About five weeks ago, one of my male Leopard Geckos, Drako, after I fed him about four waxworms during the day, ceased his cricket consumption. However, about a week earlier, he was left in the feeding tank all night, after I expected my brother to be intelligent in feeding him. I keep the crix in a cricket ceeper, so there weren't any inside the tank. I was wondering if this may also have spurred his distaste of crix. However, he still won't eat them whether in or out.

I thought he may have been impacted, or something, so I fed him a little olive oil by putting it on his lips with a syringe -- but not enough to hurt him.

I have a seperate ten gallon tank, that isn't being used as a feeder tank. Should I set him up with a wellness tank? He is about six months or a little more. I just think the proxmity to some crickets may convience him to eat them again, and I could put him back in his main tank with his brother Naga.


He eats mealworms and waxworms, but I limit it to about one to two every two days -- trying to get him to cease his stubbornness. He had fasted for about four weeks then. I just want him to get rid of his desire for them. But, maybe he is sick? That wouldn't explain his eating waxworms and mealworms the rare time I give them to him. Unfortunately, I don't have enough money right now to immediately take him to a vet, and no one around me wants to do so. It seems like a psychological thing, though, no?

Should I feed him the veggies I feed my Bearded Dragon?


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MY heart is starting to hurt from worry.

If your leo was not massively stressed, temps were average for a leo, and there were no feeders in the feeder tank. He should be alright. I have one problem. Please stop feeding waz worms every 2 days. Even one a week is too much. They should usually only have a maximum of 2 a month. 3 at most. They can get fatty liver disease from them, or actually be addicted to them. If he has not eaten for 4 weeks, make sure the temps are perfect, humidity is low, and he does not recieve stress. I have a question, what substrate do you keep your leo on? Please be specific. Any sand can cause impaction. Especially calcium sand. If you do have a loose substrate, please change it to papertowels just to lessen the risk. At least for now. No you should never feed your leo veggies, greens, or fruits. They're digestive systems are not made for digesting them. A vet should be in order if all requirements are met. If you say it's an emergency and your pet may die. They will some times make a special offer for you. Kind of like a rain check.

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I work at a pet store, and I'm close to becoming the Reptile Specialist. Just need some more training. Thus, I'm somewhat knowledgable. Knowledgable enough to maintain them. As stated, I've only been feeding him a mealworm or waxworm or two every two to four days. This is just to get something in his stomach, despite the fact that they hold nothing nutritional besides large amounts of protein and fat (which is bad, I know). I've stopped feeding him mealworms and waxworms all together, however, and now he has fasted fully for about a week. I know it isn't a matter of impaction, since I've seen him ****. I use Repti-Sand, which is very fine but, I'm about to switch over to tropical play-sand. I'm here to see if anyone has had a similar experience with a Leopard Gecko who is spoiled, and won't eat his staple. I'm figuring that he, somehow, has become either afraid of distasteful of crickets.

The meal worms are fine. They have more fat than a cricket, yes. But they cannot harm your leo. Wax worms and butter worms are the evildoers if fed too much. Silkworms are the best staple as far as common feeders go. They contain more fat than a meal worm. But just stick to the mealworms and possibly small super worms for the time being. I have used this as a staple before with no problems, as well as ron tremper. The famous leo breeder who has bred new morphs as well as the giant Leopard Geckos.

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Thank you.