Lynn, Make sure you keep her well hydrated as ell, I had similar issues with three of the first geckos I bought. I took them to the vet and the vet could not find anything wrong with them. All three perished I think it was maybee a bad batch of geckos from the mass production gecko farms.... But my tip is make sure they have plenty of water and maybee mist them down once or twice a day..... Mike Lockhart
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Re: FW: not eating much (Godby) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Lynn Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gecko List" <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:46:59 -0400 Subject: [gecko]FW: not eating much Reply-To: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Lynn Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:11 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: not eating much We have a leopard gecko that we have had for about 3 months now. We are new to geckos although I have read several books on their care. We have been enjoying her tremendously. I am not sure how old she is now-she seems to have lost most of her juvenile bands. She normally is a huge eater 8-10 meduim crickets a day plus a few meal worms. All of the sudden her appetite changed and she only eats maybe 2 crickets every other day. She seems okay other wise. Her stools though decreased seem normal looking. I don't see any parasites on her. The other thing she is doing that is new is she tries to climb the glass walls and her house. Or if you put your hand in she instantly will climb up your arm. These are all new behaviors for her. I asked at the pet store if this is normal and they said maybe she was ready to breed and this was part of her changing behavior. Is this normal? I know her appetite should decrease as she gets older but this was very sudden. How concerned should I be? Lynn --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:33:23 -0700 From: Julie Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gecko]FW: not eating much To: [email protected] Organization: Gecko Ranch Reply-To: [email protected] Hi Lynn, The season just changed, and with that seasonal change to lower temps sexually mature leopard geckos usually require less food. The lower temps and slowing down of growth is the cause of that. As a breeder I get tons of e-mails with these concerns for about the next month or so. That is too bad you don't know her age, this is a distinct disadvantage of buying from a pet shop. I am making a guess here about what is going on. Also, you will not be able to see parasites with the naked eye, they will be in the gecko's poop, which a vet tech has to look at through a microscope to see what is going on there. If she does not eat for two weeks then you can worry and schedule an appointment to see a non-domestic vet, a vet with special training in reptiles and amphibians. Keep reading books, the new DeVosjoli, Tremper and Klingenberg book on Leopard Herpetoculture just set a new standard for leopard gecko knowledge. Take whatever pet shop employees say with a huge grain of salt. Chances are they have little or no training on the reptiles they sell. Julie Bergman www.geckoranch.com GGA lifetime member Lynn Hall wrote: > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Lynn Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 8:11 AM >To: '[email protected]' >Subject: not eating much > > > >We have a leopard gecko that we have had for about 3 months now. We >are new to geckos although I have read several books on their care. We >have been enjoying her tremendously. I am not sure how old she is >now-she seems to have lost most of her juvenile bands. She normally is >a huge eater 8-10 meduim crickets a day plus a few meal worms. All of >the sudden her appetite changed and she only eats maybe 2 crickets >every other day. She seems okay other wise. Her stools though >decreased seem normal looking. I don't see any parasites on her. The >other thing she is doing that is new is she tries to climb the glass >walls and her house. Or if you put your hand in she instantly will climb up your arm. >These are all new behaviors for her. I asked at the pet store if this >is normal and they said maybe she was ready to breed and this was part >of her changing behavior. Is this normal? I know her appetite should >decrease as she gets older but this was very sudden. How concerned >should I be? > > > >Lynn > > >_______________________________________________ >Global Gecko Association >http://www.gekkota.com >Classifieds >http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi >gecko mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko > > > > > --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:34:48 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) From: "Godby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [gecko]FW: not eating much Reply-To: [email protected] -------Original Message------- From: Godby Date: 09/25/05 13:45:04 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gecko]FW: not eating much Hi Lynn, Congrats on the new gecko! I'm fairly new to geckos myself, I've had a leopard gecko for about 8 months now. For the first couple of months that I had my gecko, she would eat loads of crickets and meal worms. I couldn't believe how much she ate! All of a sudden she seemed to stop eating like she had never been fed and has been content to eat everyother day or so... and she'll only have a couple of large meal worms or a cricket. As far as I can tell, she's very healthy. She gets her vitamins, exercises, and she sheds without a problem. My gecko likes to try and climb the walls too, and will climb right out of the enclosure if I put my arm in. I think it's cause they are very curious. My gecko has developed quite the character since I brought her home. The more plants and rocks and hiding spots and things to climb I put in, it seems she develops more behaviours. She's quite at home now and comfortable. She loves to come out and explore what's going on in the rest of the room. The coffee table seems to be one of her favorite places for adventure, and of course it's the best seat in the house for a gecko who loves to watch tv! Sometimes she'll look at me then at the tv, and then go stand on the remote as if she's asking me to turn it on. I think she enjoys the movement of the picture or something! Anyway, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I wouldn't worry about your gecko at this point. If she's eating, and getting her vitamins she should be ok. Since it sounds like your gecko has lots of character... Enjoy it! Let her explore around some of the safer places just outside her cage. All the best, Sarah We have a leopard gecko that we have had for about 3 months now. We are new to geckos although I have read several books on their care. We have been enjoying her tremendously. I am not sure how old she is now-she seems to have lost most of her juvenile bands. She normally is a huge eater 8-10 meduim crickets a day plus a few meal worms. All of the sudden her appetite changed and she only eats maybe 2 crickets every other day. She seems okay other wise. Her stools though decreased seem normal looking. I don't see any parasites on her. The other thing she is doing that is new is she tries to climb the glass walls and her house. Or if you put your hand in she instantly will climb up your arm. These are all new behaviors for her. I asked at the pet store if this is normal and they said maybe she was ready to breed and this was part of her changing behavior. Is this normal? I know her appetite should decrease as she gets older but this was very sudden. How concerned should I be? Lynn -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. 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