URGENT HELP!!!!!

[tristanlook67]

My leopard gecko hasn't been eating in about two weeks I've tried mealworms and. crickets that's the only feeders I can find please give me some tips to get him to eat something his tail has gotten really thin it's not impaction he is on newspaper and there are no reptile vets in my area

 

[juarez.john22]

well there's a few more things. what type of heating and what temperature is your gecko at?

 

[tristanlook67]

This one is using heat tape at 88 on the warm side

 

[juarez.john22]

was this gecko a recent purchase or have you had him a while. and are you getting the temperature reading from inside the tank or just what you have the thermostat set at?

 

[tristanlook67]

I've had him since December and that is the actual reading

 

[JoulesBurn]

Honestly, leos seem to go off food ever so often for reasons from seasonal to hormonal, sometimes for weeks at a time. If his tail has shrunk that much in two weeks I'd really be worried about other health complications since it should take more than just two weeks to make them lose that much weight. I'd really suggest having him evaluated by a vet.

In the meantime, you might want to bump the temp up a bit, especially if you don't have a temp gun to test the temp on the inside of the bin/tank. Your in tank belly temp is usually going to be at least a degree or two lower than what you have the heat source set at, and 88 is a little low to begin with imo, if that's what you have your thermostat set at. Still not totally clear if that temp is an air reading or if you've got a temp gun to test the temp on the floor?

 

[tristanlook67]

Ok here's an update on my Leo Utah mentioned above its been almost a month since I posted this without any luck he had gotten as thin as I have ever seen a non +++++ gecko in person but today out of nowhere he began going crazy for mealworms hopefully he starts gaining weight back soon