new crested gecko HELP!

reptiledanny · (#1)

hi everybody sorry if i make a few mistakes its ma first thread. got ma crested gecko a week ago, he/she is 11 weeks old. she is beautiful. the only thing is she is still not eating very well. she wont eat any crickets and when i go to feed her crested gecko to her she doesnt really eat it unless wen she licks her lips i shove some on her tongue so that she gets some. wat can i do i am getting a bit worried. the person i bought her off sed she fed well mostly on crikets, well y isnt se eating them. HELP!!

reptiledanny · (#2)

forgot to say. she is about 3-4 inches, 11 weeks old. she is in a plastic tub that measures about 7x7x10 inches. the temperature in the tub is about 20 degrees C. the crikets i tried to feed are size 3's and the breeder that i got her from sed that he fed her on a main diet of crikets tuesday to friday and then CDF saturday to monday. she isnt eating any of them. the crikets she isnt even aknowledging are there and the CDF she is liking of her face and if i put the food near wen she does this shi eats a bit but not much. i just want to know y and if i am doing anything wrong. help.

(#3)

As you have only had her for 1 week she couold still be settling in although I would have thought she would be eating something by now.

It is likely that she is eating the CGD and you have not noticed. Crested Geckos eat tiny amounts especailly at that age and you most likely would not notice. How often are you offering crickets? At 11 weeks I would suggest putting a few in the terarrium 2 or 3 times per week (after they are dusted with Camcium of course).

I leave a small food dish with some CGD in all the time and change this every other day.

You could try mashing up a bit of banana and mixing this in the CGD too.

Hoep this helps and please keep me updated.

Cheers,

Mark

P.S It wouold be advisable to weigh him/her every 2 weeks and keep a record of this so you can monitor it's weight.

(#4)

Sorry, just read my post and thought I would clarrify. I leave the CGD in as well as offering crickets. I offer crickets twice a week as mine are adults but young ones can be offered them upto 3 times per week.