my lepored geco is not eating.?

Question

my lepored geko is a male and about 7 inches long and not eating but it sleeps alot i have tried puting the food in a dish in the cage and even hand feeding it what should i do

Answer 1

Is his tail still nice and fat? If so, then he is still okay. They can go for a while at a time without eating. There are a lot of possibilities here though. What you are feeding him and what sort of substrate he lives on can have a lot to do with things. It could be anything from him being picky to him having something as serious as an impaction. Try offering different types of food such as crickets, cockroaches, butterworms, silkworms, phoenix worms... and see if any of them entice him. Otherwise, there is a formula made for this sort of thing that can be a lifesaver!

This was created by Marcia at Golden Gate Geckos...

"In a blender, combine:
1 small can Hill's A/D pet food (available at most vets)
1/4-1/3 cup Ensure (not chocolate)
1 jar baby food squash
1/4-1/3 cup Pedialite
2 tablets or contents of 2 capsules milk thistle (herbal supplement, liver purifier, found at most drug stores.)
1/2 tsp. each calcium powder and herp vitamin powder
1 large handful of mealworms, added slowly while mixture is blending

Puree all ingredients until completely smooth, and pour into ice cube tray(s) and freeze. Store cubes in zip-lock bag in the freezer until ready to use, then thaw out 1 cube at a time and store in fridge for 2-3 days. I use the empty baby food jar for this purpose, washing it thoroughly after each batch.

Using this mixture, draw a full dropper (eye dropper type) and place a drop on the gecko's nose. It will lick it off, and as it does, slowly squeeze out a little at a time. Most geckos love this food, and will lap it up."

(Oh, about the sleeping thing... remember, they are nocturnal creatures, so they do sleep a lot during hours when we would like to see them and play with them.)

Answer 2

not eating for how long? a week is okay even 2 in the winter time change up his diet try some waxworms, mealworms, even a small pinky mouse but remember if he eats a mouse he wont eat for a while after mine sometimes goes 3 wks between feeds aslong as tail is fat and he is still drinking water hes probebly brumating a little like hibernating

Answer 3

i had 3 lepored geckos and they would stop eating well they might be tired of eating the same thing i would have to change what my lizzards were eating every couple of months you know geckos will eat crickets, mill worms, even little baby mice

Answer 4

Rain s is totally right. i just used some silk worms instead of meal woms when mine stopped eating.

good luck!

Answer 5

Dont gecko's hibernate?