my gecko hasen't eaten....

[leonut]

my gecko hasen't eaten in a few days. i'm feeding her freeze dried mealies and crickets. she usually dashes whem i drop one in front of her cave but now she seems uninterested. i'm gonna try live grasshoppers tonite though.
pleese help.

 

[david13]

try using live mealworms and crickets, and if it is an adult they dont have to eat everyday, maybe only 2-3 times a week.l

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Leopard Geckos need to have live, moving food items in order to notice them and stimulate their feedng response.

 

[leonut]

she's not eating live food either. and she hasn't eaten in 5 days.

 

[david13]

Are they moving around a lot?
is she even interested in them?
what substrate are you using?
what are temps. on hot & cool side?

 

[reptiles3]

my gecko hasen't eaten in a few days. i'm feeding her freeze dried mealies and crickets. she usually dashes whem i drop one in front of her cave but now she seems uninterested. i'm gonna try live grasshoppers tonite though.
pleese help.

Im sure you will get VERY reliable responses if you tell us your geckos...

*sex----(If its a reproducing female,it's common for weird feeding patterns)
*age----(Very young geckos dont always eat as much as you would expect)
*weight
*temperature its kept at--(temp effects feeding patterns)
:main_thumbsup:

 

[leonut]

well, lets see shes about 2 years old.
shes female i think
temps are 88 and 72
she ate two grass hoppers a few days ago but isnt eating anything else.

 

[david13]

try putting a bunch of mealworms in a dish and tilting the dish in fornt of her (if there is 50 mealworms moving around in a small area, and all of themm moving a lot, if she takes a bit she'll get like 3)

 

[Stevie]

Bowl of mealworms in the cage. Remove all moving crickets or grasshoppers, give her enough fresh water and than leave her alone for a few days. Don't stress the animal out so she'll stop eating all together. Remember it's a coldblooded animal and therfore doesn't have to eat every day (like warmblooded animals have to). And 5 days is not that long.... Just give her some rest....

Greets,

Stevie

 

[david13]

And 5 days is not that long.... Just give her some rest....

True, If it is a nice fat leo, it could go a month or 2 without eating

 

[leonut]

she ate a grasshopper last night.

 

[Stevie]

Good thing!!

Greets,

Stevie

 

[Stitch]

You have an adult gecko. She only needs to eat 2-3 medium to large meals a week. So don't offer food every day, or else it will seem like she's not eating much. Offer food ever 3-4 days. It may take her some time to adjust to that pattern but she will come around. You can also bump the temps up to 90-92 to help stimulate her eating habits.

 

[leonut]

I switched back to live superworms and as soon as i put the bowl down she nailed one. I'm so happy!