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hey

my brother got a female leo adult at a show like 2 weeks ago . hes only 7 so my dad takes caare of it but my dad cant get it to eat. at my moms house where i live i have 1.3 ;eos and there heathy as can be from the same breeder.

i have tried everything to get it to eat i thought about imppaction but she has gona poop a few times.over 2 weeks shes ate maybe 4 rix and 2 mealies and a few wax worms tops....

she appears healthy and is fat and does not appear to be losing any weight .. any one no what could be wrong.

she was kept with anpther male and 2 females but was seperated when we bought her could this be the reason.

any help would be sooo awesome. thanks so much in advanced!!
sincerely
tyler
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1.3 bearded dragons. 2.3 leaporde geckos.1.1. veiled chameleons

I dont know if this could be it but with aquatic turtles sometimes when you bring the animal to a new setting and away from other turtles they refuse meals and almost forget how to hunt. Having another one with them stimulates them to eat. This was also the same with a newt i had. I eventually went out and bought it a friend and he did a complete 180. Hes unstopable now even able to take crickets the the size of his head.

This is just something to consider. Im not sure if it would be the same in your situation. It could be a number of reasons.

Hi

It still wouldn't be to uncommon for her to still be getting used to her environment still. Make sure to coat her food with calcium, but you probably already know that.

You said she was kept in with another female and a male. They could be a good chance that she might be pregnant. Females will stop eating one to two weeks before they are getting ready to lay there eggs. If by chance they do eat anything during this period it would be very little.

Take Care, TLB

Maybe shes gravid. before they drop in the late stages they stop eating mostly and just lay around. im sure she will eat once she gets hungry enough....they always do.
scott