Hi Rick,
Rick Ellis wrote:
> What's MBD?
>
Metabolic bone disease. For your query below, I suggest you stop babying her,
hold out till she feeds on her own. She'll crack! Also, get a scale and see if
she is at a normal weight, then weigh her weekly so you know she is losing
weight or not. If she is underweight or is losing a significant amount of
weight each week, then you need to get a fecal done.
How many places does she have to hide in the terrarium? Hopefully more than
one. If there aren't many options geckos tend to be skittish.
Julie B.
http://www.geckoranch.com
GGA lifetime member
>
> My 3 yr. old female leo was an enthusiastic feeder until I set up her
> hide box. She stays in for weeks at a time, then comes out and feeds
> well for a time, then back in the box for weeks. She used to beg
> mealworms from my hand. Now she comes up to them, sniffs or licks at
> them, and rejects them. Thinking it could be a soap or lotion smell on
> my hand, I've starting dropping the mealworms down in front of her. She
> pursues them eagerly, then sniffs, licks, rejects. I mostly raise my
> own mealworms. Lately, in addtion to oats and buggy granola, they've
> had sweet potato skins, which they like a lot. They haven't had
> anything strong like broccoli for while. I've had her for almost 3 yrs.
> - got her at a pet store - she has never had contact with others - I was
> striving to get her in breeding condition, then she started with this
> fussy eater routine. She used to eat crickets, now isn't interested in
> them at all. Fecal test time, I suppose?
>
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