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I just got a new leopard gecko about 3 mounths old. on the way home it threw up and then ate it. when i got it home it ate 7 medium crickets and 2 the next day. it hasnt eaten since then. is that normal? also i got formulated flys for leos and it wont eat it how can i get it to eat it? also my neighbor has a bearded dragon and he gives it bathes to help it poop. can u do this for leopard geckos to. thanks for your help

The excitement probably caused it to regurgitate; as long as this doesn't happen regularly you're fine.

It's normal for them to occaisionally skip food for a day or two.

Trying to get them to eat those flies is a losing battle. Everyone I know, including myself, who has even got their leo to take a bite of them has had the leo spit them out.

-Alice

If they don't have enough heat to digest their food they will throw up or if they eat to much. When I switched my male over to mealworms he threw up a couple of times because he ate to much but he never had that problem with crickets. When mine were still on crickets they ate every other day and I also noticed that mine get hungry right after they use the bathroom. As far as baths go I know that my beardies love water but my geckos hate it. I had to put one of my girls in a bath one time to get some shed off her toes and she freaked so I don't think they like baths to much.