Stop feeding her wax worms...too many will cause fatty liver disease, you have to get her to eat crix and mealies as a staple and waxies on the side, as a treat. A way to switch her over is make her go cold turkey, dont feed her anything until she eats crix or mealis...she will get hungry enough to eat them eventually

How big is your leopard gecko? And does she eat the crickets? Sometimes I think that mealworms are so sluggish that they just aren't appealing. If she is big enough you could try putting superworms in a bowl with the mealworms. This works to entice my Leopard Geckos to eat them because the superworms are more active so they stir up the mealworms and make them more appetizing. How skinny is Baby Poo? Specifically, how thin is her tail in comparison to her neck? Are you sure that she doesn't have parasites?

Well I a little while ago I put a meal worm and a wax worm on the food dish and she ate the meal worm so I guess I was wrong. I do feel really wrong making her starve if she doesnt eat the meal worms though. But I guess I have to do what I have to do.

I posted pictures in another thread I think it was titles Hello All! I think she is skinny compared to other Leopard Geckos that Ive seen and the people who had her before us said she was 4 years old. But Im not too sure. No she wasnt eating the crickets. How do I know if she has parasites?? Is there a way of telling with out taking her to a vet?? Also when I was putting the worms in the food dish I was using a plastic spoon and she tried eating the spoon! I have/had fake nails and now Im in the process of taking them off because I dont want her to confuse them with food. lol. Has anyone ever been bitten by one?? Also I want everyone to know that I didnt plan on taking in a Gecko. It was a spur of the moment thing. I was not prepared. They were going to let her go out into the wild. I want the best for her though.

Ohhhh I also have some more questions....How often do I feed and how much do you suggest to feed in a 24 hour period. I just fed her some meal worms and she eat them. I think shes hungry because she just ate 4 of them. And she had some earlier and some wax worms. Am I giving her too much?? Also, do I give her baths like I give my Igs? It might sound like a silly question but I thought Id ask. Oh yeah and sometimes her one I is almost always skwinted. Do you think something is wrong with it? And why do they lick thier eyes?? Its one of the cutest things Ive ever seen. OK thank you. I think thats all for this moment. Unless I think of more.....

I'm new to Leopard Geckos, but I'll try to pass along to you some of the great info I've learned here. You can feed daily, or every other day. You more or less want to let her eat however much she wants. With mealies, you can leave some in a bowl even between feedings if you want. An adult leo could eat 20 mealies every other day with no problems, I would think -- or she may eat more or less than that.

The only reason she'd need a bath is if she's having shedding problems and needs a warm soak to help her toes, for example. The recommended method is to use 90-degree water in a plastic, lidded container. Fill it so it covers her legs, then place her in there with the lid (with airholes) on to soak for a few minutes. Then use a qtip to gently try to roll the shed off. But if she's got a moist hide, that should help prevent shedding problems.

There's no way to tell if she has parasites without taking a fresh fecal sample to the vet. (unless you have a microscope and the expertise to read the slide yourself) If I'm recalling the same pictures you posted, she didn't look skinny to me. If you have a kitchen or postal scale, weigh her and track her weight to see how she's doing. But you could see how much your vet charges for a fecal -- maybe it wouldn't cost much ($15-20?), and it could put your mind at ease.

If she consistently keeps the same eye squinted, it could be a problem. Take a good look at her eye to see if she may have some little pieces of retained shed around the eye. If so, give her the little bath I described above and see if you can gently help remove it. If you see any pus or swelling in the eye, a vet trip is called-for, I would think.

Good luck! She's a lucky little girl to have been rescued by you from the "freedom" her previous owners wanted to give her!

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I say feed as much as she is willing to eat on all low fat items like mealworm or superworms. There is not way to tell for sure about the parasites without getting a fecal sample examined but there are definately some clues to look out for that would indicate a problem; If the leo appears to be eating normally or more than normally yet still fails to thrive, this is a sure sign and a vet check would be in order.

It is very hard to observe the weight of a leo, so if you could get your hands on a scale that measures in grams this would be very helpful in keeping track of the weight loss or gain.

Good luck.