Leopard Gecko Not Seeing Food?

[franktobia]

- Sex. Unknown
- Age & Weight Around 9 Months, I haven't weighed him/her recently
- How long have you owned your leo. around 7 months
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend). At ++++++++

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo. Not often
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. Pretty usual behavior besides the not eating.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. It has gone a few days without popping or eating in the past but usually not this long. It has always had trouble the last couple months finding worms without be putting it in front of his/her face. As of the last week, it looks hungry but just can't find the worm even when i put it infront of him/her.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal) Most recent one he only the pee, no poop
- When was the last time he/she went. about three days ago
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on. this has been going on for about a week. My gecko looks hungry but can't seem to locate the food even when i hold it in front of his face. He was able to find two worms like two days ago but then he just stops eating. i'm not sure if he can't see them or if he just isn't hungry but it has been a week and i'm getting woried
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Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size. 10 Gal
- Type (ex. glass tank) glass tank
- Type of substrate reptile carpet
- Hides, how many, what kind 2 one of the warm side, one on the cool side.
B) Heating
- Heat source. lamp, 60 watt bulb
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side) hot side is around 90, cool side around 80
- Method of regulating heat source day and night bulbs
- What are you using to measure your temps thermometers
- Do you have any lights (describe) two heat lamps, day bulb and night bulb, both 60 watt
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females) just the one
- Describe health, or previous problems. none

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much). I give 6 meal worms every day. If he doesn't eat all six o put them in his bowl and then give them to him the next day.
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect). see above
B) Supplements (describe how often) calcium and biatemins are always in dish
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands) national geographic multivitamins, and zoo med calcium
- What are you gut loading food with. haven't hit loaded before ( never was told about at pet store or in panflets provivded).

 

[acpart]

Welcome to GF! It's not unusual for geckos to go for quite awhile without eating, especially females at this time of year if they are ovulating. If yours is a female, it's now old enough to be ovulating and that may be what's going on. Can you give a few details about what you mean by "the gecko looks hungry"? The only hungry look I'm familiar with is when one of my female breeders sees me and starts pacing back and forth in front of the cage, or when the gecko bends its head as if it's about to strike.
The mealworms are sold in wheat bran which is actually doing something to gut load them.
There is a chance that your gecko is bored with mealworms. You may want to try a couple of crickets and see if anything is different.
I have a number of geckos who seem not to catch their food well. I really don't know if it's boredom, laziness, or poor coordination. Some have been fine feeders and then just seem to get less effective. It's worth it to try switching feeders first and then see if you need to do more about helping her eat
Are your 80/90 degree cage temps on the floor or in the air? Are you using a digital thermometer with a probe, a laser temp gun or something else? I worry that sometimes geckos are kept in a small space with too much heat and that they can then get dehydrated. I'm not saying yours is, but the answers to the questions I just asked will help me figure it out.

Aliza