Zoey
Sub-Adult Member
I've had my little Leela for about 3 months now. She was given to me by a co-worker who had to give her up because she was getting new furniture and there was no longer room for the gecko (really? :roll: )
Anyway, she has been in my care for a few months now, and you would think she's pretty much acclimated to her new surroundings.
I already have another Leo, Nico, who is healthy, happy and housed in another room. Nico is energetic, has a great personality, and is a voracious eater!
My problem with Leela, the newcomer, is that in the 3 months I've had her, she has not eaten a bite! I've tried everything I could think of to get her appetite back. I bought her an new heating pad in case the one she came with was faulty. I tried different types of food... (crickets, mealworms, superworms, butterworms, waxworms.....nothing! She is just not interested. She looks at the worm and watches it crawl by. I leave the worms in a bowl for her in hopes she'll eat when no one is around, but the same amount remains for days in the bowl.
When she came to me she had a great big fat tail and she looked healthy enough. Now I'm beginning to think that her tail may be getting smaller, and I am getting really worried.
Any other ideas on how to get her to eat, or what may be wrong?
Anyway, she has been in my care for a few months now, and you would think she's pretty much acclimated to her new surroundings.
I already have another Leo, Nico, who is healthy, happy and housed in another room. Nico is energetic, has a great personality, and is a voracious eater!
My problem with Leela, the newcomer, is that in the 3 months I've had her, she has not eaten a bite! I've tried everything I could think of to get her appetite back. I bought her an new heating pad in case the one she came with was faulty. I tried different types of food... (crickets, mealworms, superworms, butterworms, waxworms.....nothing! She is just not interested. She looks at the worm and watches it crawl by. I leave the worms in a bowl for her in hopes she'll eat when no one is around, but the same amount remains for days in the bowl.
When she came to me she had a great big fat tail and she looked healthy enough. Now I'm beginning to think that her tail may be getting smaller, and I am getting really worried.
Any other ideas on how to get her to eat, or what may be wrong?
