Please help.... Male gecko acting withdrawn

[JennLP272]

My male and female have been in the same tank since I purchased them. This was their first season breeding and as advised by multiple people I separated them. I understand that they need a few days to adjust to new environments, my female is adjusting just fine. She is about to lay any day now and has been acting as she usually would right before laying. My male however has not come out of his hide other then to look in the dirt bowl, circle the tank and go back to his hide. I separated them just over a week ago and he wont eat anything more then maybe 1-2 of the worms I offer him, I tried crickets and roaches also but still not interested. I've been told they don't go through separation anxiety or anything of sort but I don't know what else to do. He is shedding fine and going to the bathroom fine just very inactive and wont eat barely anything. :main_huh:

 

[acpart]

This is not unusual behavior from the male for this time of year where it's colder and there's less light. As long as he doesn't lose a significant amount of weight, he should be OK. Here's an article about my experiences with the yearly cycle of leopard gecko behavior:

The Yearly Cycle with Geckos - Gecko Time - Gecko Time

Aliza