Superworms... So long to digest?! Gecko ignoring food for a month...

[hikki]

Hello,

My adult male Leopard gecko didn't eat since mating started or even little before. Very soon it'll make a month, if not already. I've been told i shouldn't worry if his weight didn't change but well if i remember correctly he was 74g and today he's about 70g. Not so terrible, sure, still wondering. Do they go on a diet while hunting for females? Or could that be the fact that i gave him superworms before that period started? I've never gave before. He still made a big poop few days ago, which means his stomach is still not empty, that's why i'm thinking about those worms. What do you think? Let me know.

Thanks.

 

[katie_]

I feed a lot of supers. They arent difficult to digest and my geckos always have a bm the next day.
4 grams isnt bad, I think he'll be fine

 

[hikki]

When I site him a cricket I can see he react but then he just ignore it. How long should I wait before really worrying/taking action?

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[hikki]

By the way do you remove the superworms head before giving them? As their jaws are quite powerful...

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[Cesar_Da_KIng]

No, its not nessary at all the whole eat through their stomach thing is bs and you have nothing to worry about

 

[Embrace Calamity]

No, its not nessary at all the whole eat through their stomach thing is bs and you have nothing to worry about

Superworm Feeding Caution (Zophobas morio) -- cricket4u

It's very uncommon for such a thing to happen, but one can always just crush the head to be safe. But if it's just not eating, then I doubt that's an issue.

~Maggot

 

[hikki]

But could this just be cause if the mating season..? If so he would restart eating.. When temp gets colder?!

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