I think shes a dwarf

[HornerHerps]

These geckos are clutchmates and hatched 4 days apart.

Hatched 7-27-11 Current Weight 14 grams

Hatched 7-31-11 Current Weight 3 grams

 

[Thorgecko707]

That is odd. Should be developing pattern like the clutchmate.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Is it eating well? If so, it could just be a slow grower.

 

[Josm315]

The limbs and the eye to skull ratio on the smaller gecko look odd. Does it walk strangely?

 

[LZRDGRL]

That's what I thought; the relation looks a bit off. Maybe it was born with slight MBD? I would keep it separate and feed it a lot, and supplement it with plenty of calcium.

Chrissy

 

[Dimidiata]

Do they have "runts" in the gecko world? Because she/he would fit the bill.

 

[PhoenixCoconut]

Do they have "runts" in the gecko world? Because she/he would fit the bill.

YA!:main_yes:

 

[HornerHerps]

She eats 8-15 SMALL meal worms every night, she doesn't seem to have any trouble moving either. Shes very active that's for sure, every time i open her box to feed or just take a peek shes moving around.

 

[acpart]

I have had hatchlings that grew extremely slowly and what went along with it was a delay in pattern change. There are a few people on here that have dwarf geckos and it would be interesting to see what they have to say. At the moment, though, it doesn't seem to have that stocky, shortened body that the dwarf geckos have.

Aliza

 

[HornerHerps]

How can they be born with MBD? i guess we'll see what happens. Do they look like sunglows?

 

[dallas306]

Take a look at my post "small adult gecko" my male is only 30 grams and he is 14-15 months old now. just a tiny little guys. Conpletely normal, just small... small head, tail, everything is in proportion...

 

[RampantReptiles]

How can they be born with MBD? i guess we'll see what happens. Do they look like sunglows?

Geckos that dont get the nutrients from their mom (mainly calcium) to develop properly in the egg can be born with MBD.

Are these geckos being housed together? They should be separated.

Also I think you may not be feeding them enough. They should be fed as much as they want, daily, with their food dusted calcium/vitamins daily.

My babies that hatched around that time (Mid-Late July) are 35-40 grams or more.

 

[HornerHerps]

They are being housed separate already. The larger one eats how ever many shes want each night, i fill the dish with a bunch. The smaller also has as many as she wants offered but usually only eats a few. All geckos have calcium/vitamins in there enclosures constantly.

 

[RampantReptiles]

Little guy is not growing. Might want to consider putting it down.

 

[LZRDGRL]

I had some preemies and little geckos like this, and am glad I didn't put them down, because they ended up being my prettiest geckos (one is a Radar, the other one a Snow Raptor). They are huge and fat now. Maybe add some wax worms to the diet; just be patient and feed it. It will eventually grow. As long as it's eating, I wouldn't call it "failure to thrive" yet. When it gets thinner and refuses food, that's another story.

Chrissy