my diablo blanco male grow very slowly what could i do?

[markus100579]

Hi everyone,
i have a diablo blanco male from june this year and he grows very slowly!
i give him mealworms and crickets!
What could i feed him that he will grow faster?
Many Thanks for your support!
Best Regards
Markus
www.knies-reptiles.de.tl

 

[STUTFL]

Is he a slow-growing gecko, size-wise, or is he just not putting on weight? Because if he's a little skinny, you could always give him bigger, meatier bugs; and if he's *really* skinny you may want to check for parasites, etc.

 

[markus100579]

i have checked him about parasits and if he`s ill, but he isn`t!
should i feed superworms or?

 

[markus100579]

he will not growing and he wins slowly on weight!

 

[markus100579]

please help me what do you feed and how much do you feed?

 

[Taquiq]

I feed 5 mealworms a day.

 

[Srt14292]

Some are just slow growers, Mack was a week older the phoenix but she was shooting ahead of him, and in the last 2 months hes put on like 20g and he is just behind her weight now, Don't worry the little guy will soon catch up just feed like normal theres nothing you can do to just "pile on the weight" apart from feed healthily. The gecko will only eat the ammount it wants.

 

[Baoh]

Increase heat, make sure there is enough water available, supplement the feeders, offer variety, and make sure some type of feeder is always available. Whichever among those is applicable.

 

[STUTFL]

please help me what do you feed and how much do you feed?

As much as he'll eat.
Mine's on superworms with butterworm treats at the moment; roaches are good if you don't mind roaches. If you can stand crickets I assume you can stand any bug.
If he's eating as much as he wants and the cage conditions are good, then there's not much you can do to make him eat more!

 

[toxictoast96]

I feed my two as many mealworms, superworms, & crickets as they'll eat. Waxworms can be good for helping them put on weight, but I think of it as "gecko-dessert" since they are fatty and shouldn't be the only thing they are fed.

Some geckos just eat more than others. I have one that's always ate like a pig and another that is still growing but doesn't eat nearly as much. Often females can be pickier eaters.

Good luck!

 

[markus100579]

many thanks to all of you!!!