Leopard Gecko not eating?

[DanTheGeckoMan]

I've had this gecko for maybe 2 months now, and all has been well except for this past week. She has been doing fine, but I've noticed that in the past 5 days she hasn't eaten her mealworms. She looks fine, but when I take her out or just watch when she's awake she moves her neck (really she jerks it like she's trying to swallow something) over and over again...kind of when you're swallowing a pill and you sometimes have to jerk your head back to swallow it? I did sanitize her tank last week and soaked EVERYTHING in a tub of water with some Clorox added to it and rinsed it all off then put her back in, could the Clorox be the reason she won't eat? Or is there something wrong? I have 3 other geckos about the same age as her (almost 5 months) and they are healthy, eating well and much bigger than she is but I never sanitized their tanks with Clorox though. Any ideas? How can I help her before its too late? Thanks so much!

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Sometimes geckos go on fasts. If she's over 30g I wouldn't worry too much about a week of not eating. That's about the size their appetite begins to slow down as their growth tapers off. I would pick up a cheap gram scale to monitor her weight to make sure she's not losing any to give you some piece of mind. That said, if she is bobbing her head in a way that looks like there might be an issue and it worries you I might take her to the vet. Also, is you even suspect there is ANY bleach residue on her bowls or hides or tank I would thoroughly rinse them again and possibly soak them in plain water overnight. Good luck!

 

[DanTheGeckoMan]

Sometimes geckos go on fasts. If she's over 30g I wouldn't worry too much about a week of not eating. That's about the size their appetite begins to slow down as their growth tapers off. I would pick up a cheap gram scale to monitor her weight to make sure she's not losing any to give you some piece of mind. That said, if she is bobbing her head in a way that looks like there might be an issue and it worries you I might take her to the vet. Also, is you even suspect there is ANY bleach residue on her bowls or hides or tank I would thoroughly rinse them again and possibly soak them in plain water overnight. Good luck!

Thanks for the info! The last time I weighed her (about a week ago when I cleaned the tank), she was 29.5g. So this is normal for her weight? When should she start eating again? She does bob her head a lot unlike my other geckos which are also her weight but they are still eating really good...and a lot larger than she is. Same birthday, though.

 

[sausage]

Are you housing all these geckos together? I ask because the larger ones could be bullying her, which would explain the loss of appetite and smaller size.