my gecko wont eat and seems really sleepy

[Ky90]

I don't know whats wrong i got 2 leopards and one (my baby one) loves to eat all the time. My other gecko is a juvie and there were crickets in its enclosure where i got it and has a good looking tail. This confuses me because he/she wont eat. I might just be over reacting but its been 2 days and i don't know if thats necessarily healthy. Please if you cloud help i'd appreciate it!

 

[Floatingice2010]

Jasper ate the day I got him but I think some are just slower. You got him two days ago? Or has he quit eating for two days?

 

[Ky90]

I bought him 2 days ago

 

[ez2animate]

For one, could you tell us what you're trying to feed him? I believe you only stated what he had at the store. Some Leopard geckos can be picky like that and only eat one specific thing. I have heard leopard geckos not eating for a couple days unless they were fed mealworms. If your gecko is healthy, it will eventually get hungry and eat, no harm done. There is no need to be worried yet if you just got them, because they are still getting use to their new surroundings. If you think about it, it can be pretty traumatic being taken from their cage put into a dark box and being placed in a new enclosure.

 

[Ky90]

ive tried crickets and meal worms. He/she had crickets at the store. My other one i got a day prier is eating which is why i was confused and worried.

 

[OneFootedAce]

Are they in the same enclosure?

 

[Ky90]

they are in the same enclosure but i take them out for feeding to make sure they both get what they need and since he hasn't been eating i put one cricket in there in case he gets hungry but i don't know which gecko has been eating that cricket. The larger one is the one that is not eating and i was told it should be the other way around.

 

[ez2animate]

Well if he has a healthy tail, there is no need to worry if he won't eat for a couple days. Although that some signs of some diseases are not eating, so you may want to watch out for that.