one of my leopard geckos which ive had for over a year has suddenly stopped eating. shes only about 18 months old but has suddenly become uninterested in eating anything at all. whats wrong with her??
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leopard gecko not eating- help!!
tea
Apr 19, 2005 04:57 AM
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alex P
Apr 19, 2005 06:40 PM
my little guy is 3, and he once didn't want to eat for something like 20 days. in my experience, i find it's not worth actually panicking about until you see actual visual signs of malnutrition or weird feces/vomit (stuff ive never had problems with). Sometimes they're just really finicky eaters. now if he hasn't been eating i usually will change his diet a little by tossing him a live pinkie---starts things right up again. hope that helps
humpbacks1962
Apr 23, 2005 02:51 PM
Mine did that too! I had her checked and fecals came back negative, but the vet gave her something to clear any bacterial infections that may have not showed up in the test. That boosted her apetite. He also examined her to see if she was gravid or ovulating, at least. All negative.
She was anorexic for months, to the point that she only passed urine. Give her that slurry recipe going around, so she gets something in, at least.
I was going to wait it out, but after 5 months, I did not feel comfortable about stretching it any further. I just didn't want to wait for her to look like a walking skeleton...
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