I want my Gecko to be HUUUUGE

[starscream473]

http://geckoforums.net/f3-introduce-yourself/104211.htm just for reference, is about how big my boy is still... I got him about 2-3 weeks ago and I'd say he's about 5-6 months old...
I want him to get huge, does anyone have any tips for such a feat? I bought crickets, he doesn't eat em, and I think I conditioned him to be awake when I wake up for work around 9 am EVERY MORNING
to sit outside his hide waiting for meal worms, I feed him 1 at a time and put them near him so he recognizes there's a tasty worm in front of him and I usually give him about 6-7... I feed him every day in the early morning and they're ALWAYS
gutloaded with flukers and every 2 to 3 days I dust them with Calcium w/vit D3... any tips for getting him huge as he grows into adulthood? lol

 

[acpart]

I've moved your post to the right sub forum. Please make sure you post in the proper sub forum in the future. Welcome to GF!

Different geckos have different body types. yours will be huge if it's destined to be and if it's fed well. If it's not destined to be huge, it's not going to be and there's nothing you can do about it. Keep feeding it well. Introduce other feeders occasionally to see if it's interested in broadening the feeding horizons. Good luck.

Aliza

 

[Nemo]

Hi try to gut load your meal worm with wheat grem (Hikari Koi wheat germ pellet) before feeding it to your gecko and leave a bowel of meat worm with some pellets and muti-vitamins powder in it and not forgetting water bowel.

I also throw in some crickets in the enclosure for them to hunt it but remember leave a small piece of carrot.

When it reaches a reasonable size you might want to try out baby mice pinkie


(Not my gecko)

http://geckoforums.net/f3-introduce-yourself/104211.htm just for reference, is about how big my boy is still... I got him about 2-3 weeks ago and I'd say he's about 5-6 months old...
I want him to get huge, does anyone have any tips for such a feat? I bought crickets, he doesn't eat em, and I think I conditioned him to be awake when I wake up for work around 9 am EVERY MORNING
to sit outside his hide waiting for meal worms, I feed him 1 at a time and put them near him so he recognizes there's a tasty worm in front of him and I usually give him about 6-7... I feed him every day in the early morning and they're ALWAYS
gutloaded with flukers and every 2 to 3 days I dust them with Calcium w/vit D3... any tips for getting him huge as he grows into adulthood? lol

 

[Leilani]

Yep,genetics are going to be a determining factor. Barring obesity, the gecko physically can't get any bigger than what's coded in his DNA. But feeding nutritious food abundantly will let him reach his full potential. It's neat stuff, I'll tell ya.

 

[Ruvik]

Hi try to gut load your meal worm with wheat grem (Hikari Koi wheat germ pellet) before feeding it to your gecko and leave a bowel of meat worm with some pellets and muti-vitamins powder in it and not forgetting water bowel.

I also throw in some crickets in the enclosure for them to hunt it but remember leave a small piece of carrot.

When it reaches a reasonable size you might want to try out baby mice pinkie

i would never feed my gecko a pinkie ever. They are insectivores not carnivores. And truly feeding out gecko a lot of food will just cause health issues. Instead of thinking about making your gecko "huge" cause you want something cool or special i would think of the health of your gecko first. Feed him normally and gut load your crickets and meal worms with fruits and veggies. No amount of food or extra additives in the food would help him grow. I don't even see why people are trying to help you get your gecko big. If you wanted a nice size gecko, then get a giant or super giant. I'm a bit disappointed in people for even trying to help with this topic. Once your gecko is over 20 grams you should switch to feeding him every other day. Then every two days once he/she hits 30-40 grams.

Again I HIGHLY advise NOT to feed pinkies. And from what I can see. I think you got your animal for the wrong reasons.

 

[Leilani]

Maybe a little harsh, Ruvik, but I do agree with your general statement. I was trying to go with a more positive and factual approach.

 

[Ruvik]

I know it's harsh, but I am just scared for your animals well-being. As of the moment I saved a leopard gecko from someone who didn't take very good care of it at all and i am now fighting to get it's weight and health back up. So please, please, don't force anything on your animal. Just feed it as normal and if it doesn't get as big as you'd like, don't force it.

 

[Nemo]

Ruvik no worry about all this harsh or not understand at your age that's normal and also for your love and well being for the animals that's why you lash out and i'm completely understand. And all this it's just my 5 cents sharing whether the keeper want to practice or follow is all subjective end of the day no right or wrong.

As for feeding of pinkie i don't practice that way too it's just that some other do and tested works and over here is all about sharing so take it easy man. And in this forum we're all here because of having the same passion of keeping sure a beautiful creature and not here out to gain how many (like & tks) or to argue/war so chill my friend. In your life there's a'lot more disappointment to come don't tell me every time you just lash out... it's gone to be a lost lost case even in work or life.

Have a nice day and cool down

I know it's harsh, but I am just scared for your animals well-being. As of the moment I saved a leopard gecko from someone who didn't take very good care of it at all and i am now fighting to get it's weight and health back up. So please, please, don't force anything on your animal. Just feed it as normal and if it doesn't get as big as you'd like, don't force it.

 

[indyana]

In the wild, leopard geckos eat other, smaller lizards, so while they are considered insectivores, they will take other things. An occasional pinkie mouse isn't problematic, but you want the diet to be based upon healthier fare.

Personally, I think it is much healthier for the animal in the long term if they are fed a steady and balanced diet and grow at their own rate. I don't buy in to the whole power-feeding idea and agree that past a certain point, you're just going to be making the gecko obese.

 

[stager]

Genetics definitely plays a big part in this. When I first started in this Hobbie I had a male giant from tremper and a female with non giant genetics together. She at like a beast even bullying him for food, and never reached over 52 grams. He barely ate when housed with a female and still never droped under 85 grams and when housed alone would reach in the high 90s