Ok, thanks to all for the great advice. So far, we have cleaned the cage, removed the calci sand and bark and put down paper towels. As suggested, I tried dangling mealworms in front of him to try and tempt him and he refused time and time again. Also, as suggested, we droped small amounts of water from a syringe onto his nose to see if he would lick the water. He took some. Not much, but some is better than none. When we put him back in the new and improved cage he walked around frantic for a moment and then found the hide and we haven't seen him since. We will work on getting the proper thermometer this weekend. Any and all suggestions are welcome. As new owners we can use all the help we can get and we truly want to have a healthy pet. So keep on sending whatever you feel I may need - no ego here! Also, just to clarify - we were only feeding the crickets with the veggies and oatmeal. The crickets were then put in the cage to try and feed the gecko. In roughly 4 weeks we have only dusted 2 times. Are you saying dusting of the crickets should only be done 1 a week?

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