Please help

[CSgecko]

I got a new leo last tuesday. She looked great but over the last week she hasnt eaten a thing. Should i be worried? i covered all 4 sides of her cage with dark paper and am going to remove 1 side every week(read from an article) is there anything else i should be doing?:main_huh:

 

[PaulSage]

What are the temperatures of both the warm end and the cool end of the enclosure?

Are you offering her the same food/prey that she had previously been feeding on?

Can she access or find the food? Or is it hiding in the enclosure or located in a dish too large for her to see in to?

 

[CSgecko]

The temps are 90 on the hot end and around 80 on the cool end. She ate large mealworms and large crickets at her previous home which i have offered. and I put one cricket in her cage and it moved around all night but she never ate it. i put mealworms into a clear dish i even put a worm right in front of her nose and she never even looked at it( and yes it was moving)

 

[PaulSage]

Do you know how old she is, and how much she weighs? If she's large enough to be eating large mealworms and crickets, she is likely old/large enough to start ovulating. Many females will not eat for up to two weeks or so when they begin ovulating.

 

[Jeanne]

It could be that she is stressed from the move and the new home. Try not to handle her too much and leave her alone. Let her explore her new home and settle in, hopefully once she starts feeling more comfortable she will start eating again.

Is there any way you can post a picture of her in her enclosure?

 

[moosassah]

I'm giving you this link to help make you feel better. We bought our 2nd leo at a show back in April. It was a rough start with her & we worried ourselves silly over it. In the end, she did start eating again & is doing very well now. Read through it. There's a ton of great advice. Good luck & try to be patient, but it's OK to worry

http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=8033&highlight=jungle

 

[CSgecko]

i am new to this forum so i dont no how to post pics yet but wen i get to it ill try and put some pics on. she is just over a year old and her tail still looks fat so im not too worried. Also she doesnt seem to be eeting but her poops look almost normal, just a little smaller. well i was just wondering wat u guys do wen u get new geckos. thanks
Csgecko

 

[crs]

I would wait longer and leave her alone, my first guess is that she is stressed from the move. Once she starts noticeably getting thinner get her to the vet.

 

[Bert-N-Sheila]

I agree with the stress.