Hi, let me try to describe my situation for everyone. i have about a year old female albino gecko, i dont have a scale, so i dont realy know how much she weights, she has a resonably sized tail.
i have a 10 gal setup with paper towel, wet-hide with sphagum moss on warm side, cold hide, water dish, 2 worm dishes, one with leo powder, one without. the temp is controlled with a heat pad controlled by a thermostat. warm side is about 92 on the paper towel.
so here is my question.
i live in Southern Ca, during the summer the thermostat rarely comes on, and the entire tank is atleast above 85 at daytime, and above 75 at night time. my gecko eats about 20 mealworms every 2 days.
however, this year in southern ca, there is a lot of rain due to the el nino weather system, so lately the atmosphere tempture has been around 70 in the tank. the warm side is still over 90 always. but my gecko has been eating a lot less now, about 20 worms every 5 days.
her tail is at a pretty good size, she sleeps a lot more it seems. stool still looks normal.
i just wanted to ask everyone here, do geckos instinctivly know that it is winter due to the slight drop in temp and the shorter daylight cycle, and they eat less? because as you can tell by my setup, i am certainly not creating any sort of winter conditions in the tank. or is she tired of mealworms? or is she getting sick?
thanks.
-george
