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Well this is my 2nd day since I got her, she ate a cricket from my hand yesterday but thats it, she hasnt pooped at all? Any suggestions?

Where did you get your leo? If it was from a pet shop.. was it on sand? If it was on sand then it may have some troubles and be impacted..

Now if it's never been on sand then it may just be stressed out from the move, and will take some time to adjust. It could be stressed from the change in scenery.
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I got it from Xtreme Reptiles.com and I dont know what its on, its a full grown adult.

Will she eat crickets off the ground? How about mealworms? I wouldn't worry too much about two days, it's common for them to take a few days to adjust to the move and new environment. Try leaving a few crickets in there for a half hour or so. Leave the room and turn the lights down; you could be stressing her out, as well.

Good luck, I'm sure she'll turn around.
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The only thing that I can tell you is to leave her alone. Don't touch her, don't move anything in her cage, don't even look in her direction.

I know that it's easy to want to just hold them in your hand all day long. But if you were stuffed in a box and shipped overnight to Timbuktu, and shoved into a cage, you wouldn't want to be handled or anything for a few days. I give mine about 4 days without me doing to much to them. Then they gobble down everything fast. (Except for those two that I got from the scary reptile place, which we have to forcefeed...)

Good Luck and Best Wishes
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Guess I should leave her alone for a day and then see if she eats?

I was told by a very good breeder that it is not abnormal for adult to take a while before eating. The stress sometimes is overwhelming. I have had some take up to 10 days to really start to eat. Once they got used to there surrounding, they start to eat like they have never eaten before. Make sure that they have good hiding spots and offer water. Good luck

I left a few crickets in overnight and theyre gone, she also pooped! So good signs!