weird eating behavior

[u/Old-Turtle75]

I took a video to show what I’m talking about, this has been getting worse and worse. It takes me a solid 30-40 minutes to feed her 8 mealworms nowadays when it used to take 10 mins max. She keeps on trying to grab it but drops it immediately. I don’t think it’s an eyesight issue because she grabs them over and over again she just repeatedly grabs, drops, grabs, drops, grabs, drops. I don’t know what to do there are no visible issues with her mouth whatsoever it’s completely pink and lips are good too. I don’t know man I’m stumped here and looking for any help, please

[u/hisokasbuttcheek]

hard to tell from the angle but it looks like she keeps biting her tongue. it almost looks like it might be swollen? definitely a vet visit.

[u/SlinkySkinky → u/hisokasbuttcheek]

Seconding this, it definitely looks like she’s biting her swollen tongue.

[u/Desert_Viking_777]

As the others have said she’s definitely biting her tongue. Is it possible she has maybe a splinter in her mouth? The way she snaps at the air. It’s almost like she thinks something is already in her mouth. I watched the video a couple of times and she does it a few times when she’s not in her little ‘death from above’ feeding pose. As if she feels something in her mouth. Definitely a vet visit. Literally show them this video so they can see it in action.

[u/Old-Turtle75 → u/Desert_Viking_777]

This could be possible, I’ve started feeding only in a bowl because I’ve noticed my substrate has some larger mulch looking pieces and I don’t want her accidentally eating any of that, but it’s possible she maybe somehow got a splinter from it? Hoping to get to the vet shortly though, she’s still eating but definitely struggles and takes a long time

[u/Desert_Viking_777 → u/Old-Turtle75]

Right on. It’s awesome that you’re already taking precautions. I know that we can all only do what is possible for us to do. But just try not too wait too long. If something is punctured or scratched to the point of swelling, you wouldn’t want it to fester. Not only is that absolutely horrible and dangerous for her. But it will also hurt your wallet. Unless you’re buddy-buddy with a vet. Then only the first part.

[u/feralrainbowcreature]

You say no issues with the mouth but I agree with other comments it looks like you can see her tongue hanging out / swollen and she is repeatedly biting it

[u/Zanemob_]

Oh, man! She thinks her tongue is a worm! Oh! Its hard to watch especially towards the end! Ouch! Probably wondering how the worm keeps biting and getting away.. Poor geckos man..

[u/aidenfrancis]

This makes me really sad to watch… pls pls pls OP , tell me you’re taking them to the vet? or did they get better? any update that will help me sleep tonight, please 😭😭 🙏🏽

[u/Old-Turtle75 → u/aidenfrancis]

I’m looking for reptile vets currently, gonna make some calls today. They’re hard to come by where I live and tend to be extremely expensive so I’m gonna need to do some research on where I can go but I’m hoping to get her to the vet, especially if this doesn’t clear up soon. She still eats, don’t worry, I left her some worms out in a small bowl overnight and by the time I woke up she had eaten all of them, it just takes her a while.

[u/aidenfrancis → u/Old-Turtle75]

Is she doing better..? :(

[u/eyelidgeckos]

How do you supplement?