Hey guys
so I went away, leaving Rawr (my leopard gecko) in the fine well experienced hands of my boyfriend (which is where he's been living the whole time). A couple days after I left, he stopped eating, and then had a shed, but hasn't eaten since. His shed was on the 22nd, so lets say he hasn't eaten for 6 days.
The tank is at the right temps, and he's active, crawling up the back wall and exploring...no other signs of being ill at ease...he's even still pooping and his tail hasn't dropped weight!
The last of our crickets died on Ryan the day before christmas, and the petstore hasn't opened yet (grr!) so he's been trying to feed Rawr dusted worms in a dish (which he can be fussy about to begin with). Apparently Rawr will go in the dish and check them out occasionally, and they wiggle around but he doesn't eat. my boyfriend has counted the worms, so we know for sure he hasn't eaten.
I've heard that sometimes lizards just stop eating for a few days, and I'm hoping he's just being fussy for crickets, or that he needs that special way I drop the food into his tank...or something. Getting mentally prepared for a trip to the vet soon.
Any thoughts or support?
so I went away, leaving Rawr (my leopard gecko) in the fine well experienced hands of my boyfriend (which is where he's been living the whole time). A couple days after I left, he stopped eating, and then had a shed, but hasn't eaten since. His shed was on the 22nd, so lets say he hasn't eaten for 6 days.
The tank is at the right temps, and he's active, crawling up the back wall and exploring...no other signs of being ill at ease...he's even still pooping and his tail hasn't dropped weight!
The last of our crickets died on Ryan the day before christmas, and the petstore hasn't opened yet (grr!) so he's been trying to feed Rawr dusted worms in a dish (which he can be fussy about to begin with). Apparently Rawr will go in the dish and check them out occasionally, and they wiggle around but he doesn't eat. my boyfriend has counted the worms, so we know for sure he hasn't eaten.
I've heard that sometimes lizards just stop eating for a few days, and I'm hoping he's just being fussy for crickets, or that he needs that special way I drop the food into his tank...or something. Getting mentally prepared for a trip to the vet soon.
Any thoughts or support?