my hatchling enigmas not eating

[skuttle13]

guys i need your advice regarding my engimas. got 3 hatchling enigmas, two of em ate already but i handfed them. i let them lick the gut of the mealworms and they both ate 4 mealworms. the other one wont bite the mealworm . my question is whats better to do, to let them eat by themselves or handfeed them? if i handfeed them do you think in time they'll eventually eat by themselves? is this usual for a hatchling or its an enigma problem?

 

[Jenn]

when did the hatchlings hatch? they dont usually eat until after there first shed. I just put some mealies in a glass bowl and left them for the babies and they ate.

 

[Kristi23]

Keep trying to hand feed it and see what happens. I have had a couple small hatchlings (non enigmas) not eat for two weeks. At that point, I make some slurry and feed them that. After a few days, they usually start eating the worms on their own.

 

[smallville709]

aw,hope your geckos eat normally already

 

[nuttyaboutgeckos]

have you tried micro crickets.some geckos simply dont like worms and will only go for the more mobile kind of live food.

 

[skuttle13]

havent tried yet just afraid of giving other feeders aside from mealworms cause they might be picky eaters. wanna give purely mealworm diet

 

[THE WHISPERER]

Are they housed seperatly? Also curious as to when they hatched