Leopard gecko not eating - how much can I feed her with a syringe?

Question

My gecko stopped eating on her own after not having any heat for almost a week. We had a really bad ice/snow storm that caused a major power outage, so no heat light in the tank, or heat in the entire house. I have been using a small syringe to feed my gecko vanilla pudding. I have only been giving her 0.2mL at a time because I do not want to overfeed her and cause issues. Can I give her more than this?

Answer 1

How To Feed A Sick Leopard Gecko - http://petreptilezone.blogspot.de/2010/05/how-to-feed-sick-leopard-gecko.html

Answer 2

Pudding generally has milk listed as an ingredient.

Reptiles cannot digest milk or any dairy, they do not have the enzymes to break it down. If anything, the salt in the pudding will dehydrate the gecko.



If you feed a reptile milk or milk base products over a period of time it will eventually cause kidney failure. The gecko isn't eating since there is no heat, if there is no heat it will not be able to properly digest food.

Do you happen to have hot or warm water from the sink? You can fill a container with that, wrap it in a towel, and let your gecko lay on it. Or share your body heat with it.

Answer 3

Look up golden gate gecko slurry you put it on their nose and they lick it off sadly you have to make it your self but it's like the magic pill and it works great. Also for feeding pudding might not be the best I don't know how well they can process it plus they are carnivores