Is there a gecko treadmill out there????

[steve905]

I have a female SHTCT. She REALLY likes her mealies....She currently weighs in at 82 grams...I'd like breed her next year but I worry shes so big she might not be able to. I have a male at 95 grams and he's lean and ready to go but I don't want to stress her out. I'm planning on cooling my group in the near future and I know she needs to drop some grams.....Or in this case maybe pounds....

 

[Srt14292]

I have a female SHTCT. She REALLY likes her mealies....She currently weighs in at 82 grams...I'd like breed her next year but I worry shes so big she might not be able to. I have a male at 95 grams and he's lean and ready to go but I don't want to stress her out. I'm planning on cooling my group in the near future and I know she needs to drop some grams.....Or in this case maybe pounds....

At 82 grams you've got yourself a healthy gecko.
If anything you should want to keep her how she is, if she gains or loses a few it doesn't really matter. I would call 50 grams the absolute minimum for breeding a leo 82 is pretty good, ive got a female at 90 and shes ready for next year.

 

[gitrdone0420]

Lol, gecko treadmill. Me and my boyfriend were just thinking about "making" one for laughs the other day! =]

 

[Allee Toler]

I have a RAPTOR who loves his hamster ball...

 

[Ratman667]

I have a RAPTOR who loves his hamster ball...

That is a good idea. I might try give it a try. I'm sure Zero would love it.

 

[MiamiLeos]

women are supposed to have curves! lol seriously tho, that's a good weight. I wish all mine would just stay that weight. some put it on better than others.

 

[Wandering Paddle]

Putting a gecko in a hamster ball sounds like a terrible idea. A gecko has a three chambered heart and cannot breathe while exerting itself. Aerobic exercise for a leopard gecko will likely stress it out to the point of death...

The anatomy of most reptilian circulatory systems are in no way designed to work toward aerobic exercise, the exceptions being a few snake species and monitor lizards. These are generally active hunters and have very high metabolic rates, completely unlike leopard geckos

also; this post should be in the care and husbandry section, not morphs and genetics

 

[Gregg M]

Seriously, how does everyone know that the weight mentioned is a healthy weight for that gecko...

If you look at it in human terms, being fat is not healthy... It is just as true in the reptile world...

It is known that overwieght or fat reptiles will have problems reproducing... Having too much in the way of fat bodies can cause a female not to ovulate... There is a huge difference between being fat and being healthy but for some reason that difference seems to get a bit blurry in the middle...

 

[GeckoTrouble]

I know my Male Patty was considered overweight by my vet at 77g (been trying to cut him back to 70g. He's a pretty big gecko size wise.

 

[Allee Toler]

I have a dwarf leo, if she's above 32g she's FAT. Her healthy weight is about 27-29g at max.

 

[Srt14292]

I have a dwarf leo, if she's above 32g she's FAT. Her healthy weight is about 27-29g at max.

Gigi the rainbow! haha that was AWSOME

 

[Allee Toler]

Haha. Thanks. That gecko lets me do anything to her. She's not all there sometimes. She'll stare at the wall for hours every now and then, then jump like someone touched and startled her. Lol.

 

[serialzombie]

Are there commonly accepted weight targets for general health, and/or fertility?

 

[Tommy13b]

Your female sounds perfectly heathy to me, i have an 88 gram SHT male who will probbly be around 100 or more soon

 

[little98dime]

I have 3 females. 1 temper albino, 1 tremper patty, and 1 lvpa. The first is at 81 right now. Very healthy. The other two are at 65 and are a bit on the thin side, but still very healthy. Most Leos full out after a year. The first year is dedicated mainly to length and then they pack on the weight.

 

[Johno305]

I have 3 females. 1 temper albino, 1 tremper patty, and 1 lvpa. The first is at 81 right now. Very healthy. The other two are at 65 and are a bit on the thin side, but still very healthy. Most Leos full out after a year. The first year is dedicated mainly to length and then they pack on the weight.

-__-" I don't know if thats true or not but maybe I should tell that to Jenna...she's not getting any longer but she sure is getting wide...