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I've had my marbled since Saturday and he has not eaten anything. We mist him about three times a day and the first couple days he would drink and drink the water off the glass. He doesn't do that any more but like I said, we offer him crickets every night, by hand/tweezers and he runs away, we leave them in the tank and he doesn't even look at them. I didn't think there would be a problem leaving the crix in over night because he would be out of there reach (unlike bearded dragons) but I wanted to make sure first anyways. I read that many marbles are stiff imported and he very likely is, and I think he has mites. What can I do to help him?

P.S. I got him to eat some baby food by dabbing it on his nose.

I have the same problem dude. Mines been that way and ive had him for about 1/2 a year or so. I think that might just be how they behave? Im not sure what to do about mites, as i am not that knowledgable. I would jsut leave the crickets in there for now. I put about a dozen or so crickets in every saturday and jsut let them hang around, and the testiment that hes still alive means he msut be eating them.

I am by NO means an expert on the Gekko genus, as I only own 1.1 tokays and I'vehad them for a month and a half. But I can tell you this - I had the same problem with them. I had them in a 35 tall for quarantine and till I could get them a bigger enclosure. They were in there about a week, I misted them, etc. They simply would not eat anything - crickets, supers, pinkies, etc. Then when I put them in their new cage (260 galllon reptarium)and left them alone for a few days, they seemed much more comfortable. So I tried a few crickets, and they gobbled them. Sooo... if ya'll can, get a bigger enclosure. It reduces their stress level immensley, especially wild caught fresh imports I would suspect. Leave them alone for several days except to mist and keep humidity up. Then try one or two crickets, don't innundate them with food items. This is just a suggestion, and as I said, I have no experience with marbleds. Good luck!

My marbled took nearly 8 weeks to eat anything from when I got him. Once he started eating, he ate like a champ. I think the main thing is to make them comfortable first and eating will come on its own.
I have small holes in the tank cover and I hand feed him mealies and superworms through the holes. He hits them hard too

good luck, and its great to see a few people with marbled geckos on the forums
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4.4 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Marbled Gecko
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We have marbleds at work and I never see them eat. Freaked out little dudes, you spray and they go NUTS running. Bite you and everything when you try and get em out...I think they are just scared by nature, I would side with giving them food and leaving it there for a while. Check back later if its gone then good if its not then try again....less hiding spaces make this easier so the crickets get eaten. Ofcourse getting a bigger tank does definetly reduce stress.....