You don't have anything to worry about. It's completely normal for a leo to not eat or not eat much when you first bring them home. Give him a few days to get settled into his new home and get use to his new surroundings. If he's not interested in the crix right now that's no big deal. The fact that he's eating mealies that you put in front of him is fine, as he gets a bit bigger he'll probably start eating them out of a dish. Some leos just like to be hand fed at times also I have 9 adults and 14 eggs incubating (can't wait for them to start hatching ) and have found that leos can have different food preferences just like lots of other animals. One of my males will only eat crix occasionally but chows on superworms. The girls wont' touch superworms, they prefer crix and giant mealies. A couple won't touch mealies, will only eat crix. I'm betting that your little guy will have an increase in appetite soon. The major thing to remember is that he must have belly heat in order to digest his food well so be sure that you're measuring your temps on the floor of his cage and not air temps. Also, has he pooped yet, and what kind of substrate was he on when you purchased him? So long as he wasn't on sand you should have nothing to worry about. If he was on sand and hasn't pooped then it could be a bit of a problem. Be sure and let me know.

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