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Old 14-06-2008, 11:26 AM
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As suggested, its more probable that he or she is more used to Meal worms or crickets rather than wax worms.

Have a chat with the seller to find out what they were feeding.

At that age wood chips can be pretty leathal to your leo, so I would also suggest changing that to kitchen paper, at least until you know how he is going.

Also, you havnt had him long so he may well be still settling in to his new viv, which shouldnt be to big as this will stress him and put him off his food.

Advice about temps as above.

I would worry about how often he sheds, you prob wont see many of them at that age anyway !
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hi he is also feeding on crickets and locust and here is a pic of my viv i am going to get a digi thermometer his viv is 34/2 inches long and 27 wide.
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a 2ft viv should be ok as long as there is enough hiding spots for the leo
You also need calcium powder in a little lid in the viv as well as dusting crickets with it.
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there is 3 hideing spots in the viv at the moment. one in hotend a 2 in cool end off the viv. i am useing repton insect dusting supplement at the moment will i still need calcium.
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Yeah you still need calcium. Calypso is good, just a milk lid full in the viv is fine and dust with it too.
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ok got rid off the waxies and put some mealworms in a dish with some calcium powder. i am a bit worried about my lizard as i not seen him eat at all had him since thursday. the temp in the viv at the hot end is 28.1.c is this ok.
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Temps should be 88F which is 31.1
Have you removed the wood chips and replaced with kitchen roll?
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yes wood chipins gone now.
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ok got rid off the waxies and put some mealworms in a dish with some calcium powder. i am a bit worried about my lizard as i not seen him eat at all had him since thursday. the temp in the viv at the hot end is 28.1.c is this ok.

leo's are primarily nocturnal so there's a chance you'll never see him eat and as you've only had him since Thursday he's still wandering thinking 'what the hell happened here?? this isn't my wallpaper and where's my cave gone????'
they take a few days - a week and possibly longer to get used to new surroundings
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thanks for all the help glad i am doing things right now.all temps ok now 2. taz seems to like the kicthen roll better than the wood chipings and is useing both his hides. here are some pics



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