Leopard gecko help!

[Natirism1]

I need help with my leopard geckos. I’ve had them for about a month and they were eating fine until three days ago and I’m worried about them. They were fine eating really good and active. They are still active now but they aren’t eating now and it worries me I tried crickets and meal worms. They also have a dish of calcium and will lick out of it but won’t take the food. I need some help! Please!

 

[DarthJaders]

Hello, here are some possibilities I know of that would explain the not eating. If they are shedding or have recently, they might not be as hungry. That's one of the simplest explanations that doesn't mean anything really wrong. They stop a few days before shedding, then eat their she'd and usually wait a few days before eating again (so even without seeing a shedded skin, it's still a possibility) All in all, a mature Lepord Gecko can go about 2 weeks without eating and be okay. Another could be (now don't panic, if this is the case it's not the end of the world) a respiratory infection. If your leopard gecko recently been exposed to cold from a draft or had a decrease in their environmental temperature, they are at risk. Respiratory infections are fairly common. Temp is super important too because even without an infection, they need warm bellies to propperly digest food. You want them to be around 85-93° F to be best suited for good eating. Other factors can be season (some will eat less in fall and winter), breeding times (a male may eat less or stop eating during his normal breeding season/times). The only other thing to check is that he/she has been going to the bathroom okay, and that you haven't fed it anything too large. If she/he hasn't gone potty, and you fed it too big of food, they may also have an impacted bowel. It's noticable by a hard lump in the tummy (be cautious when feeling though, as it is very easy to bruise or injure them).
I work at PetSmart as a pet care specialist, and I have a lot of experience with geckos both through work and personal life. Most of the time there isn't anything seriously wrong, but it is good to be aware of these changes in case they are an indicator of an issue. I wouldn't worry to much, hope this info helps! Sorry if this is info overload/rambly.

 

[Natirism1]

Hello, here are some possibilities I know of that would explain the not eating. If they are shedding or have recently, they might not be as hungry. That's one of the simplest explanations that doesn't mean anything really wrong. They stop a few days before shedding, then eat their she'd and usually wait a few days before eating again (so even without seeing a shedded skin, it's still a possibility) All in all, a mature Lepord Gecko can go about 2 weeks without eating and be okay. Another could be (now don't panic, if this is the case it's not the end of the world) a respiratory infection. If your leopard gecko recently been exposed to cold from a draft or had a decrease in their environmental temperature, they are at risk. Respiratory infections are fairly common. Temp is super important too because even without an infection, they need warm bellies to propperly digest food. You want them to be around 85-93° F to be best suited for good eating. Other factors can be season (some will eat less in fall and winter), breeding times (a male may eat less or stop eating during his normal breeding season/times). The only other thing to check is that he/she has been going to the bathroom okay, and that you haven't fed it anything too large. If she/he hasn't gone potty, and you fed it too big of food, they may also have an impacted bowel. It's noticable by a hard lump in the tummy (be cautious when feeling though, as it is very easy to bruise or injure them).
I work at PetSmart as a pet care specialist, and I have a lot of experience with geckos both through work and personal life. Most of the time there isn't anything seriously wrong, but it is good to be aware of these changes in case they are an indicator of an issue. I wouldn't worry to much, hope this info helps! Sorry if this is info overload/rambly.

Thank you for the info! But they recently shed too! That’s why I’m worried and I have a heating mat for them and their temperature in their habitat is 88. They both go to the bathroom so it seems okay. I’m just really worried!

 

[Dragondrool]

I need help with my leopard geckos. I’ve had them for about a month and they were eating fine until three days ago and I’m worried about them. They were fine eating really good and active. They are still active now but they aren’t eating now and it worries me I tried crickets and meal worms. They also have a dish of calcium and will lick out of it but won’t take the food. I need some help! Please!

Okay take a deep breath! I got a leopard gecko from my sister and had to immediately learn everything about leos I could and after a lot of freaking out and learning, I think I can solve your problem. Leopard geckos will stop eating sometimes, for a week or more. They'll just do that, they're weird that way. *However* everything else needs to be correct if it's fasting that's the issue. So check these things:
1. What is the temperature? 88 is a little cold but it's not horrible. I keep mine at 95. They might be too cold, and won't eat if they're cold because they need to heat to digest their food. Do you have a heating pad? They need them on the bottom on their enclosure because they get their heat from the ground where they live in the wild. I can't reach the temps I want with that just alone so I also have a heating lamp that I turn on in the day and off at night. Night time temps can drop to 60
2. Is he/she pooping? If they're not pooping it might be because of the first reason or they're impacted.
3. Continuation of impaction, what's the substrate? NEVER use sand. Despite everyone saying they live in the desert, they live in a mixture of rock, dirt, and sand, but they cannot digest sand. They'll get impacted and die if it's not solved. Can you attach images of his tank?
4. How fat is his tail? The fatter the tail the more they might fast, because they store their energy there, they don't need to eat all of the time. What's your feeding schedule? Geckos don't eat every day. I feed Leo either on Mon-Tues and Fri-Sunday, except lately he's not eating a lot, he is a chubby fellow so he doesn't need to, and he's a bit older, so what I do is offer food every night and if he eats it he eats it, if not he doesn't.

If you can fix all or any of these issues or these aren't the issues at all, then he's just fasting Offer a mealworm or cricket every night until he eats.