my gecko won't eat

[seenjen]

About your leo:
- Sex: male
- Age & Weight: I don't know the age, 50 grams
- How long have you owned your leo: 2 months
- Where was he/she obtained: my aunt's friend gave it to me

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: about 2x a day
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.: he recently never goes out of his hide
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.: none
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal): looks normal, though the white stuff seems less these past few days
- When was the last time he/she went: yesterda
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on:
I recently noticed my gecko's always in his hide(even at night...) and recently his appetite went down. His tail also seems to be getting thinner. what could be the problem? this has been going on for a week already

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: 10 gallon tank
- Type (ex. glass tank): glass
- Type of substrate: news paper
- Hides, how many, what kind: 1 made of coconut husk and the moist hide made of plastic with wet tissue
B) Heating
- Heat source: none
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): It's been raining recently I don't use a warmer since I live in a country with tropical climate.
- Method of regulating heat source: N/A
- What are you using to measure your temps: none
- Do you have any lights (describe): none
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females): none
- Describe health, or previous problems:N/A

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much):
I also recently switched from feeding him super worms to meal worms. When I noticed his apetite went down, I gave him super worms again but it didn't help... I leave a dish with feeders in it inside the enclosure and i give him about 2-3 super worms daily, but now, eats only one.
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect)ish and hand fed
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): I also started dusting my feeders with sasobek's formula consisting of osteo form and vionate.
- What are you gut loading food with: potatoes and oatmeal

 

[seenjen]

Also, his tail is getting thinner

 

[LeopardShade]

Could you fill out the health questionnaire in the Health and Medication subforum page? It is in the top section where the sticky threads are. It would give us a better idea of your gecko's environment and care. Not eating can be caused by a multitude of things, one of them being cooler temperatures. The rain could have something to do with it.

 

[LeoparddGeckoss]

You don't have ANY heat source!? The gecko will die with no heat pad!! Get one as soon as you can! He can't digest his food with no heat pad.

 

[LeopardShade]

No heating source is a huge issue. Inadequate heating is a big cause for resisting food, as well as a wide array of other problems such as respiratory infections, improper digestion, and suppressed immunity. I suspect that is the reason for resisting food.

Please, for the health and wellbeing of your animal, get your gecko a UTH as soon as possible.

 

[sausage]

agreed, the problem most likely lies with the lack of heat source.
regardless of weather you live in a tropical climate or not the gecko still needs a heat source to thermoregulate and without a heat source the gut is not activated and will not be able to digest food to its maximum ability for survival.

 

[ChristinaJ]

as stated get a UTH ASAP! The surface temp needs to be at least 90 degrees but I wouldnt got higher than 95...that is the reason he isn't eating, he can't digest his food so you are slowly starving him to death by not providing a heater....the climate you live in doesn't matter at all leos need belly heat not air temps...