Mio: The World's Happiest Gecko

[Mio]

So my gecko, Mio, smiles pretty much all the time. I know many geckos smile, but her's is just amazing! She'll be two in May(21st), but she's quite small. Anyways, here she is!!!

 

[Josh P.]

Why is she so thin? Reaching the two years old mark she should be quite bulkier.

 

[Mio]

1: Most of these pics aren't recent.

2: I don't know. I'm worried about her, as well. I switched her from crickets to mealies at 1 year old, she's kept warm and in a big tank. She's just not growing. Advice?

Other than that, she's perfectly healthy, she acts fine.

 

[Treefolk]

Does she not eat when provided food? She is dangerously thin.

 

[Mio]

I give her a bowl of mealworms, and over the course of 10 days or so eats them all or most of them. What can I do to help her gain weight? She almost always has food available.

 

[sausage]

these pictures did make me laugh, she is soooooo cute.
But i agree she is extremely thin. I would recommend filling in the sticky health questionnaire so we can have a look at your setup and determine if theres any thing that needs changing there.

 

[trinity]

She is extremely thin, I hope she gains some weight soon!

 

[Olympus]

Those pics were adorable!

Have you taken a fecal to the vet? It may just be an simple case of parasites, which you can take care of fairly easily. Even the crickets you buy commercially can carry parasites, so it's a normal thing for reptiles to have,