else..

just keep an eye on the weight and if it starts dropping fast then maybe a vet.

Of course I’m not entirely suggesting that brumation is the only cause of his leopard gecko not eating, but like most of the other similar topics flooding the Feeding/Feeders section this time of year, the answer for reduced feeding rates in gecko's is mainly due to brumation.

Likewise I’m in the UK too.

Just think, if an animal doesn’t eat or drink for an extended period of time will it still continue to excrete/urinate at a normal rate? No. The animal will, if anything, reduce the amount of waste material expelled due to the vital withholding of mineral/vitamin/etc requirements.

Again, as stated another reason is that there is something more serious. If you are worried and have the money then by all means visit a vet.

Id say nock-up the ambient temp a few, continue to offer food