lukeyoo
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Hi everyone,
The other day myself and my girlfriend rescued a leopard gecko from a not so great condition. We've cleaned her enclosure and have bought new everything (minus the skull). She seems to have settled in quickly and is loving her heat-pad as she didn't have one before. Echo is about 10 years old (we think). And this is the first reptile that we have owned. So, we naturally had a few questions.. To all the experienced owners out there, is it normal for leopard geckos to not want to eat mealworms? We have been putting a few in her food bowl, with calcium and d3 substitutes, but she seems to ignore them. We try feeding her in the evening, as this is what we read would be best, but still nothing. She pokes her head in there and can see them moving about, she just seems to sniff about and then go back to her warm hide. Are there any tips for getting her to eat? She's been eating 2 small crickets a day at the moment, and we have recently bought her some wax worms, although these will be used more as a treat and not as a main feeding source. I was essentially wondering, whether her diet can be sustained on small crickets, or are they bad for her... Any advice to a newbie would be appreciated. I think she's a Albino, but this is only what the old owner told me, I'm not too sure on the specifics. I have attached a few pictures of her
Additional notes:
- Warm side is varies between 89-93deg F (depending on whether our heating is on)
- Cold side is about 75 degrees
- 2 Hides, Warm and Moist (the cold one is ordered)
- Cocofibre substrate
- Two water bowls
- One feeding bowl
- Some rocks and plants for her to explore
- Ugly skull
Any advice at all would be great, thanks
The other day myself and my girlfriend rescued a leopard gecko from a not so great condition. We've cleaned her enclosure and have bought new everything (minus the skull). She seems to have settled in quickly and is loving her heat-pad as she didn't have one before. Echo is about 10 years old (we think). And this is the first reptile that we have owned. So, we naturally had a few questions.. To all the experienced owners out there, is it normal for leopard geckos to not want to eat mealworms? We have been putting a few in her food bowl, with calcium and d3 substitutes, but she seems to ignore them. We try feeding her in the evening, as this is what we read would be best, but still nothing. She pokes her head in there and can see them moving about, she just seems to sniff about and then go back to her warm hide. Are there any tips for getting her to eat? She's been eating 2 small crickets a day at the moment, and we have recently bought her some wax worms, although these will be used more as a treat and not as a main feeding source. I was essentially wondering, whether her diet can be sustained on small crickets, or are they bad for her... Any advice to a newbie would be appreciated. I think she's a Albino, but this is only what the old owner told me, I'm not too sure on the specifics. I have attached a few pictures of her
Additional notes:
- Warm side is varies between 89-93deg F (depending on whether our heating is on)
- Cold side is about 75 degrees
- 2 Hides, Warm and Moist (the cold one is ordered)
- Cocofibre substrate
- Two water bowls
- One feeding bowl
- Some rocks and plants for her to explore
- Ugly skull
Any advice at all would be great, thanks
