How old is she?
leos can sometimes go off of their food for a day or so either side of shedding so that may be the case ~ would keep an eye on her and keep a record of her weight as sometimes loss of appetite can be a pointer to other problems

 

She is 8 weeks and 6 days. Will keep an eye out, and try her again tomorrow.

 

Wait until you have one that won't eat for a couple months. My one female does it every winter regardless of what temps she is kept at. A scale is a great tool to have to keep an eye on weights like the other poster said.

 

Adult Leos will sometimes have hunger strikes. But babies usually eat well. It may just be a one off but if it happens often then it is a pointer to possible problems such as temperature issues, parasites etc.

 

i would strongly suggest you dont feed a baby wax worms, it can cause many eating problems.

You leo at that young will shed regularily and will eat her shed so will not be hungry when she does.

 

Slurmi would strongly suggest you dont feed a baby wax worms, it can cause many eating problems.

Very much agree:2thumb: Some people feed waxies as a treat to adult Leo's, but even then i dont really see the need. They are not nutritious like other gut loaded bugs & can become addictive quickly!
Leo's so young do not usually go off food, as everyone has said it could be down to shedding. Just keep a close eye & fingers crossed thats all it is

 

I think she must have shed, as this morning there is a huge poo waiting for me to remove, and she looks brighter.

Thanks anyway
Jamie

 

Since my last post she has been eating fine, every two days she would have about 9/10 mealworms, but...

Again, she has not eaten for 3 days. There are meal-worms in with her 24/7, but she just isn't interested.

Could she be shedding again?

 

I think she must be shedding, found her this morning buried in her moist hide, in the moss!

 

you will have to watch i dont think its right that it shedding again so soon. has it only been 3 days since its last shed?


sorry i re read it there. well i cant answer mate iv never had a leo as young and not sure how often they she as babies

 

I think it was nine days since she last shed.

Think she is either shedding, or demanding more wax-worms! I ran out of mealies you see, so gave her 2 of these to "tide" her over.

Thanks

 

I think it was nine days since she last shed.

Think she is either shedding, or demanding more wax-worms! I ran out of mealies you see, so gave her 2 of these to "tide" her over.

Thanks

mate not being funny but i wouldnt be giving babies any wax worms at all there just not good for them. i actually dont use them at all and mines is 1 but the more waxies you give it there more it will want.

it could be the case now that if your feding them a lot maybe thats all it wants now is waxies. best bet is just to stop feeding them waxies completely and get running about after a big fat locust

 

Got back today, and she has eaten all of her meal-worms!

Will look into getting some locusts, how many will I need, how do I keep them? What size do you reckon aswell?

AND, Do they smell or make noise?

Thanks
Jamie

 

locusts are great as they are east to store and they dont really smell. also, by pinching the back jumping legs near the base, the locust will usually drop them, or they just wont work, so they cant jump anymore. I suggest you do this for a younger gecko especially if she's used to mealies as it will make it easier to catch for her first try of them.
If she's about 9 weeks old, ur probs looking at small or small/med locusts. As long as they are not bigger than the space between her eyes, they'll be fine. They usually come in packs of 15 for the price of 1 prepack box mealies, so they are more expensive, but good for varriety. Keep them in a cricket keeper or similar tub and put them on top of ur tank as they like to be nice and warm. Give them cabbage, carrot, potatoe etc. They love srping greens too. There should e enough moisture in that so you wont really need water, Just add a little food ofter tho as otherwise the humidity can increase and that tends to kill them off.

your little one will LOVE them tho, so be carefull not to give her too many as she may go off her mealies.

Also, I suggest having a fecal test done so that you can be sure there isnt anything else going on which might affect her appetite. Its £10 with Pinmore Animal Labs online
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