LEO FEEDING

[obsidian glade]

My leo is 2 weeks to his new home and he has had 2 crickets and 1 mealworm and im getting a lil worried

[round bone]

Nta he's likely still settling in, considering he has ate i wouldn't be worried. Are you attempting to tong feed? Or bowl feeding?

[obsidian glade]

tong and i try the bowl and they always escape and go in his moss in his hide

but the bowl has big lips

and my leo doesnt notice them and just steps on them in the bowl

[round bone]

Then he's likely not interested if he's ignoring the food, probably not hungry. Leos know when to eat, their not going to let themselves starve unless something is wrong health wise. Nta

[obsidian glade]

yea

[round bone]

it took one of my girls a month and two weeks to fully settle and start a scheduled eating, each gecko is unique. Give him time nta

[obsidian glade]

ima try dubias too

my last resort is wax worms !/JUST TO GET HIM TO EAT!?

[round bone]

i would leave him alone for now until next feeding day, Instead of trying to shove food in his face, You can also try gutting them to entice him if your that worried! Nta

[round bone]

No

[obsidian glade]

i do gut feed

[round bone]

don't, You do not want to get wax worm preference going in because it's extremely hard to break. Nta

[obsidian glade]

so try like tue, thur, sun?

[obsidian glade]

yea

[round bone]

how old is your gecko? Nta

feeding schedule depends on age

[obsidian glade]

around 9m

[dusty oyster]

i recommend an escape proof bowl or ripping off legs of crickets to prevent this

[obsidian glade]

im talkin about worms

[round bone]

Could probably do adult feeding then, Most adults eat once to twice a week. You want a feeding schedule that maintain a ideal body shape, so it can be a work in progress. Nta

[round bone]

Have you tried anything aside from just worms?

[obsidian glade]

crickets and meal worms

ima try dubia

im in the uk so

[round bone]

could be he isn't interested in those yeah, But it's likely he's still trying to settle in so, wait until next feeding to try imo. Nta

again i wouldn't be worried, he has eaten so. Nta

[obsidian glade]

okay so ima try every tue and thur?

[obsidian glade]

okay when should i be kinda worried 😭

[round bone]

if that's what works for you and your gecko yeah