Picky new geckos

[Pebbles]

2 weeks ago I adopted 2 leos and they are not eating that well for me. (Now that it has been 2 weeks I'm starting to get concerned since I know they should be used to their environment.)

Whenever I put crickets in the cage only one cricket has been eaten. Last night I left the crickets in for about 4 hours hoping that they would be all eaten when I came back, but I found all the crickets hiding except for one that must have been eaten. Should I try leaving the crickets in all night? Or should I try feeding in a separate enclosure? Is there anything else I can try?

I've also been constantly leaving mealworms in a bowl in their tank (which have been untouched) and just tried switching to leaving superworms in a bowl in their tank.

 

[SDCowboy]

Give them a wax worm. If they don't touch that then maybe they just aren't ready to eat yet.

 

[lovelovelove135]

Never leave crickets in with your leo because they will nibble at them. Leos are the type that just lay there while the crickets nibble on them hoping they go away, but don't actually do anything to make them go away. Most people take crickets out after 15 minutes. I wouldn't recommend leaving the crickets in for 4 hours unsupervised. Like SDCowboy said, I'd try waxworms; it's like candy/ice cream/hamburgers (all the good yummy stuff although not quite healthy ^_^) for us haha They should be given once in a while though because they're so fattening. If they eat waxworms, maybe you can try mealworms or superworms. Hope I helped

 

[Pebbles]

Thanks, I'll have to try a waxworm.

Also, I'm wondering what is the normal amount for them to eat? And how often? They did actually each eat 2 crickets for me on Thursday but considering how little they have eaten, I don't think that's enough.

 

[ReptileRy]

my geckos the complete opposite haha, he eat and drank in the first 2 days. but everytime i go to put something in his cage or touch him he hisses and bites me, but ill get him over that. but yeah try waxworms, or give them some more time maybe there just not hungry yet like SDcowboy said.