What should I do?

bella95

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About your leo:
- Sex- Unknown.
- Age & Weight- About four weeks old when I got her (according to PetSmart), so she is around 7 weeks now, unknown weight.
- How long have you owned your leo- About three weeks.
Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend)- PetSmart.

A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo- I tried a week after I got her, but she hissed so I stopped holding her.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now. She won't eat anything!
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe. No.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal)- They look runny.
- When was the last time he/she went- About a week ago.
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on- She will not eat anything! She hasn't eaten since the day I got her (so for three weeks).

Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size- 10 gallon tank with screen lid.
- Type (ex. glass tank)- It is glass.
- Type of substrate- Habi Chips (recommended by LLL Reptile).
- Hides, how many, what kind- She's got two. One on the warm side filled with damp moss and one on the warm side with no moss.
B) Heating
- Heat source- 75 watt day bulb (white) for 12 hours and a 50 watt night bulb (red) for 12 hours.
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side)- The warm side is 88 degrees during the during the day, but drops to 80 degrees at night. The cool side is 80 during the day, but drops to 75 degrees at night.
- Method of regulating heat source- I do not use anything since the temperatures are fine.
- What are you using to measure your temps- I use a dial thermometer made by Zoo Med.
- Do you have any lights (describe)- The day and night bulbs put off light (the day bulb is bright and the night bulb is dull).
C) Cage mates
- How many (males, females)- She has none.
- Describe health, or previous problems- Not available.

Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much)- I am offering around 2 crickets at a time. If she doesn't eat them within one hour, I remove them and leave about 5 mealworms in the food dish.
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect)- I let the crickets run loose for about one hour, then I remove them. I leave about five mealworms in the food dish.
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands)- I am dusting the insects with Rephasy every feeding, but since she's not eating she's not getting any...
- What are you gut loading food with- I am gutloading both insects with Fluker's Cricket Feed.

Thank you. I hope someone can help me!
 
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Lindz0518

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You need a under the tank heater, they use belly heat in digestion. You will need something to measure surface temps, like a temp gun. Surface temps should be between 88-95 on the warm side. Lighting isn't really needed unless you need it to up the air temps, and then it needs to be a low watt bulb or a black out bulb would be better. I would get it off the habi chips, loose substrate is a bad idea, use slate tile (with sand under it, to hold heat), paper towels, or repti-carpet. I would also get a dimmer switch to help control the heat output of the under the tank heater, so it doesn't get to hot. Getting her/his temps and heat source corrected may help with the not eating, if it doesn't then I would plan a vet trip.
 

bella95

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Today I removed the lights and got a UTH with a thermostat. I took out the chips and put down paper towels. She hasn't eaten yet but I will keep my hopes up. :/
 

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