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My leopard gacko wont eat anything exept waxworms. I think the last owner must have spoilt it with them now it turns its nose up at everything else. What can i do. I have left it for ages to starve him into eating but it isnt working. I have tried crickets and everything but its not bothered. help please. there has to be some way

Go to the grocery store and get some chicken baby food (for human babies) and a syringe (like you use to give babies medicine).

Mix calcium into the baby food and then draw some of the food into the syringe. Gently hold the leo and keep it still. Push some baby food onto its nose and wait for it to start licking its nose. If it doesn't, you might have to put some right over the nostril opening. It'll have to lick it clean then - but you have to keep it still in your hand, or else it will wipe it off on the substrate or hide, etc. Do this for a few days and then try giving it crickets or mealies again - it should stimulate the appetite. It did on my male...!

~~Dusty Windom
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combine the foods if the baby food doesnt work. put 3 or 4 wax worms with like 50 mealies.
good luck
nevin
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