This is my Gecko, Chica. I have had her since she was a young lizard and have had her just about 4 years now. She was my first lizard and she is what started my collection. I recently had 4 but 2 died so im down to this girl and my other gecko but hes shy so i will try and get some pics of him up later.
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yea shes completely healthy and lives a happy life in her 20 gal
the other one is just about the same size and it to is very healthy the just dont get very fat i tried to faten them up but they dont seem to faten up. they never stay still they are always moving around in there tanks. any tips to faten them up,i feed them calcium dusted crickets about 3 times a week.
the other one is just about the same size and it to is very healthy the just dont get very fat i tried to faten them up but they dont seem to faten up. they never stay still they are always moving around in there tanks. any tips to faten them up,i feed them calcium dusted crickets about 3 times a week.
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I'd mix in some superworms and wax worms. That should add on some fat.
How many crickets does she eat per feeding? If she is eating fine 3 times a week, she shouldn't have a wrinkly tail. If you haven't, I would definately get a fecal sample for parasite check.
Yea I know some geckos are born slim, I have one that no matter how much he eats he remains on the slim side; but the tail shouldn't be wrinkled (as seen in picture 3, maybe its just the angle of the pic taken, idk).
Geckos will fatten up when fed regularly with gutloaded prey; if she is willing to eat, perhaps you can feed her more often, maybe 5 times a week. Roaches, crickets, supers, silkworms are all good choices.
Yea I know some geckos are born slim, I have one that no matter how much he eats he remains on the slim side; but the tail shouldn't be wrinkled (as seen in picture 3, maybe its just the angle of the pic taken, idk).
Geckos will fatten up when fed regularly with gutloaded prey; if she is willing to eat, perhaps you can feed her more often, maybe 5 times a week. Roaches, crickets, supers, silkworms are all good choices.
I think its the angle also cause as im looking at her right now she has a tail like all the others on the site. But im going to go to the pet store tomorrow and pick up some wax worms and super worms to feed her bout 5-6 times a week and see if i can get her to put on some weight. What kinda roaches should i try and thanks for the recommendations.
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How many crickets is she eating each feeding. She looks pretty small to be a 4 year old gecko.
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Justen23 said:
My geckos that are her size are all under a year old. They will eat 5 to 6 roaches every day. You need to start offering food every day to put some weight on her!
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She came super small bro i have tried to faten her up but she doesnt fatten up her brother that my cuzin has doesnt seem to get fat either. Im not sure if ours are just small but they dont seem to grow anymore but i just moved her into a 30 gal long so ill see if she grows.
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