lack of appetite due to shedding

my gecko is starting to shed and he has not got as much as an appitite and im a bit worrid ... is it normal for there appitite to decreese when sheding?

Leopard geckos eat their shed so yes your leo will have decreased appetite before and after shedding for a couple days. It's completely normal.

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one thing... who ever went on to my account on here n changed the name of what i called my topic dnt be so rude oh n jorden i will right how i like on here ... every1 can understand what im sayin sorry if u cant bt i aint gunna change the way i right for u

Hi Sarah.

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Thank you for acknoledging this.

I hope you do not feel offended or victimized, feel free to PM me if you have any problems with what we have discussed.

i dont its fine i understand and i am not affended

Glad to hear it, thank you very much.

In terms of your original question, its normal for gecko's to slow their eating.
Well actually they are not slowing their eating but only eating different
things.

As they eat their shed, this substitutes for a meal or two, and so they won't eat a couple of meals that you offer them.

I hope your gecko has no problems shedding for you

well he started shedding last night and by the mornin it was all off... i got him out when i turned the light on and checked his feet and body to make sure he was all ok and he was so that was a sucessfull shed... i am so happy with him he is the best pet i have ever had and i cant wait to get him a mate and my boyfriend said i can get some more types of lizard next year or some more leopard gecko's if i do well with him

woo! they are amazing little pets, aren't they? I think i'll kept reptiles for the rest of my life now after getting banana (my leo)

yeah i know what you mean they are amazin indeed x

i think it's really cool when they shed .. i once saw my gecko eating her skin and she wasn't impressed that i disturbed her lol.. i love when they rub their heads/noses on stuff to get the first bit of shed off

lol i didnt see him shed witch i am gutted about .. i saw the first bit come up on his nose and then from that about half 1 in the moring i woke up and checked on him and he was shedding all over and then in the moring when i got up and turned his light on it was all gone lol lil piggy ate it all bless him

awww! .. i wish mine shed out in the open but she hides in her moist hide tub and it's usually all been munched when i check.

when she was in the pet shop whilst i worked as a volunteer there.. they didnt use moist hides soo she was shedding out in the open and all stressed.. i had to go and get the shed off her toes and tail for her. pet shops annoy me.

<--- just before she shed at the start of the week

aww she is pretty aint she... bless her kinda looks like mine with the hint of yellow

thats why i think yours is a mack snow.. has anyone else told you what he might be?

yeah they have to be fair lol... so hopefully he is i want a mack snow but a white one... they are so pretty

a white mack snow? there are no mack snows that are white.. they all look like my banana. but there are other snow morphs.. like super snow, super snow enigmas, blizzards, diablo blancos and they are all gorgeous. I am obsessed with the snow morphs.

i think i got that mistaken with the super snow ... they are gorgous i just entered the compitition have a look at me pic

i did! awww its soo cute.
i love it when they look up at us

you should look up blizzards and diablo blancos.. they are pure white!

kk will do

Mack snow will never really stay white their entire lives. Only a diablo blanco will do that and even then some seem to have a pale yellow tint to them. My boy is a bold mack snow who had a TON of white as a baby but not any more... here's a before and after of him to give you an idea how they mature

Baby Eros


Eros now


Slight yellow tinge esp. when he gets under bathroom lights (fluorescent lighting) or is warm (they get brighter when theyr'e warm, they're colors are more brilliant).

You can really see his pale yellow in this one where he's oiled up and having a fashion shoot


Or this one showing off his lovely calcium bubble in his armpit



When he is cold(er) his colors are dark like desert camo. No yellow and very kind of drab-ish.




He still has that heart shaped spot on his nose tho

yeah that is the type of snow i want he is gorgous ... well nice want to get a gal so i can breed her with my gecko ... cute babys lol

Thank you... his techinical morphology is bold mack snow, het bell, het patternless. Breeding is a HUGE undertaking onceyou take into account you'll need an incubator and tubs for the babies you hatch out, they can't all live together for ever. You have to have the knowledge of the morphology and health concerns of the female pretty much known to heart, and have 2 leos that actually won't hurt each other. Sometimes a male can't/won't breed properly with a female, they're just not compatible (brings to mind Sausage's post on another forum, how her leo got bitten practically in half by her male). There's a lot of risk with breeding so you have to know just about everything before getting into it, plus quarantining the new female for 30-90 days to make sure she is healthy and parasite free, the potential for egg binding, retained sperm plugs with the male... sooo much to know.