Normal behaviour after shipping?

[G_leopard]

Yesterday just bought two little leopards 1-2 months old and an adult male, they were on my backpack for 4 hours or something until they reach my home, at first they wandered around in their tanks but then the hide in humid box and sleep all afternoon and all night and today they still sleepy temperature is 90 F is it normal? Each is in its own tank.

 

[ElapidSVT]

sleeping is what they do best!
when i got my first high end geckos i was always tapping the cage to make sure they weren't dead! hahahaha!

good luck with the new creatures!

 

[sunshinegeckos]

thats normal

 

[G_leopard]

When will they come out? and when shall the be feed?

 

[UnicornSpirit]

Every gecko has his/her own acclimation period. Some geckos I've gotten may start eating by the next day, some 4 days later and others it might take a couple weeks. You just have to be patient and let them rest up and relax. I would go ahead and offer food in their dishes to see if they want to eat, it can't hurt.

 

[G_leopard]

Im worried about the little ones they are 4.5 and 6 grams only

 

[OnlineGeckos]

It's a chance you take when buying them that young, as they are the most vulnerable pre 10-15g. I'd suggest leave a dish of mealworms in the tank, make sure fresh water is available, and leave them alone for a day or two. The less you bother them, the quicker they get used to their new environment, and thus may start eating faster.

Some geckos will eat the first night you got them, some take days, some a week or more.

 

[G_leopard]

Oh that worries me a lot I didnt know that

 

[G_leopard]

they have eaten 5mm (1/3 inch) meal worm each!