One of my two Leo's that I picked up from Petco last year was fairly scrawny and weak when I obtained her. She is currently being housed in a 20g with another Leo that I obtained at the same time and was approximately the same size and weight.
The weaker of the two has only increased in width over the time it seems and has a significantly smaller tail, (In my opinion way to thin, but not to the panic stage yet.) The temperatures in the cage are good, but the results I have been having lately are not.
Neither Leo seems particularly interested in crickets. They will always make a few-half hearted attempts at a chase and then quit. I have pretty much quit buying crickets because I am sick of having to chase the cursed things down and rebag them. One of my gex is doing well because she has taken to the fly and zoomed diet while the other eats very little. I have to play with her food to get her to eat anything. At this moment I can't afford a second habitat to seperate them, although they seem to get along perfectly. Nor can I afford a trip to the vet until december.
My questions are twofold; 1. Has anyone had sucess in the past with a diet of only mealworms and waxworms? 2. Is there any way I can get them (especially my weakest) to pursue more mobile prey instead of just staring at it, or snapping at it and missing badly. I think I may have cottled them too much as infants because I was worried that they were underweight after getting them from petco, and I would use a pen to drive crickets towards them and make the kill easier.
Oh, my substrate is paper towel, and I have checked them for possible impaction issues.
Many thanks
