Help estimating age by weight

[Oatmeal]

I have 2 leopard geckos that I bought 40 days apart. I got them from Pets_Mart, if that helps anyone guess at the age they probably were when I got them. As of right now, the first one I bought, Oatmeal, weighs right at about 49 or 50 grams. The youngest gecko, Potato, is around 38 grams. I started both on a combination of mealworms and crickets (mainly crickets) dusted in calcium powder and vitamin spray. I just switched to Rapashy Calcium Plus and have noticed a different in their posture. Potato was really tiny when I got him, and though my memory is not the best, I believe he may have been smaller than Oatmeal was when I first got him. I believe the parasite that they both had/have was carried with them from where I purchased them, which is not surprising. It should be noted that they are in separate tanks which eliminates the possibility of one passing a parasite to the other. I have taken them both to the vet to make sure they are healthy. I took Oatmeal in Feb. and Potato just went last week. Oatmeal had a parasite when I took him and was given meds that took care of it (I took him for a followup visit to make sure the parasites where gone). Potato is currently on the medicine that Oatmeal was on because of parasites. The temperatures in their tanks are kept at the proper temperature gradient. Of course, I have based the correct temperatures on what I have read online. During the day: 90 degrees on the hot, 80 degrees on the cool. At night: 80 degrees on the warm, and 70-ish degrees on the cool. I thoroughly clean both of their tanks every Monday or Tuesday.

I only share all of this in attempt to answer any possible questions that people may raise and in hopes of providing sufficient and relevant information.


This is Oatmeal. The first picture is the day I bought him and the second is a current picture of him.






The first picture is of Potato the day I bought him and the second picture is of Potato today.



*Excuse the orientation of this photo. I couldn't figure out how to fix it.*



If anyone is able to offer some estimations on age based on the information provided, that would be absolutely wonderful.

 

[acpart]

I can't really comment on age based on weight, here's why:
I hatched a leopard gecko that was 51 grams at the age of 3 months (not a giant)
I hatched another leopard gecko that was 7 grams at the age of 3 months

The most I can say is that both geckos in their "baby" pictures still had their baby markings so I would put them at 3 months or less,

Aliza

 

[indyana]

Totally off topic, but I just have to tell you that they are both looking great! Nice to hear about someone who gets geckos from a pet store and takes proper care of them.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

They all look awesome! Like Aliza said the rate they grow is highly variable. Unlike warm blooded creatures that grow at a relatively consistent rate cold blooded animals growth depends on temperature, calories, stress, genetics, and other factors as well. Geckos of the same age with the same genetic potential for size can be 30 or more grams apart in size and still be healthy. Their maturity is also dependent more on size than age. Good question though!