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04-20-03, 09:40 PM
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Not Eating
Since Breeding season started my leopard gecko hasn't been eating(or atleast much). She has laid two clutches of eggs. after she laid the first clutch she ate like a pig, now after the second she isnt really eating. her tail use to be super huge; now its thin. should i take her to a vet or is this okay?
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04-21-03, 07:08 AM
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I would separate her from the male. Try some waxworms. My breeding female was not eating much til I offered her some waxworms and she gobbled them up like crazy and even took a couple mealies in between. If you want, you could syringe feed with some chicken baby food (no onions) and mix in some calcium powder.
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04-21-03, 09:05 AM
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There is no male, he left after we saw them "do it". She wont eat any worms. Wouldn't syringe feeding stress her out?
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04-21-03, 09:11 AM
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Do not force feed unless the lizard is too thin, it stresses too much the animals and may refuse next meals. Try pinkies. My female Leo was a little picky on this. Didn't ate mealworms, even not crickets but when i offered a pinkie then she ate 2!
~Greg~
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04-21-03, 09:14 AM
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I've always wanted to try but when ever i go to the store to buy my mice and crix they never have any live ones. I'll go today and post what happened.
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04-21-03, 09:35 AM
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Yes force feeding can stress them out. My breeding female was force fed for 2 months so if she got to thin I would do it for her because she is used to the process. And no I would definitely not force feed unless she gets too thin. But what you can do is get some chicken baby food, smear a little on the crack of her mouth and as she licks it off her mouth hold some more close to her mouth so that she licks more of it. This type of assist feeding wont stress her out. In fact, a lot of leos really like the chicken baby food. It's important to get some calcium in her so she doesn't become eggbound and die. So if another week goes by and she eats nothing, see if you can get her to lick some chicken baby food (with calcium mixed in  )
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04-21-03, 09:44 AM
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Chicken Baby food with no onions right?
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04-21-03, 09:53 AM
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Right!
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04-22-03, 08:12 AM
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Use some meat baby food in a syringe (without the needle :P) just dab little blobs of it around her mouth and she should lick it off. if she doesnt drink, then do the same thing with small droplets or gatorade or pedialyte. give her 1 ml to every 5 grams that she weighs.
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04-22-03, 11:56 AM
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TRy feeding it wax worms.That should work
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