not eating

[Burgy]

My daghters gecko is not eating the mealies not even if I try to feed them to her... she's already lil any ideas?

 

[papaK]

it could be a number of things... what are the temperatures on each side of the enclosure? how do you heat it?

 

[crs]

need more info

 

[Burgy]

they have lamps on top of cage 2 places to hide. i dont know the temp but its pretty warm on one side and cooler on other side.

 

[papaK]

that's not going to get you anywhere. do you even monitor the temperatures at all? lights aren't the best way to heat leopard geckos. under tank heaters are the best way to keep them healthy and eating. always know the temperatures in their enclosure and be able to control it... what kind of substrate are you using? what is the humidity? are you housing 2 together? these could all be potential problems....
just saying my gecko isn't eating doesn't get you much help

 

[Scott&Nikki]

Lisa, I thought you were going out to do what we discussed in PMs? Heatmat, thermostat, etc....

 

[Lyndsey]

Please don't tell me you thought leos were cute so you went and bought them on a whim without doing any research first...

 

[Burgy]

I am going to get the under the tank heater as soon as I can. I am not sure what kind of info you want my sons gecko is stuffing his face and he lives the same way no they are not in the same tank they are seperate.. we are new to this and I am just doing what I was told at the pet store when I got them.

 

[Lyndsey]

The hides should be on seperate sides of the tank (cool hide and warm hide). You also need a little dish of calicum powder (without d3 and vitamins) in there at all times also

Is that tupperware thing for the water? It looks a little high for a juvenile leo to drink out of

This is what mine looks like. Nothing fancy:

 

[Burgy]

Yes maybe I did just go on a whim and get them cute no I dont think so, but thats what my kids wanted so I got them for them. Research no just talked to the girls that worked where I got them and they both have geckos and they told me what to do.

 

[Burgy]

that was for water but now its what the mealies are in now the lil white one is for the water now.. so can i put the bark under the heat lamp then? the girls told me I need one place for them to hide and one place for them to have moisture and to have that stuff away from the heat so they have a cool spot to go to..

 

[Lyndsey]

Yes maybe I did just go on a whim and get them cute no I dont think so, but thats what my kids wanted so I got them for them. Research no just talked to the girls that worked where I got them and they both have geckos and they told me what to do.

It's always smart to research an animal before you bring it home. You'll be surprised how many pet store workers think they know what they are talking about when they really don't

I researched leos for almost two weeks before I got one and I still have questions all the time lol

 

[Lyndsey]

that was for water but now its what the mealies are in now the lil white one is for the water now.. so can i put the bark under the heat lamp then? the girls told me I need one place for them to hide and one place for them to have moisture and to have that stuff away from the heat so they have a cool spot to go to..

Yes. The hide away from the heat lamp will be the cool hide and the one under the heat lamp will be the warm hide. Actually, you don't even need a heat lamp with leos. I choose to use one, but they arent required. Are you using a UTH (under tank heater?)

Leo's need the belly heat to help with digestion

 

[GeckoMandi]

Everyone makes mistakes when they get their first geckos even after research, I know I did. I would suggest just searching around the forums and reading some really good caresheets and you will do fine.