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my lepord geco wont eat

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Question
I've had a lepord geco for about 3 months and all he has ate in that time is 2
crickets 1 waxworm and 1 millworm so i think he has been eating something
in the cage his tail is very skiney he hates crickets wont even look at them
millworms don't intrest him and he hates millworms i have reptile carpet in
his cage a hideout a moist hut and a stick and it has all been disinfected i
have know idea what to do if you could please tell me that would be reat

Answer
Hello Jaxson,

Well, the carpet is fine at least it should not impact him.
Are you using an undertank heater along with a low wattage basking bulb on one side of the tank?  He does need a warm end of around 88-90 with a cooler end of around 78-82 or so.  
The moist humid hide/cave should be on top of part of the undertank heater to help release moisture into the cave.
Do you leave a small dish of calcium in there for him as well?
Since he is getting thin, you need to get some chicken or turkey babyfood & try to get some food into him with a plastic syringe or a plastic dropper by dripping it onto the end of his nose or by using a q-tip to gently get his mouth open.  

Tracie