Checking up on Oliver

[WilliamTheLeopardGecko]

Hi guys!
I'm just checking up on Oliver, and I was wondering how fat juveniles are supposed to be.
Oliver is now:
About 5 inches long (he could not stay still!) with tail
2 centimeters wide
And his head is about 1.5 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters long.
His tail is:
2 inches long
1 centimeters wide.
Is this healthy for him? I'm still working on that tail, but for now it's this.:main_thumbsup:

 

[sausage]

I think generally people say the tail should be as fat as the head if not fatter. but im sure youll get there

 

[WilliamTheLeopardGecko]

Oh yeah he's from Petco so he's a little thin at the tail, but pretty fat altogether.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

That sounds okay but most people could probably tell better with a picture than from a description

Glad he's doing well!!

 

[bubblez825]

Definitely put up a picture, that would be the best way to tell if Oliver is a healthy little bugger

 

[WilliamTheLeopardGecko]

Okay give me a few minutes...

 

[WilliamTheLeopardGecko]

http://geckoforums.net/picture.php?albumid=1132&pictureid=8399
http://geckoforums.net/picture.php?albumid=1132&pictureid=8398
http://geckoforums.net/picture.php?albumid=1132&pictureid=8400

 

[SC Geckos]

He looks a little on the thin side IMO but not scary thin. I would suggest getting a cheap food scale from Walmart or Target ($15-$20) and weigh him every week and monitor his growth. If you notice him start to loose weight then you can react to the issue faster than if you just go by looks. I think monitoring weight is very important especially when it comes to young geckos.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

+1 to what Brad said! He looks a little thin but being shipped and living at PetCo must be stressful for such a little guy. Keeping notes in accurate weight values is super important. Then if he stops eating for a few days you can keep know whether he's losing weight and you should start worrying or if he's just taking a break from being a chow hound. I picked up a super useful but tiny scale that measures in tenths of grams from Amazon for $9.

I had one gecko that took a couple months to adjust to living in my house and only ate sporadically the first month I had her. Weighing her once or twice a week helped me not worry too much since she was still putting on weight - even though more slowly than the others