Picky eaters

[little98dime]

Hello everyone. I have 3 females. Two in a 40 gallon and 1 in a 20 long. The 2 in the 40 are being very picky about eating crickets. They won't eat them like they use to and when they do, its only 1 each. I am getting another 20 gallon sometime soon, so I'll be separating them. But that aside, what can I do to spark their interest in crickets again? My female in the 20 long will eat 3 to 5 every night. Mind you, all 3 of my females are at least 10 months old and 63 grams, so they aren't little by any means. Temps on both tanks are 95 warm side 80 cool side. Slate tile substrate, at LEAST 4 hides per gecko including a humid hide each. I raise meal worms. They eat those and the occasional wax worm when I offer it.

 

[got spots?]

Not sure if you can bud. Sometimes they just stop, a cruelish way is to withhold food from them for a few days then give them crickets.

 

[little98dime]

Yeah. I tried that. I would offer only crix, but after a week I caved in. I can't take knowing I am keeping food from them.

 

[MiamiLeos]

eh, mine go through spurts where they prefer one food over the other. that's the beauty of a varied diet. the leos know what their body needs. keep offering crix, but as long as theyre eating something, i wouldnt worry about it. maybe try offering some super worms or phoenix worms in addition to the mealies for a little more variation. its the begining of breeding season, theyre all starting to act a little quirky

 

[gitrdone0420]

Unless something is really wrong with them, they wont starve themselves. They should eat eventually. Did you ever think about ovulation?