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Hi, i bought my leopard gecko about a year ago from a breeder, and she was very healthy and she ate fine all the way up to about 1-2 weeks ago. Since then she hasn't been eating, and her tail seems thin(about the size of a sharpie). I've been watching her and her behavior is weird too, when shes out in her cage she keeps her eyes closed for long periods of time and is constantly licking her nose/mouth. I haven't noticed anything different about her appearence accept that shes a bit thin. But i was watching her a little bit ago and she was licking her nose with her eyes shut, and i tried to offer her a waxworm but she opened her mouth up and started shaking her head back and forth, and she was having weird convulsions like she was going to vomit or something, but she didn't. If anyone has any idea's please post them here, i'm really worried.

hmm sounds rather strange to me, sounded as though he might have been gagging/regurgitating, all though im no expert so i dont really have all the know how. the thing about having his eye's closed when he's out, and when he's licking his lips/nose is jut a way of tasting the air around them, try to make the air "clean". i just open the windows wide 5-10 mins before i get them out incase of any unwanted smells etc. the shakes however seems rather strange, and would maybe be best consulting a vet, do exams and test n shizzle. have you tried varying his foods? im guessin he's on crix and (hope you arent making the same mistake i did) and make sure he gets a waxworm every other week, not every week. if he's a year old at least he should be able to handle large silkworms, black crix, phoenix worms (dont know what they are yet, think there delicatessen here in the UK). varying his foods might solve the situation, and he might have just been tickled by the hairs on the waxworms. try varying his foods, and if all else fails be ready to add "baby food" to the shopping list

Thanks for the reply, im going to buy some crickets and try those. Theres not really too wide of a selection at the local pet stores.

The weight loss could be from parasites or crypto. The convulsions however make it sound like your gecko has MBD. This is caused by a lack of calcium and nutrients. You need to take it to a vet either way.
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Brian
www.windycitygeckos.com

i agree with windyO. sounds like lack of calcium and vitamins. it also sounds like a respitory infection. take your gecko to the vet asap!

oh and good luck =)