My Geckos Won't Eat!!

[besteelerfan]

hello,
I have three leopards, Athena, Maui, and Fiji. they stopped eating about 2 weeks ago and till this point we have been force feeding them but they still won't eat. I am scared because this happened to my fat tail, Cayman, and she died last august. RIP. any suggestions on what to do???:main_huh::main_no:

 

[ajveachster]

Are they all girls? How old are they? Sometimes the females will go on a hunger strike for a month or two while they are ovulating. If that is the case, then patience is all you usually need. If not, you will probably want to fill out the questionaire in this section so we can better assist you. It's kind of long, but does really help us to help you.

 

[besteelerfan]

reply

yes they are all girls :main_thumbsup: and I got Athena to eat crickets just not Maui and Fiji

 

[besteelerfan]

About your leo:
Maui: female Fiji: female
Maui: 2.5 years Fiji: 2.5 years
we have owned them for over a year.
we got both of them at a local pet store (we now know better)
Athena is 8mos and came from a breeder

A) Health/History
we hold them once a dayish
they are not acting any different- they don't look or act "sick", no problems with shedding.
no problems in the past

B) Fecals
white part and a brown part smaller than normal
pooped yesterday
they haven't been eating for over two weeks, we have been force feeding

Housing:
A) Enclosure
60"L 15"W 13"H
glass tank
repticarpet
hides are:a big bonzai tree with a hole in the trunk for hiding a medium sized
rock cave and a small bark semicircle and lots of vines and plants. Have tried moist hides but they aren't interested.
B) Heating
heat mat, two 100 watt bulbs. Temp in mid to high 80's day, low 80's at night and use red night bulbs.
thermometer near floor of tank, mesh screen on top

C) Cage mates
there are three geckos in the tank: Maui,Fiji and Athena, all female Leos
health is good overall other than the not eating
Describe Diet:
They eat mealworms every other day. Athena will also eat crickets. Sometimes (once per month) we'll put a drop of honey on a cotton swab and put a dab on their mouths.
We drop the worms in the tank, distributing evenly among them and watch them eat.
B) Supplements- Fluker's reptile calcium powder always available in habitat in a small lid. I see them licking the powder but not sure how often.
- What are you gut loading food with- Mealworms live in cornmeal and eat potato slices and lettuce, spinach, orange slices