my girls got me worried

RangoDango

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my female leo is really worrying me, she has dropped alot of weight, and doesn't seem interested in any feeders, she doesn't seem to 'track' the crickets like my AFTs or even my other leos. and i have noticed that twice now, she has "vomitted" up the crickets she does ingest, and by vomit i mean there are compressed cricket carcass logs (easiest way to describe)

:(

any advice would be greatly appreciated
 

Jordan

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maybe try her on something else? its not the best advice but ive just experienced a leo who is just fussy and bored of mealworms and crickets but is happy to eat super worms or something.
Bit of variation can often do the trick.

Other than that, make sure your temps havent dropped too much since its getting colder, because they wont eat much if its cold.
 

Dog Shrink

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Also make sure she isn't going into a late ovulation maybe? I know they don't eat much when they're ovulating.
 

RangoDango

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shes been dropping for awhile, and she is isolated from our male, she has already laid several non viable eggs, and we have tried supers/mealies/etc

her temps are also stable, her enclosure hasnt changed since we got her, its the same setup she was in when she was gaining, but then out of no where she started dropping like crazy

:(
 

Dog Shrink

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Any chance it could be parasites? Have you had a recent stool check? Only other thing I know of that stops them from eating is some type of obstruction. Sphagnum moss in the enclosure any sand or loose substrait she could accidentally ingest?
 

Imperial Geckos

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If she is eating crickets, its a good chance she could have a big load of pinworms possibly..i would certainly get a fecal done ASAP! If positive for pinworms..some panacur should do the trick... but there is no doubt, you need to get a fecal exam done
 

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