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Hello, I have an adult gecko, who stopped eating about a month and a half ago. I have tried feeding him about everything, crickets, mealworms, wax worms, and superworms, but still he continues not to eat. His tail has gotten thin, its getting worse. I have know idea how to get him to gain weight and start to eat again, if anyone could help that would be great. I also heard something about force feeding, but im not sure how it works. Im up for trying things, so please let me know. thanyou karl k.

what is your geckos substrate? To force feed it tap gently on his mouth and it should open and drop a mealworm in it, it might not eat it. You might wanna take it to the vet
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His substrate is sand, but he has been on it for almost a year, and has never had a problem. But for the force feed i just tap his mouth? On the bottom of it or does that not matter, and could he choke if i dropped a worm in? thankyou karl k.

Even if your gecko has been in sand it can begin to eat it. If your gecko has a quite plump belly and a thin tail , it could be impaction.
My gecko had been on sand many years and suddenly (also after years) started eat it. Without any visible reason.
Check his/her poop. If it observes sans in it give hin/her paraffin oil.

gm

I agree, just because your leo has been on sand for awhile doesn't mean he might not be impacted.

Also, parasites may be a problem. If you can, bring a fecal sample to the vet, although this may be hard since he is not pooping. Force feeding can be dangerous if not dont properly, since your leo hasn;t been eating for awhile i would definately take it to the vet to be checked out. Asap.
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