Hi! I just adopted a ten year old leo from a friend of mine, and I believe she is rather thin. She's roughly 8 inches long (however has never been handled so getting an accurate measurement is difficult).
I have had a crestie for a about a year, but never a Leo and have received very conflicting information from just reading online. I have read that you can give them wax worms to fatten them up, and I have been. She seems to be eating when I put them in front of her (not having found her bowl yet), but I simply don't know how much to feet her.
Previously she's been on crickets (I was told 3 dozen a month), but is blind in one eye (I assume to a previously bad shed, her last home wasn't the best, as I believe I have maintained) and has a hard time catching even the worms. I've seen her hit the glass rather hard trying to catch the crix, so I'm hesitant to put her back on them if I can help it. She IS eating the worms, but I simply just don't know how many to feed her.
Any assistance will be appreciated! Thanks!
And here's a picture so you can see her and tell me maybe more about her weight.
Link!
I have had a crestie for a about a year, but never a Leo and have received very conflicting information from just reading online. I have read that you can give them wax worms to fatten them up, and I have been. She seems to be eating when I put them in front of her (not having found her bowl yet), but I simply don't know how much to feet her.
Previously she's been on crickets (I was told 3 dozen a month), but is blind in one eye (I assume to a previously bad shed, her last home wasn't the best, as I believe I have maintained) and has a hard time catching even the worms. I've seen her hit the glass rather hard trying to catch the crix, so I'm hesitant to put her back on them if I can help it. She IS eating the worms, but I simply just don't know how many to feed her.
Any assistance will be appreciated! Thanks!
And here's a picture so you can see her and tell me maybe more about her weight.
Link!