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My leopard gecko isn't opening her eyes. after i give her a bath she opens them a little and they are murky. She hasn't eaten in weeks. Her temperatures and humidity are okay since she lives in a rack and all my other geckos are okay. I am really worried. I don't want her to die. Please help me.
 
Armani, can you please post photos? How old is she? Is she in a rack by herself? Where did you buy her? How long have you had her?
 
She won't stay still long enough to take a picture. When I bought her I wasn't given her age but she is still a juvenile. She is in a rack with 11 other geckos. I bought all of them from a man that was getting out of the reptile breeding business.
 
I meant, is she housed by herself in her own tub within the rack, or do you have other geckos in the tub with her? How frequently do you hold her? How long have all the geckos been in your care?
 
If she won't stay still for long enough for you to take a picture I wouldn't worry just yet. Have you offered her a variety of food items? Sometimes leopard geckos can be reluctant to switch. If they were on roaches to start with, mealworms don't really move enough to entice them.

Is her tail thin and wrinkly, or plump and firm? Can you see her hip bones?
 
I give her small super worms. That's what the previous owner offered them. I cannot feed roaches since I live in Florida and the are illegal. I recently ordered Phoenix worms for my bearded dragon. Should I offer some to her also?
 
Yes. Offer a variety of items and see if she'll eat them. Only certain roach species are illegal in Florida (like dubias), so there are options available for you. Try crickets with their jumping hind legs pinched off, sometimes they offer enough movement to be appetizing.
 
Without a picture I can't tell. Sometimes females go off feed in winter. I've had girls go off feed for about two months and they were fine, hardly lost any weight. Don't know if it's hormonal or not. If she looks healthy I wouldn't worry too much.
 
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I am NOT a gecko person, but just from looking at other photos her tail seems thin to me. Are those her droppings in the tank? if she's leaving droppings she must be eating something...
 
That is the her fist dropping from december. I was told by another breeder that it was beneficial for babies to leave a dropping in there so that they are familiar with their enclosure.
 
I'm sorry to have nothing else to add, but I thought I'd respond again to bump this up and hope someone in the gecko world chips in again... how is she doing now?
 
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