leopard gecko is M-A-D

[geckogirl101]

my leopard gecko has been being very mean and she has been not eating and she has been acting like this for a long time and is not shedding

 

[geckogirl101]

well eating a little bit but not as much as usual.

 

[Olimpia]

Give us a little more info, please. What are her temps, cage size, her age, what are you feeding her, is she alone in her tank, etc...

Is she bitting when you try to hold her? And is she ok when she's in her cage?

 

[geckogirl101]

she can not change her color she does not try to bite unless you put your finger on the glass she is alone because she is to young to mate she eats millworms and small crickets
she does good in her cage

 

[geckogirl101]

She is a baby (not sure of exact age). She is mad and mellow and hungry most of the time. and she is NOT old enough to mate and has not yet have contact with male leapard geckos

 

[geckogirl101]

her cage is 8"10

 

[Olimpia]

If she is young she may just be defensive. I have a gecko that as a young baby was very mean! She mellowed out as she grew up but she did give me a couple bites in the early days.

Do you mean mealworms? They aren't a great worm choice for geckos, since they don't have very much inside them. Small superworms are better for her, if you can get them. If she isn't eating much she may be bored of her food, so try different worms (superworms, butterworms <-- these are like crack for my geckos, phoenix worms, horn worms...)

Also she could be a little cold. What are her temperatures? She should have a hot spot with an under tank heat pad that's about 90* F. If she's cold she will not be able to digest her food, and will eat less.

 

[geckogirl101]

she has a heat tank under her log with an ivy drill in it she does not bite but thanks for the info!