Hi. I'm a mom with a leo also! I know it can be stressful to think your kids new pet might not make it! It took our little 'Dot' three weeks to start eating. What did the trick was holding mealworms in some chopsticks in front of her. They wriggle around and she couldn't resist. Since then she has started eating crickets but I often hold them also because she tends to aim short and miss when she lunges for them. our leo also spends all day in her humid hide and though we have seen her 'milky' - ready to shed, we've not seen the actual shed process. From everything I've read here I'd say papertowels - papertowels - papertowels! It makes it very easy for even a 9 year old to clean the tank. We have a 50W red bulb and an UTH pluged into an ESU Reptile thermostat I found at Petsolutions.com. It has a temp sensor you can lay on the floor of the cage and will regulate the temp for you. Hope this helps. I'm sure your leo will be doing fine soon with its concerned owners looking after it!
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Charlee

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