HI! New forum member!

[stephhh872]

Hi Everyone

Im new to this forum, I have 1 Leo
I believe shes a female
ive been told shes a Mack Snow, shes amazingly cute. Her name is Sage.

I have a few questions, what is the easiest way to tell how old she is?
is SHE really SHE? (how do I really tell if shes a female)
I have her on paper towels till shes a little bigger (ive had her for 2 months now, and shes growing fast), when can i use the sand i purchased for her tank?


Heres some pics of her


thanks!

 

[acpart]

Welcome to GF. She's a very cute Mack snow. Here are my answers to your questions:

age - There's no way to tell reliably. I'd guess 3-6 months
gender - either google "sexing leopard geckos" and look at the pictures or take a picture of its underside and we'll see what we can do.
sand - consider returning the sand. Definitely return the sand if you bought calci-sand. Leopard geckos in the wild are not Lawrence of Arabia and don't live in sand dunes. They live on hard-packed earth with loose grit. Consider keeping her on ceramic tile which really looks nice. If you must use a particulate substrate, consider coco fiber (I have 1 cage with coco fiber and the 2 geckos are doing fine); if you really really have to go with sand (which I don't recommend), get play sand. Wait at least another 6 months.

Aliza

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Wow that is one adveturous leo!

Welcome aboard