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Leo's stopped eating!

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I have two Leo's I got from pets mart a few months back. they were doing good eating everyhting in side whic I dusted with calcium and minerals. I did have them on calcium sand(have since changed because I was told I got bad advise). I have them in a 20 gallon tank with heat on one side with a hide. I have another hide on the other side of the cage. I have a water bowl on the non heated side and have paper towls as a substraite. They have now stopped eating the mealworms and rarely eat the crickets. They have been loosing weight rapidly from not eating. Is there any suggestions I can do to get these guys to start eating again? Any advise is welcomed, I am more of a Cresty guy and have alot of knowledge of them and thought i put enough study time in to raise some leo's but it seems i need a little help. Thanks in advance!
 
I dont have a thermometer in the cage. I have a exto-terra heat pad below one side of the tank. Maybe I should get the temps of both ends of the cage? what should the temps be on both ends?
 
You definitely should have something to accurately read the temperatures in the tank. They sell digital heat probes at Petsmart for like $7-$8 bucks. The warm end should be between 86-90˚F, cool end 72-75˚F. If not kept warm enough it will effect how much they eat since they're cold-blooded.
 
I would get a temp gun. It is one of the best $30 investments you can make.
Do you have lights above the cage at all? Bright lights above the cage often cause stress.
 
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