Feeding Log

The feeding log is how the keeper tells the difference between a gecko that is being picky and a gecko that is sick. Both refuse food. The log shows which one, by tracking what was offered, what was consumed, and what was refused, over time. A skipped meal that does not get logged stops being data the next day.

The keeper fills the log at every feeding session. After 30 days the log shows whether the gecko is on schedule, picky, or trending toward concerning anorexia. Combined with the Weight Log, the keeper has the two-signal pair that distinguishes behavioral skipping from medical anorexia.

What the document does:

It records every feeding session in a 20-row table with six columns (date, food offered, quantity offered, quantity consumed, supplement, refusal notes). The feeding reference section covers species-specific schedules and prey sizing. The reading-the-log section names common normal refusal patterns versus concerning ones.

What is included:

• Animal profile header with fields for name, species, age, current weight, and source
• 20-row feeding log table with columns for date, food offered, quantity offered, quantity consumed, supplement, and refusal notes
• Feeding reference for leopard gecko adult and juvenile schedules and crested gecko CGD cadence with brand recommendations (Pangea, Repashy, Black Panther Zoological)
• Prey sizing rule (no larger than the width of the gecko's head)
• Reading the log section distinguishing normal refusal patterns (post-shed, brumation, stress events) from concerning ones (5 consecutive refusals without explanation, refusal with weight loss)
• Calcium and D3 deficiency warning section

Format and how it works:

Word version (.docx) for editing and a PDF version for printing. Most keepers fill the log right after each feeding session at the same time as offering the food. The 20-row capacity covers roughly 10 weeks at every-other-day feeding (adult leos) or 14 weeks at twice-weekly CGD (cresties).

Why this version is different:

Most feeding charts treat each feeding as a binary fed or not. This one tracks quantity offered versus quantity consumed plus refusal notes, which catches the gecko who is eating less per meal even when still accepting food. That is the early signal of anorexia that binary trackers miss.

Who this is for:

For gecko keepers tracking feeding patterns in the first year of ownership and for breeders who want every buyer to start a feeding log from the first successful feeding. Pairs with the Anorexia Playbook, the Weight Log, and the Husbandry Tracking Workbook for the full feeding-and-weight diagnostic system.

Get the log on its own, or open the bundle for the full kit at volume pricing.