Eublepharis macularius afghanicus

[MalUK]

I was hoping some of you wonderful people that are working with afghans could help me out with a bit of info please. I was lucky enough to acquire a trio of F1 cb afghan hatchlings at the start of 2012. They are wonderful little geckos and were looking forwards to breeding them next year. I know they are reputed to be a smaller sized subspecies. My question is.....how small ? My two females have grown on well and sit around 40-45 gms in weight. However the male is much slimmer and his weight is hovering around 25gms. Routine faecal screens are clear, he eats fine, looks in superb condition but just a very small gecko. I cant determine whether this is pretty normal size for an afghanicus male or a sign that something is not right. Hes housed alone, eats fine etc etc.

Many thanks for any input you can provide

 

[Kristi23]

My pures were always around 45 grams as adults. It's possible that your male is just a slow grower. He may eat less if he smells females ovulating (not sure if that's the case). You say he eats fine. How much does he eat and how often?

 

[stager]

I only have one male pure afghan and he seems to be growing slower than normal also. I have a female afghan raptor cross that was the same size as him they eats the same and now she is quite a bit heavier, so maybe the males just take a while to grow. Anyway I'd love to see pictures of this group and good luck.