how many mealworm should LG eat per day

naz_ruless

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Hi..my question is based on the topic.
normally i feed my leo 9-15 melaworm per day.she is adult and now i see her stomach like got an eggs but she not gravid..her stomach like swollen..
wht should i do?stop feed her?if stop how many day should i not give her mealwrm??

my albino also look big at her stomach..i just add the mealwrm dish when it become little..do im wrong??
 

Mel&Keith

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Maybe you could post pictures so we can see what her body condition is. There's no set number of mealworms that they should eat per day, Leos all eat at different rates and most will stop eating when they're full. That said, there are always a few that stuff themselves and become obese. Those do have to be put diet until they get back to a healthy weight.
 

naz_ruless

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Maybe you could post pictures so we can see what her body condition is. There's no set number of mealworms that they should eat per day, Leos all eat at different rates and most will stop eating when they're full. That said, there are always a few that stuff themselves and become obese. Those do have to be put diet until they get back to a healthy weight.

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thegeckoguy23

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Maybe you could post pictures so we can see what her body condition is. There's no set number of mealworms that they should eat per day, Leos all eat at different rates and most will stop eating when they're full. That said, there are always a few that stuff themselves and become obese. Those do have to be put diet until they get back to a healthy weight.

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Mel&Keith

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Are you sure that Albino is only 3 months old?! I wouldn't say that those are obese yet but you could probably feed them every other day instead of everyday and they'd be fine.
 

naz_ruless

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yup.they are 3 months old..thats my 1st successful egg to hatch..i will feed them every 2 days..im glad that they not obese..how about the high yellow??
 

fuzzylogix

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the high yellow looks a little on the "chunky" side. i would feed every other day as well. i just got a "chunky" female blizzard from Robin that will eat as long as there is food in front of her. im definitely going to have to watch her weight, but visually she looks about the same size as your high yellow. either way for 3 months those guys are pretty large.
 

naz_ruless

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i feed the High Yellow once a week and the body still ook the same..
she is lazy and always sleep when night..normally how many day can we stop feed leopardgecko?i just afraid if they died becoz not eat..
 

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