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i think i found out why my leo hasnt been eating. he's addicted to waxworms indefinately. i got more mealies crix and waxworms today in an attempt to trick him into eating wax scented crix etc. but i couldnt handle him starving any more and had to give him a few, 4 to be exact lol. hopefully i'll be able to pull him off waxies but to be honest i cant see it happning lol still got a trip to the vets in the waiting.

Have you tried silkworms as a far more nutricious substitute for waxworms?

.....like everyone told you...but i bet you still dont want to listen to anything.

Yea and we have all said that you should MASH it all up and see if you can feed him the crix and mealies....Usually if you mash mealies and crix up and you put some in his mouth he will get the taste for them and be right on it.

waxworms have been the thing that i have tried to feed the least, in the past 4 weeks or w/e that it hasnt really eaten, waxworms HAS been the least. if you had said to crush up crix and mealies i would have tried it. im going to try it tomorrow, crushing up the mealies crix and waxies n that. backgrounds done aswell, looks ok but i need more to fill it up with

I had said to mash them up about 5 times in your other posts. I am pretty sure anyways.

Do you have or can you get a pic of your enclosure. Too much clutter is never good.

I think my leo was addicted to pinky mice for about a month because he wouldn't show any intrest in any other feeders.

I know they are not good as a staple, so I completely removed them from his diet. Haven't offered a pinky mouse in over 4 months, now I dont think he even remembers them.LOL
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Good! They are not healthy it's like going to mickey d's everyday! LOL They are OK to be fed when you have a underweight leo or even 1 a month as a treat if you would want to but just not weekly or even every other week.