New House Gecko won't eat?

It's been two days since I got him and he won't eat. I've bought, crickets and mealworm because I've read on the net that's their favorite food and he won't touch them, I think he's making friends with the crickets.





How can I get him to eat and how long can they live with out eating?New House Gecko won't eat?
My gecko had the same problem for the first few days. just give him time, don't bug him too much and he should get use to his surroundings, make sure he's warm, but not too warm, after a week you'll be able to see his hips if he's still not eating. give him a variety of food, crickets, meal worms, earthworms,roaches, but no grasshoppers as their shell is too hard, make sure you dust them with vitamins and calcium.





Give him a buffet for the first few days so you can see what he really likes and go from there.New House Gecko won't eat?
your best bet is too just leave him alone with the crickets that you have in there only bother him when you are turning the lights on an off and make sure you have lots of hiding places for him.. The Frost days in a new home are very stressful so they often do not eat. if it continues for 2 or 3 more days and you begin to see the hips predominately you might call the people you bought it from and see if they have any guarantees on their animals or even better suggestions.
Is the tank at the right temp?? Sometimes over or underheating can make them go off their food!
I'm just learning about geckos myself, but what I have read is that crickets left in the tank for several days without food will actually start to munch on your gecko!! Especially the soft spots like his or her eyes! Putting a couple pieces of dog/cat food in the tank will give the crickets something to eat other than your new friend, just make sure to remove wet pieces of dog chow.





As far as your gecko not eating I can't say for sure, but my instinct having raised gnewts and salamanders is that habitat is often the problem. Make sure you get online and read everything you can find about ideal living conditions for your gecko. I know they enjoy warm temps (a variation from 80-85 in one part of the tank up to 90-95 in another part), humidity, a place to hide that is MOIST, a heating source other than a heating rock as it has ';hot spots'; and can burn your gecko, and they also need a source of a mixture of playsand and calcium for digestion, as well as crushed eggshell for pregnant females. And lastly, it's important their environment not contain small wood substrate such as wood chips or bark as they can easily ingest this while feeding and can actually die as a result!!





Hope this helps. Good luck.