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I have a 5mo old albino male that has for some reason decided to stop eating since his last shed which was a couple ( 2 or 3) weeks ago. He's losing weight and seems like he can't track the crickts very well anymore. My female leo is a horse and eats everything in sight. He took a waxie for me yesterday but refuses to even watch the crix. He'll watch the mealies I put in a dish for him... but again refuses. He just tries to climb the sides of his tank and sleep. Any ideas?

-Chris

Are the male and the female together? If so, chances are she could be bullying him out of eating the food, in which case, a seperation of leopards and lovers should occur.

If not, is there a chance your gecko could have mouth rot? Now, i'm not entirely sure geckos get this, but snakes and torts do..so I don't see why leopards couldn't.

If not that, then maybe he isn't getting enough calcium. Does his lower jaw seem as sturdy as ever, or does it look to be softer? Sometimes MBD can cause geckos to have softer jaws, and they may not eat.

The only other thing I can think of is impaction, but if you don't have your gecko on sand or other natural-type substrates, this doesn't happen too often..

When was the last time he pooped?

You enjoy just taking the shotgun approach and offering lots of different random advice don't you?

Just posting what i've heard, your royal highness.

I'm sorry I haven't responded to you sooner. Been busy for my newest arrival in a couple more days. Nova (my sickly one) just ate four med. size crickets and found all four mealies in his calcium dish and ate them too. I guess it was some kind of hunger strike for some unknown reason.
In answer to your questions however since you took the time to read and respond (thank you).
My male (nova) and female (scooby) are separated by a glass divider because I don't want unwanted babies and they seem to like to watch each other.
They are both on repticarpet and have been since I got them.
No substrate in the humid hides as they do not care for it and throw it out anyways... so I just removed it long ago.
There is nothing for him to injest except for food and calcium in the tanks as I don't want them impacted.
I did consult my vet however and he did say albinos (nova) don't care much for bright lights as they have sensitive eyes. I should have known that and got a special red light for him.
Thank you though for all your helpfulness.
Now... no more bickering! lol = )

That's good news indeed! Glad things have improved!

N.F.

SnakesAndStuff, I found your comment to be rude and counter-productive. Lately this forum seems to be home to a lot of bickering rather than helpful information. The clashing of egos is getting to be quite annoying. Unless somebody is giving dangerous advice, why don't we all try to have civilized discussions instead of being smart asses?

When geckos (or any animal for that matter) turn anorexic a number of factors should be taken into account. There are many scenarios that could be causing the gecko to not eat. Because of that, I see nothing wrong with listing some of the possibilities MULTIPLE TIMES if necessary. This could better help people to diagnose what is wrong with their beloved pets.

In any case, if it continues, a trip to the vet may be in order.
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-Kristin

0.2.2 Leopard Geckos
(Kumquat, Tamale, Jujube, and Nougat)

I used to wonder why the leopard gecko community has the stigma that it does. Now I know. Apparently it is b/c no one (or at least very few) actually cares about their hobby and just want to look at pretty lizards and say "LOL OMG these are awesome!" and to try to pass off misinformation as advice.

"I used to wonder why the leopard gecko community has the stigma that it does. Now I know. Apparently it is b/c no one (or at least very few) actually cares about their hobby and just want to look at pretty lizards and say "LOL OMG these are awesome!" and to try to pass off misinformation as advice."

If the leopard gecko community is so repulsive to you, perhaps you should take your rude commentary elsewhere. At least somewhere where other people agree with your mis-informed generalization about leopard gecko owners, because frankly, I think you're talking out of your ass.

As a response to this comment, I must say that on this forum and others dealing with leos, I have come across many passionate people who do everything in their power to make their geckos as healthy and happy as possible. Leopard gecko owners are some of the most passionate hobbyists I have ever met, and I am proud to be one myself.
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-Kristin

0.2.2 Leopard Geckos
(Kumquat, Tamale, Jujube, and Nougat)

Are the geckos from different sources? It could *possibly* be that one gecko brought in a parasite and has it and/or gave it to the other while the other gecko's immune system successfully fought off the parasites.

Make sure temps etc are within acceptable range, and separate the lizards to better determine what is the cause of this.

Hi Kindergecko,

Posted on your issue in the "other forum" which I believe you may have already read. Hope all turns out well. I had a similar issue a couple of months ago with one of my 3 geckos. She originally came from a petco but has never been mixed with my other two. Turned out to have a happy ending, thanks in part to a good reptile vet. I've found silkworms to be helpful. I think geckos like them the way they like waxworms but silkworms are much healthier.

Hang in there!

N.F.