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LEOPARD WONT EAT!!?
I have had my leopard gecko for about 1 month and he hasn't eaten very much only when I have force feed him it sucks when I have to force feed him too because he will open his mouth then close immediately or he will eat it then spit it back out.
so I bought him so repti boost and have been feeding him that for about 2 days now. but last night I came in to find he had threw it up, not all of it but he still did. he threw the repti boost up once but he has had crickets thrown up before. I got him from pets mart and I know it isn't very good to get them there obviously but I am some what "good" at taking care of lizards because I own a 1 and a half year old chameleon and she is doing great. and his tail is so small its starting tot shrivel up...he is a really good looking gecko I just really really need help. he seems active too though his eyes look fine he will drink water. if I move the lid and it makes noise he will look up. maybe its because he doesn't have the right lights(he has a 75 watt infrared heat lamp, I had it on 24/7 but I had shut it off and then he has a small heat pad under his moist hide with moss, that is only on now.) He is about 5 inches and is 4.9 grams is a 10 gallon to big for him? Should I add more hides? (I might add a picture) Its just I have recently had a bearded dragon pass away and I got this gecko to make me feel better I don't want anything to happen to him please help!
it wouldn't let me add photos :[ sorry but please know this is kinda vital
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- 6 years agoFavorite Answer
Are you 100% sure it isn't eating? These guys are nocturnal so they tend to wait until night to eat. Try feeding later, I usually do 6pm. Was it pooping before you started force feeding? If it's pooping it's eating. If it's not pooping, it maybe impacted (if substrate, remove and replace with carpet and instead of moss use paper towel) and check the abdomen for lumps bumps and bloating. Give him a good ten/20 min soak in warm water. Throwing up might be from being sick or, more likely if there isn't any other symptoms, the force feeding is just too much on his tummy because he's full. A ten gallon is fine. He really sounds just fine; alert, clear eyes. Make sure is tail is plump and check for poop! Stop forcing it to eat, as throwing up is harmful to their whole system so nothing is actually better than something in this case. Continue to feed it crickets as you normally would. I think your recent less (sorry, by the way!) is affecting how you're reacting to this situation. Good luck!
Source(s): Pet Stor-Reptile Room employee and Herp enthusiast. - DigitalLv 66 years ago
You may have picked up a sick gecko from the pet store, instead of trying to force feed him you'll want to find out what's actually wrong with him causing him to refuse food. If he's vomiting up food than he's either too cold or has internal parasite/infection, you'll have to bring him to the vet.
I'm going to assume that half log is the cool hide, he also needs a warm hide.
