I have a book on leopard geckos and have read it several times before and after I bought Phaedrus. In addition to the book I have several care sheets that I have also read. But on those care sheets there are some discrepencies. Some say do one thing and another say do another. So I figured I would post a comment and ask people that have had more personal experience. For as you can see this is my first gecko.
There is no dark spot that I could see on his stomach (although he was a little squirmish) I have fed it mealworms and dead crickets, but i have stopped feeding him dead crickets as of 2 days ago. I do dust the food I give him with vitamins since I have bought him. I use "zoo med's reptivite" reptile vitamins. In addition someone had suggested to me to try zoo med's leopard gecko food which consists of dead flies. He ate a few but that was about it.
I know some people say that when you bring a gecko home for the first time that sometimes they won't eat because of moving around and getting use to a new enviornment. Is this true? I know this may sound a little silly but could the problem be is that he was use to having "roomates"?
If he continues not to eat is there a way I can hand feed him? Or a special diet that he should be on since he is still quite young?
I would like to get another gecko to house with Phaedrus and I know you shouldn't have 2 males together but Phaedrus is way to young to be able to identify his sex so since he is young could I get another gecko about the same age and be ok with having to males together? The reason I am asking this is because if I am not mistaking the place I bought him from housed both sexes together because they came from the same "family".
