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Amazingly, Alwen was seen drinking from her dish today, which I have never seen my other Leo Melly do ever...which was interesting. I think she may have eaten "1" mealy yesterday and I hope she will eat some of the ones I offered her. I tried crickets and she really didn't seem interested. SO I hope she starts eating some more, but if there seems to be a problem she goes to the vet . Maybe I just worry too much. Most of you feed your Leo's the really tiny mealies right? I have the next size up (they come in small, medium, large, and King). So I have medium for Alwen, and Large for Melly (which she eats without question..the little pig .

I feed mine the fully grown, not superworm, but mealworm... prolly about an inch long.. in addition of course to getting the occasional pinky mouse or wax worm.. with regards to the water, my geckos drink out of the sink.. if i let it run for a bit, then lower it to a thin small stream, they drink.. its kinda cute
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How long have you had her? It might take a little while for her to get used to her surroundings and a new home if you just got her, its normal. I feed my leopard superworms, but most feed the 1 inch mealies, the large ones. Later
Mac

I've had her for about a week now. She ate the first few days she was here, but it doesn't seem like she is eating at all now. I've been counting the mealworms in her cage and she doesn't seem to be hungry. When should this become a concern? She's rather small right now, being a baby and all, that its hard to tell if she is losing weight. She "was" being forcefed when we first saw her at the pet store, but she got a lot better and was eating on her own (and she looked better too, more active and alert). She isn't getting weak or anything, she is still as active as when we got her. I just don't want her to die if something goes wrong, maybe she is just being stubborn, or trying to scare me...who knows...

Well, I'd say it becomes a concern after about 2 weeks. The fact that she was being force fed at the petshop puts up a red flag for me, so if she doesnt eat after another week I'd take her in to the vet. Why wasnt she eating a the petstore? Were they treating her for it? Being active is a good sign, occasionally my leo doesnt feel like eating for a couple days (after gorging herself) but I never worry if shes active. Later
MAC

I'm not sure what the reason was for not eating on her own. She was with a couple that were doing the same, so I think they were just that percentage of Leo babies in a clutch that don't make it. She and her sisters were being forcefed and when I saw her the first time she was very very lethargic and just didn't look like she felt well at all, her eyes were kinda closed as if her time was coming. About two weeks of forcefeeding and I called to find out her condition (they had put her on hold just in case) and the guy said she was eating very well on her own, gaining back weight. When I went to check her out and pick her up, she was much more active, moving about (mind you we were bothering her a little and not lethargic or wincy eyed anymore. Her eyes were open (not wide eyed, but open) and she moved about like she was a happy little thing. She gained a lot of weight back, I could tell from the start. She is still active right now and I think, though I'm not positive, that she ate one of the mealies. I can't seem to find the 5th one, so I think she ate it (and it was the biggest one). So if she starts to act a bit ill I'll take her in.

I also noticed that because it gets a bit hot here, that my oldest Melly is sleeping in her water bowl (taking her own little cold baths . Is this normal? I was just curious...I personally am not concerned, just want to know if anyone else may have had theirs do this. The new one is also hanging out by her water dish, and I have seen her drink from it, which is good. She really really likes her humidity hide (that helps her get moisture right?). I still have to make one for Melly, which I will do ASAP.

Ive never seen my leo lay in her water bowl, whats the temp in there? Make sure she has a cooler end of the tank that stays around 75F so when she gets too hot she can cool off. If your temps are correct (88-90 hot side around 75 on the cool side) then it doesnt sound like a problem. Later
Mac

She is in a pretty small cage, I think like 30 gallons, maybe 20, though I can't be sure since it don't remember where I bought it. I don't have a light or any heating object in there because it is summer, and in summer in Cali it gets pretty darn hot, so I am thinking that it is getting pretty hot in there..maybe 95 (my Beardies cage gets about 100 in the middle, 90ish on the cool side, and his basking spot is 105-110, but he has a light for that, so the heat is understandable.). It doesn't seem to be hurting her, in fact, she seems to really like being in her water bowl..though she hates being sprayed..just hates it...

Doesnt sound like a big concern, but is the whole cage 95? 95 is very hot, even for a gecko, they prefer 90 with a cool spot of around 75. Id try to cool it off a bit somehow, sounds like shes too hot and is laying in the water to cool down. Do you have a humid hide? Take a container, fill it with potting soil and dampen it. This will cool her off a bit since it gets so hot, She can lay in the moist soil and cool off. You really should have this in the first place, but if you dont just make one. Later
Mac