zedxrgal wrote:Well after being out on the lam a bit he probably hasn't eaten much and so he's not grown and of course the cold will play a huge part in that unless you keep your home 75 degrees. So he is behind on growth by five months. That's a lot in a young reptiles life.
You could check the temperature of your hot spot which could be to low hence him not wanting to eat. It also can be that simply he's really over stressed and now there's someone new. Their willing to hang out but a much larger gecko, that's stranger is a huge intimidation factor and can be the cause of non-feeding. Ideal temperature is 86-90.
I was thinking the pinky would be a stretch but thought it may be worth a shot cause fresh pinks are usually smaller then an adult cricket. Wax worms will work though to.
His being active is a good sign. 
Keep us updated 
And you're more then welcome for the tips. I only wish I could do more.
Got him into his own terrarium now, which he has been pretty curious about, runnin around it and checking it out. He ate 2 crickets this morning...I stuck 'em in the fridge like you suggested, but I might've done it for too long, cause they didn't start twitching for a few minutes. I ended up getting out a pencil and pushing the crickets around to make it look like they were moving...he was all over them then!
My place tends to be a bit on the cold side, due to cost of heating and it's just plain cold where I live, but the terrariums stay in the upper 80s during the day. I usually leave the heat on in my room too...but in the kitchen it's really cold and that's where I found BM...dunno how he handled that!
I got some pinkies, but they seem a lil large for BM, so I'll end up giving them to BR later. I did get some waxworms, but I'll have to give it to BM later, once he's settled more into his new home.
Miraga wrote:how awesome that you found him!! everything zedxrgal is exactly what I was going to say
the only other thing I would mention is maybe moving them off of a sand/particulate substrate. it may just be my crappy phone making the pics look funky so if it its just ignore me. I only say this because leos don't have a long, sticky tongue like other reptiles do and may be a bit clumsy when hunting (my leo Moo is absolutely terrible... faceplant into the terrarium floor 3 times out of 5 when trying to eat! lol). anyway, they could be ingesting sand and that's no good
impactions are difficult to deal with. so just my suggestion, along with keeping them separate all the time, even when he gets better!
again, how great that you found him! if he is being a butt about eating, if you can get your hands on some a/d cat/dog food that has LOTS of calories and you can force feed him a cc or two if he won't start eating (this is per a veterinarian!).
He's in his own terrarium now and doesn't have that sand now. BR doesn't seem to have a problem with the sand, but BM is much smaller so I worry more about him eating it, so he doesn't have to worry about it. I got some waxworms for him to munch on later, but he did eat 2 crickets this morning, so he must be feeling much better now! *Monty Python*
Also, in that pic in my second post, that's an old pic of him, not long after I got him. He doesn't have that sand now.
EDIT - He ate 4 waxworms tonight...they're almost bigger than his head, but he gobbled them down once he ate the first one, he realized how yummy they are. He's doing good, still active and alert, and definitely has an appetite.
