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Don't know if any of you remember a picture of my new blizzard girl - she looks fat & very healthy. I got her last Friday, and since then, she hasn't eaten a thing. I tried to feed her crickets for the first few days, but wasn't very worried when she didn't eat them - moving stress, or the fact she was used to mealies could be factors. After four days of her not touching a thing, I went out to get worms. She hasn't touched those, either. I moved her into a holding cage, attempting to feed her, but she went into a corner, only but twitching when a worm touched her. She seemed scared, so I left her alone a couple of days, with food in her tank - but still nothing.

She also lived with mulitple geckos. Could she still be under stress? Any cases of why it's lasted this long? [Her enclosure is almost optimum. It's a 10gal b/c it's all I had, & don't yet have enough resorces for a 20L. ANYWAY. Cool hide, moist hide, water, calcium, etc.]

Finally.. could she be gravid?

Thanks loads,
Elisa

How old is she? Were you handling her often? Has she deficated? Where did you get her?

Also, a 10Gallon would be okay for any gecko. I think that a normal gecko (not one of Trempers Giants) could live in a 10 gallon their whole lives. But that's just me.

Like a few posts down, just leave her alone. Don't handle her. Don't look at her. Don't breath near her tank...

She should come through.
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Josh
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She's about three months old, hasn't deficated in the past few days because she hasn't eaten. I think I am just being worrisome, & I am taking action by not doing anything. d; Thanks.

Im no expert but all I can say is I acquired new leos about a month and a half ago and it took them 3 weeks to eat for me. Now they each eat about 10 mealies a night. I think you need to be patient...your stressing over it will only stress your leo out more. I wouldnt move her to a holding tank bc being moved again is an additional stress. I would put a dish of mealies in after the lights had been out for an hr and just relax...she will eat in time.

Three weeks - that does let me relax. I have left her alone for two days, and I will keep doing so. Thanks!