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I got a Crested Gecko on March 15th, his name is Mr.G, and have put baby food and crickets in his enclosure and the baby food never seems to be touched unless I put some on my finger I put 2-3 crickets in only at night, and the problem is some of them seem to escape so i cant tell if he ate them or not.........he has pooped once that i've seen.......it would be great if someone could give me some advice

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1 Crested Gecko 1 Beagle 2 Oscars 1 Clown Knife
And over 40 other fish

First off, who did you get the gecko from and can you find out what he was eating before. That would be the best start. Babyfood isn't a good food source, you should try your local pet shop and pick up some Crested Gecko Diet. CGD, is a complete vitamin/mineral protein and carb source and can be feed without any additional prey or fruit items. You could pick some of that up, but do try to figure out what he was eating before, that will give you the best chance to get him eating and then you can move him to what you'd like to feed. The gecko should poo every day at least in their growing stage.

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0.1 Albino Leo Gecko
0.1 Crested Gecko
1.0 Dear Boyfriend
Departed: Harvey and Spock

Thanks for your help, and i do know what he ate before, crickets and babyfood.

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1 Crested Gecko 1 Beagle 2 Oscars 1 Clown Knife
And over 40 other fish

Ok , lots of possible things going on here.
I have hatched out over 500 cresteds and never lost a hatchling due to not eating ,so no need to panic.

First off you have had him since the 15th.Any reptile refuses to eat for a few days when thrown into a new enviorment .

Secondly right now he is probally particuarly interesting being new and getting shown off a lot. The extra attention causes stress as well .And will slow down the eating.

Assuming he has had some time to calm down

a) cresteds are very private eaters .They prefer to sneak out late at night with the lights off and grab a few licks.A young one makes so small a dent you are not likely to notice any gone.

b) does he have enough cover to help keep the stress down?

c)crickets once a crested get a little older are very difficult to resist and they will come out after them.But at a young age the babyfood is a lot like candy and they fill up on it.

d)its winter and if your house isnt around 70 or higher most of the time they dont eat as much or as often.

d) all you need to do..is make sure your cage has enough cover ,isnt in a high traffic area of the house and is warm enough .Put a pepsi cap full of food in and leave at least overnight .Mist a couple of times particuarly if humidity is lower than 70% (I always keep a cap of water next to the food as well,Because I dont mist all the time.)And your gecko will do just fine.

eventually switch over to crested gecko diet.Babyfood has a ton of sugar and crested gecko diet has all the calcium vit and minerals your crested will need which baby food does not. Crickets are good for better growth and letting your crestie hunt but are not nearly as necesarry once your using crested gecko diet. Dont switch right now until he is settled in with everything else , because they resist the switch at first.
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I know they are private eaters, and there is lots for him to hide in and under, he is in my room so there is no one in there during the day, and at night its only me sleeping in there. I know my crested in not a baby, because he is almost full grown, and i have noticed he is having troubles climbing now =(
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1 Crested Gecko 1 Beagle 2 Oscars 1 Clown Knife
And over 40 other fish

give him a couple of weeks to start eating, and then switch him over to CGD.

he's probably getting ready to shed, he should be fine in a day or two.
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4.1 snakes, 4.6.1 crested geckos, 0.1 gargoyle gecko, 0.0.2 red-eyed tree frogs, 2.0 devon rex cats, 1.0 betta, 0.1 sun conure, 1.0 lovebird

I am new to crested geckos too, and could barely notice if my little guy was eating at first or not. The solution for me was to see that he was still pooping. If he doesn't eat, there won't be any stool. In my case the guy didn't eat much for 3-4 days, then started eating fine. He also prefers mealworms, but I rotate crickets and always give him CGD as well. Good luck.