Question About Feeding Schedule

[Andyrc]

So I just bought two new Juvenile Leopard geckos, and when it comes to feeding so far they have both been absolutely ravenous. Every day during feeding time they'll both lunge for the food and eat everything they can. They look healthy and have huge appetites. Over the past couple days though one of the gals has shown little interest in the food I'm offering her. I'm wondering if it's just because she's getting older and she's not interested in eating food every day anymore? I can get her to eat with a little convincing, wiggling the worms in front of her and getting her attention will usually get her to eat a couple. But she just isn't as hungry as she used to be. The other girl is still as hungry as ever, and will eat everything in sight. They are about the same age though.

So my question is.. Should I stop feeding the one who isn't showing interest every day and switch to every other day? They are both still juveniles, so I worry that it might be too soon to stop giving them food every day. Should I worry if she isn't showing much interest in food anymore because she is still relatively young?

 

[indyana]

It could be that your one gecko is preparing to shed, which often affects appetite. A hint to that would be if her color also starts looking dull and gray.

I'm generalizing here a lot, but geckos usually need to eat every day for 4-6 months. After that, you can probably switch to every other day. That depends more on growth that actual age though, so geckos that didn't get enough food early on may be behind the curve and need to catch up.

 

[Andyrc]

It could be that your one gecko is preparing to shed, which often affects appetite. A hint to that would be if her color also starts looking dull and gray.

I'm generalizing here a lot, but geckos usually need to eat every day for 4-6 months. After that, you can probably switch to every other day. That depends more on growth that actual age though, so geckos that didn't get enough food early on may be behind the curve and need to catch up.

And just like Magic, she shed today. I'll bet you anything that's why she hasn't been as excited about food lately. Thanks for the info!