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My two year old appears to be in perfect health, other than the fact that his tail is thinning. I have cared for leos for several years now, and I've never seen one so stubborn to eat. The strangest part of all this is that there is another creature just like him in an adjacent cage who does nothing but eat, and as a consequence is now on a diet.

I have offered just about every type of prey that I can think of, made sure that the temperature and humidity levels are just right, and offered him food during the evenings on a regular basis. It is really saddening to see this guy in his current condition, he's always had such a great personality. I am open to any and all suggestions that might help my dear friend.

Lyle may have parasites. Mine has them too, if you can take a stool sample to your Herp vet, have him run a screening. Chances are that's what it is. There is medication for it which will help. I just started my non-eaters on their meds routine, it'll be a week tomorrow, but I've already seen some of them go after crickets again.
Also, tear apart the cage and give everything a good cleaning, you don't want the parasite eggs to be picked up by another critter.
Good luck!