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my gecko ive had 4 1 week now and she seems to do pretty good though she hasnt been eating that much only about 5 crickets and i have a humidity hide and a water bowl but i spray teh sides of teh cage 4 water and she seems to liek lean agenst the walls but she is pooping fine bc she has pooped liek 4 times since i got her and they look good no runny stools but should i start 2 feed it mealwaorms and leev tehm ina cup so she kood eat them wenever

You don't need to mist leos tanks. They drink just fine from a bowl. Most people rarely see them do it, but they do. They come from a dry climate and too much humidity can cause resp. infections.

IN NO WAY am I trying to offend you...

But I would suggest spell checking your messages that you type from now on. And PLEASE don't use "4" in place of "for" and "2" in place of "to, too". It's REALLY annoying and makes your message hard to read. Brian (a.k.a. milwaukeereptile) posted a message a couple of days ago about the "should-dos" and "should-don'ts" about typing messages...go find it. It'll help you so that people can understand and help you with your questions.

lol ok dont worry about it just i dont practice typing and i try to type correctly but its hard but thanks for the advice could you atleast tell me if something is wrong with my leo

Yeah it's normal. I had a suggestion from a breeder that I got two of my leos from and this is what he does:
Every morning he drops mealies into a little dish and the leos come by and grab what they want. Then once or twice a week, he drops crickets in along with the mealies for a balanced diet. Apparently he must be doing something right, because he's bred some wonderful leos. What I do is feed them twice a day, but I remove the hides. I do this for two reasons: the first being so that I can make sure that they're eating, and number two is because it's hilarious to see them eat!
I spray the sides of my baby AFT gecko cages because they like to lick the water off the sides of the tank. As long as your leo is drinking, you should be ok. If the stools begin to look runny, or have chunks of what they eat in them and they start to look skinny and/or their tail looks smaller, then I'd take it to a vet. Oh...one other thing. Do you have a UVA/UVB bulb on the tank? I know that the UV stuff can get expensive, but I've had two vets tell me that it's a great idea to have them in there...it helps tremendously. UVA stimulates hunger in herps...so try that. Zoomed makes a daylight bulb that gives off UVA...and it's an incandescent light...so try that. Good luck

Are you sure about the light idea? I know that leos eyes are sensitive to light and don't really like it. They also seems to hunt better in the shade/dark for me and it's already been said is previous posts that UVB aren't required for leos. I also haven't heard of leos basking so the UVB wouldn't really do much I don't believe. I may be wrong but I don't think so.

Good Luck.
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Thanks, Briggzer