TreeckosFamily
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We acquired a leopard gecko on Saturday; his previous ownders decided they didn't have the time for him. He's a handsome guy who's age is estimated to be around 2 1/2 years. He looks healthy, not skinny, bright colors, and was pretty calm handling him when we picked him up after being a bit wiggly at first. We were told he's use to eating mealworms and large crickets.
It's now been 3 days and while I'm sure he's still adjusting (we have beardies so we did expect a bit of relocation stress, not instant adjustment) I have a few questions to just confirm we're doing okay. As a note we've not tried holding him since we met him at his previous owner's home.
He has a UTH, tile flooring, a warm hide over that uth that registers between 89-93*, a cool hide that registers around 78-80*, and a moist hide in the middle. His tank is 20g long.
We are offering mealworms 24/7 in a puddle of calcium without D3. We added a few small dubia on day 2. Last night we tossed in a few crickets as well. He doesn't seem to be hunting on his own at all. If we put the mealworms right in front of his warm hide he will s.l.o.w.l.y. come out and eat it. Before he chomps it though he seems to make nudges at it as if he can't really see it. He'll lunge up to 3-4 times before finally biting it. He is sooooo extremely slow I have no idea how he could catch the crickets.
So, my questions are:
Is it normal for him to not be hunting his food, yet eat 5-6 mealworms at a time if we put them outside his hide door? Maybe because we are bringing the food to him he's not hungry at night? My mother heart says, "eat, eat"
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Is it normal to move turtle-slow?
Do leo geckos have bad eyesight, poor depth perception?
There has been no waste since we got him on Saturday unless it's inside his warm hide where he stays. How often do they use the bathroom?
Am I missing something in his viv or any of his care?
I'm sorry this got so long. I just want to get this right.
It's now been 3 days and while I'm sure he's still adjusting (we have beardies so we did expect a bit of relocation stress, not instant adjustment) I have a few questions to just confirm we're doing okay. As a note we've not tried holding him since we met him at his previous owner's home.
He has a UTH, tile flooring, a warm hide over that uth that registers between 89-93*, a cool hide that registers around 78-80*, and a moist hide in the middle. His tank is 20g long.
We are offering mealworms 24/7 in a puddle of calcium without D3. We added a few small dubia on day 2. Last night we tossed in a few crickets as well. He doesn't seem to be hunting on his own at all. If we put the mealworms right in front of his warm hide he will s.l.o.w.l.y. come out and eat it. Before he chomps it though he seems to make nudges at it as if he can't really see it. He'll lunge up to 3-4 times before finally biting it. He is sooooo extremely slow I have no idea how he could catch the crickets.
So, my questions are:
Is it normal for him to not be hunting his food, yet eat 5-6 mealworms at a time if we put them outside his hide door? Maybe because we are bringing the food to him he's not hungry at night? My mother heart says, "eat, eat"
. Is it normal to move turtle-slow?
Do leo geckos have bad eyesight, poor depth perception?
There has been no waste since we got him on Saturday unless it's inside his warm hide where he stays. How often do they use the bathroom?
Am I missing something in his viv or any of his care?
I'm sorry this got so long. I just want to get this right.
