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One of my baby jungle isnt eating a thing! Yeah, he does run around, climb, drink, eat calcium/vitamin powder from his dish...but doesnt grab a single mini-cricket like his/her (sorry, dont know the sex yet) mate does. I even tried putting up a white meal waxworm up his nose, even squished head ones but he/she (again sorry) would only lick it and turn away. Tail is getting thinner and thinner which is worrying me a lot while the other ones getting fatter and fatter XD.
Anyways, a friend has talked to me about a vitamin liquid that stimulates appetite with a drop in the water dish, but so far havn´t found any with luck....any other suggestions are welcomed.
Oh yeah, they are on paper towels until they reach adulthood, so no impact suspects... 75 infrared bulb (think its a bit too strong, not sure) in a 100x50x38 enclosure, 2 shelters in both ends of the cage, hand-made molded mountain, and a log.
Thanks in advance,
Sheri

i have this SAME problem, it was recommended to me that I should seperate them because the smaller one may be intimidated by the larger one.

I have seperated mine, but I have not noticed any real improvements but it has only been about a day and a half since I seperated them.

I'm hoping she starts putting weight on and eating well once she realizes the bigger one isnt in there anymore.

I dont think its that the other one is being a bully...He does leave some crickets for the other one( i see them hopping around both their noses and the eater ignores them at time) I got them about a week ago...maybe thats something...

Stress from the other could be a factor.

However...where did you get this gecko from? Was it a pet store?

You could be looking at parasites. It would be in your best interests to take a fecal sample to a vet. If your set up is correct (you should let us know substrate, temps, if there's a humid hide, how it's heated, etc) then parasites are a likely culprit.

In otherwords, you need a vet.
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These geckos were given to me from a reptile breeder (snakes, lizards, crocs, turtles, u name it ). The enclosure is on paper towels until they reach adulthood, so no impact suspects... 75 infrared bulb (think its a bit too strong, not sure) in a 100x50x38 enclosure, 2 shelters in both ends of the cage, hand-made molded mountain, and a log. Around 70-80 F in hot side and 50-60 F in cool side.
Sheri

That enclosure sounds way to big for 2 baby leos. How many days has it not been eating? if its been like 1-3 days i really wouldnt worry about it. It could be a ton of things so a little back round info would help a lot. Also seperate those leos. As a baby they shoulndt be housed with others because sometimes they get bullied, spreading parasites is much easier this way, and they tend to nip at eachothers tails. So seriously you should seperate both of them and put them in a 10 gal tank.

First of all, congrats on the new additions! Now, onto the important stuff...I would recommend separating the babies due to the intimidation factor. As far as the enclosure size, there are many very successful cases of babies being raised in larger sized enclosures, such as 20L and so forth, as well as many that have been raised in a typical 10 gallon. And finally, regarding the poor thing not eating, yes, it gets very frustrating but, in my experience, the best thing you can do is just leave them be for a while - that is, no excessive checking, don't be constantly trying to get them to eat, and so on. Right now, since you have had your baby only a week, most likely it is suffering from some major stress, and every gecko is an individual, each one handles stuff differently. Right now, I have a little jungle baby that is being just as stubborn as yours; I've since taken measures to eliminate as much stress as possible, and she is already improving and starting to explore, but the stuff I've had to do with her is stuff I've never had to do with any of my other babies. Also, the hot spot should be at least 88-90F degrees, as a gecko's core temp should be 88F for proper digestion. Good Luck and keep us updated!

I admit it is a huge tank but the guy who gave me the geckos, also gave it to me for free, with the mountain mold set up already (what could i say lol XD ). But seperating them is a must though they (2 babies) are alone in the tank? The came in the shipping together....Anyways, ill tell other house members to keep away from them a few days. Ill keep up with what happens

Sheri

Did you order? If you ordered it and had it shipped it is alright to put them together because they are in there for less than a day. Also would you rather pay for two seperate boxes shipped or for one?