hatchling-juvi-subadult-adult

[pinoygex]

Hi just curious, I have been seeing ads/posts which says hatchling blah blah, juvi blah blah, sub adult blah blah, adult blah blah..

My question is until when should you call a gecko a hatchling? a juvi? a sub adult? and when do you start calling them adult?

 

[nats]

Good question.
To me, a hatchling is just that, a new born leo, and before it's first shed.
A juvi would be when the leo starts to eat normal size food, and after the first shed. It stays a juvi until sexual maturity.
Not sure what folks mean by "sub adult" and adult. I dont make that distiction. To me, after they reach sexual maturity, they are adults, period.

 

[pinoygex]

thanks nats! that satisfied my curiosity..

 

[Stevie]

To my opinion a sub adult is a geck that shows the adult paterning and coloration, but isn't ready to breed yet...

Greets,

Stevie

 

[pinoygex]

thanks Stevie! That's what I thought also

 

[Grinning Geckos]

To my opinion a sub adult is a geck that shows the adult paterning and coloration, but isn't ready to breed yet...

Greets,

Stevie

That's what I feel too.

Generally speaking, I consider a hatchling a gecko under 10g. Once they pass 10g til about 6 months (when all the dramatic color change is going on) I consider it a juvie. 6 months to a year is a sub-adult, and anything over a year is an adult.