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Around 3-4 weeks ago i bought a nice hypo tangerine leopard gecko and from the first day i got him he started eating and continued until around last tuesday he just stopped .... Does anyone know how i can get him to start eating again...i was thinking of waxworms but if he likes them i dont want him to get hooked on it .... do u think i should try butterworms i heared they have an aroma that reptiles are atracted to well anyways if anybody had this problem or knows of any ways i can get him to start eating again plz post it.

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

My leos go through a stage once or twice a year where they won't eat for a week or two. If it starts to get dangerously thin (like mine is) ask a vet or some one who knows what they are doing. In the meantime, don't sweat it too much it's normal

Try feeding in the early evening, double check for correct temps at floor level, and trying mealworms instead of crickets (or vice versa) are worth trying.

Sometimes when I add a new food dish, I have to 'show' a gecko where the food is. I dangle a mealworm above the food & see if I can catch his interest. If he/she gets into a predator'type body position, h/she's almost there.

Try talking to the breeder. Hopefully they will welcome your question(s). Maybe they'll be able to spot something you're doing differently or can change!

Good luck,
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Andrea A.

the natural change in weather. most leos cut back or almost stop eating completely when the weather changes, it is fall and cooling down and their natural instincts are taking over. if the animals is not exibiting any other symptoms (ie: regurging,diareah,neurological symptoms) and has dont had any dramatic weight loss, leave the animal alone. just cut back feeding to maybe once a week and make sure plenty of fresh water is in abundance and you have a calcium dish for it. if it is exibiting some of the other symptoms i mentioned above, take it to a good qualified herp vert for an examination.
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-robin struck (new married name)
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