new leo

[steve_gecko23]

i bought a new leo on Saturday she is a couple of months old, how long should i wait to feed her i tried to feed her today and she didnt even bother with a cricket or a mealworm. any advice and suggestions should i be worried about her?

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Moving is stressful. Leave her alone with a few mealworms in an escape proof bowl so she can eat in the middle of the night when no one's moving and she feels safe. She'll come around in a week or two.

 

[Cesar_Da_KIng]

+1

 

[Ozy]

+1 ^.^ Make sure you gutload the insects! I use Fluker's High Calcium Cricket Diet and the Fluker's gel water stuff for my mealworms and crickets. I dust every single insect I feed with Repashy Calcium Plus. This is a super simple way to make sure your leo gets the nutrients and calcium it needs. I also leave some calcium plus in the mealworm dish, because if she feels like she needs the extra nutrition she will lick that up. Just wanted to toss that in there in case you didn't know. And CONGRATS!!!

 

[steve_gecko23]

+1 ^.^ Make sure you gutload the insects! I use Fluker's High Calcium Cricket Diet and the Fluker's gel water stuff for my mealworms and crickets. I dust every single insect I feed with Repashy Calcium Plus. This is a super simple way to make sure your leo gets the nutrients and calcium it needs. I also leave some calcium plus in the mealworm dish, because if she feels like she needs the extra nutrition she will lick that up. Just wanted to toss that in there in case you didn't know. And CONGRATS!!!

thank you for the adivce im going to put them in a dish with some calcium

 

[steve_gecko23]

Moving is stressful. Leave her alone with a few mealworms in an escape proof bowl so she can eat in the middle of the night when no one's moving and she feels safe. She'll come around in a week or two.

yeah i was just worried because my adult leo warmed up in two days i will give her some extra time

 

[steve_gecko23]

i seen here on the hunt for some food lastnight! i was so proud ha so i creeped up to watch her but she was missing the mealworm!(due to the fact that albinos have bad eyesight?) well when i noticed that she was trying to eat i put 9 mealworms in her dish so im hoping she ate later on that night

 

[SC Geckos]

i seen here on the hunt for some food lastnight! i was so proud ha so i creeped up to watch her but she was missing the mealworm!(due to the fact that albinos have bad eyesight?) well when i noticed that she was trying to eat i put 9 mealworms in her dish so im hoping she ate later on that night

Albinos eyes are light sensitive but they dont have bad eye sight.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

i seen here on the hunt for some food lastnight! i was so proud ha so i creeped up to watch her but she was missing the mealworm!(due to the fact that albinos have bad eyesight?) well when i noticed that she was trying to eat i put 9 mealworms in her dish so im hoping she ate later on that night

That's good. Sometimes they just need time to settle in. Are the temperatures high enough? That could affect eating too.

~Maggot

 

[steve_gecko23]

Albinos eyes are light sensitive but they dont have bad eye sight.

oh ok thank you i was not to sure about that, hence the question mark

 

[steve_gecko23]

That's good. Sometimes they just need time to settle in. Are the temperatures high enough? That could affect eating too.

~Maggot

i have her set up in a sterllite tub its my first time housing a gecko in there im not to sure about it i think that might be messing her up i might have to go buy another 10 gal. i put some crickets in there this morning so hopefully tomorrow their gone. i just want to see her eat so i wont be so worried

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I keep all mine in Sterilite tubs heated from the back with flex watt and they see and eat just fine. If you're not sure your temperatures are correct I might invest in an IRT before another 10 gallon to make sure.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

i have her set up in a sterllite tub its my first time housing a gecko in there im not to sure about it i think that might be messing her up i might have to go buy another 10 gal. i put some crickets in there this morning so hopefully tomorrow their gone. i just want to see her eat so i wont be so worried

Don't get an analog thermometer, as (I'm told) they're known to be very off. Also, don't leave the crickets in there unless you want to put something in there for them to nibble on or they'll nibble on your gecko, stressing it out even more.

Also, this:

I keep all mine in Sterilite tubs heated from the back with flex watt and they see and eat just fine. If you're not sure your temperatures are correct I might invest in an IRT before another 10 gallon to make sure.

~Maggot

 

[steve_gecko23]

ok this might be a stupid question....but if shes pooping does that mean that shes eating?

 

[steve_gecko23]

I keep all mine in Sterilite tubs heated from the back with flex watt and they see and eat just fine. If you're not sure your temperatures are correct I might invest in an IRT before another 10 gallon to make sure.

im using a zoomed uth and it takes up 80% of the tub what do you think about that? and im not sue what a IRT is can you explain?

 

[DrCarrotTail]

The actual rate of metabolism depends on the temperature the gecko if she's pooping I would assume her last meal was at most 3 days ago.

For my new geckos and those I'm worried might not be eating well I monitor their eating by counting the number of mealworms in their dish so I know how many they've eaten over night (after checking for escapees...haha). I also weigh those over 40g once a week and under 40g twice just to make sure they're headed in the right direction or staying healthy

 

[DrCarrotTail]

80% is too much. It should be half the bottom at most. She needs to be able to get a few inches away from the heat to cool off if she needs.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

IRT = Infrared thermometer. Useful for measuring surface temperatures. I bought a small inexpensive one from amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/BAFX-Products-TM-Infrared-Thermometer/dp/B006V4WNYU/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1348207884&sr=8-12&keywords=infrared+thermometer

So far it seems to work well.

 

[steve_gecko23]

The actual rate of metabolism depends on the temperature the gecko if she's pooping I would assume her last meal was at most 3 days ago.

For my new geckos and those I'm worried might not be eating well I monitor their eating by counting the number of mealworms in their dish so I know how many they've eaten over night (after checking for escapees...haha). I also weigh those over 40g once a week and under 40g twice just to make sure they're headed in the right direction or staying healthy

ok well she poops evey two days so hopefully thats a sign that she is eating, yeah i need to count the mealworms i dont know why i didn't, i need to buy a scale real soon then, thank you for all the advice, and about the tub yeah i agree with you i think im going to get her a 10 gallon until i get my rack system, i just hope shes doing ok.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Yeah if she's pooping that regularly then she's eating something. If you're worried I would count and check her bugs