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So here it is. I have posted several times before about my male leo that is thin, has had a fecal and exam by a herp vet and seems otherwise "ok". He has put on a little weight and still is healthy and moving. I have been using a HerpCare product to stimulate appetite and his tail seems slightly more plump (even with the base about 2/3 the way to the tip rather than tapering off quickly). How fast should do they normally gain weight? I don't know what else to do with him. His appetite has increased a little but he shows no interest in mealies or waxworms. Seems like they just don't move enough. I have tried switching them to a clear bowl (cricket food bottle bottom) last night to see if this might help. He will not eat a pinkie as some suggested. I posted a while back and listed all the caging info and such and everyone said it looked great. Due to some unfortunate circumstances I will be unemployed in a week and will have to move back in with my parents temperarily until I find a new job. They hate crickets but that is the only thing that seems to move fast enough to catch his attention. Are silkworms more active? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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Jessica

0.1.0 Sharpei-Husky mix...all attitude
0.0.1 Ball Python
2.2.0 Corn Snakes
1.1.0 Leopard Gecko
1.0.0 Blotched Tiger Salamander
...and a saltwater tank!

We all hate crickets since they stink they die off really fast and they're just flat out nasty but if thats what he'll eat feed them to him. As I said a post or two down I have a girl that will only eat crickets so thats what I feed her. I hate crickets and I hate having to go get them since most of them die on the ride home from the heat but we do what we have to to keep our animals healthy and happy so do what you have to do and get those nasty crickets lol.

My Leo's didn't seem to have any interest in mealies either because they didn't move much. But since I wanted to vary their diets like is often suggested, I decided to try again. This time I got a good sized mealie & grabbed it at one end with a pair of tweezers (ROUND tipped, nothing sharp) and it wiggled all over the place, I held it like that in front of them & they went nuts for them!! I left some in their bowls afterwards & it only took 2 days of this & now they eat them out of the bowl almost as soon as I put them in You can buy the feeding tongs at most pet stores, I just used these rounded tweezers because I had them laying around the house.

You can try superworms if your leos are big enough, they tend to move around alot on their own.