getting a fat tail

[djm1093]

whats the best way to get your gecko to have a fat tail mine eats a ton of mealworms everyday but still has a skinny tail

 

[Russellm0704]

Some geckos just have skinnier tails. Doesn't always mean something is wrong. As long as you are supplementing the right way then you shouldn't have a problem. Maybe a pic would help us to judge if it's ok or not

 

[marauderhex]

Example of how different leos can be: I have a female that looks like she swallowed a nerf dart that expanded while having a decently plump tail, and I have a male that puts all of his weight in his tail, none on his body but the bare minimum.

 

[Thorgecko707]

Take a fecal sample to the vet. It's cheap to check for parasites.

 

[djm1093]

the picture of my gecko is my avatar

 

[OnlineGeckos]

You have a very young gecko, just feed it proper, gut-load your feeders, and dust them with multivitamins 2-3x a week. Then let nature take its course, it should be fine.

 

[RampantReptiles]

When geckos are growing up they tend to spend all their energy on growth, not putting fat on their tails. Also it takes a lot of time for geckos to put on weight, somewhere in the neighborhood of at least a few months.

 

[grboxa]

silkworms help put on weight great, both my male and female are getting nice fat tails, especially my male.

 

[rchase54]

Just let it grow first. Once it starts slowing down its growth, it will start putting more weight in its tail.

 

[Russellm0704]

Just let it grow first. Once it starts slowing down its growth, it will start putting more weight in its tail.

Exactly, he is just growing. Don't worry about it until he has grown up a little. But a fecal definitely couldn't hurt

 

[rchase54]

If he stops eating for more than a few days, take him to the vet immediately. I've lost three store-bought geckos from problems with their liver and the first and only symptom is they stopped eating :/

 

[djm1093]

she eats like she has a bottomless pit lmao

 

[rich904]

i agree some of my geckos have proportionate tails, and other are like whoa...