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my adult female lea slowed eating considerably a couple of months and and now has stopped eating at all. Shows no interest in mealworms or crickets. The strangest thing is she looke good and isnt losing weight. What could I do?

CHeck the temp in her cage-- looking for a variance of 80-90 degrees. Is she by herself-- if not separate her, as tankmates my be intimidating her/guarding food bowl. If she is not losing weight- (tail is still fat, and shows fat deposit in belly). Is she defecating?? Does feces look like it did in the past. If all ok-- keep offering food/water. A healthy leo can go 15 days w/o eating. Otherwise-- adjust temp or you may need to get a stool sample to a vet to ck for parasites.
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She is by herself and temp is around 90 in the hot end. She also has a undertank heater. Do not see her deficating nearly as much now and she isnt interested in any food at all. Just goes up to the worm and licks it , then walks away.

How old is she? Has she ever been w/ other geckos? w/ a male? How long has it been since she has eaten? Do her eyes look OK? Sorry for all of the questions, but I'm looking for a clue..
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She is a little over 1 year old. Never been with others. I havet seen her eat in 3 weeks or so but she slowed way down eating probably 3 mo ago.

SInce its been that long, and she has not lost weight-- I would say that she is eating, perhaps at night. As Leos mature, their feeding frequency slows down-- for example they may eat 10-15 mealworms on one day, but not eat again for several more days, whereas a younger leo will eat everyday, but fewer crickets/mealworms. However, the lack of interest crickets could be an issue. At this point, I would contact a vet to make arrangements to have a stool sample checked. Parasites will show in the sample and can be treated properly--- Let me know how you make out and Good luck
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Y'know, I hate to be a downer, but i'd suggest taking her in, if possible. I had a female pass away about a month ago, who had similar symptoms. I thought nothing of it, as she was always moody (i'd had her for about 4 years) so her not eating didn't really surprise me.

Then, one night, her color changed, which I knew was odd. 4 days later, she was dead.

Turns out she was egg bound. She'd never been with a male, and she had always been healthy.

Just a bit of caution, if things don't seem to be right.

Good luck,
Andrew
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If you have a vet that knows what he/she is looking at-- Is the leo is acting OK?? I know of one instance where a female, hadn't been w/ a male, but produced eggs, became eggbound and died-- but 3 months is a long time, and if she is egg bound, sadly there is really nothing that can be done--
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Hard to say without knowing more, but it's quite possible she is ovulating and either egg bound or getting ready to lay eggs. She does not need to be with a male to do this.

If you don't have a humid hide box, add one for her to dig and lay her eggs in. If you look at the underside of her belly you can sometimes see white bulges which are the eggs.

GL!
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