New leos

[delilah1715]

ok so first of all let me start this off by saying im truly a sucker for geckos and they are so addictive!:main_evilgrin: well i met this local breeder next to me which i live in RI so kinda hard to find any leos besides the ones on craigslist and the lousy pet stores. so i went to pick up ONE leo for $40 and came home with THREE for $90! i was wondering what morphs they are i think i have a good idea but im far from a pro with this (ill leave the morph IDing to you guys) and one is SUPER skinny just wanted to hear what everyone else has to say does she look dehydrated or just real thin i have repta aid should i try giving her that? i just felt so bad for her i couldn't leave her there i think she will be a beautiful gecko once she plumps up.. also she was kept with another leo that was alot bigger than her soo i think the reason shes so skinny is because the other one was bullying her and eating all the food. but let me know what morphs you guys think and any tips for plumping her up or what i should do would really be appreciated thanks in advanced! also the thin one looks like she has red eyes is that normal or is she blind?

 

[RampantReptiles]

1. Reverse Stripe RAPTOR
2. Bell/Tremper? Albino
3. Hypo Tangerine

It is really hard to tell from the pics cause the color off and they are a little grainy.

The first one is not blind, there is a gene that gives leopard geckos what looks like solid eyes. It is an eye pigmentation gene known as eclipse and does not hinder their health in anyway. She does look slightly thin but I have seen A LOT worse. She will have no problems fattening back up. Maybe this gecko was used for breeding and is thin from that? Give her a water dish and she will rehydrate with no problems. As far as fattening her up, I would keep her separate from the others and just feed her a nice healthy mixed diet of crickets, worms, and anything you can get your hands on that is appropriate for leos to eat. Dont give her too many really fatty foods like waxworms, they can be addicting and are only a once a month kind of treat.

 

[delilah1715]

awesome michelle thanks! so im pretty happy i went up there for the hypo tangerine and came home with these gorgeous leos! and i took the pics with my webcam real quick so its the best i could do, but ill post a pic of the albinos eye and see if anyone could help me out iding her because i looked it up and tried to compare to the 3 albinos but her eyes seems like none of them! im so confused. and thanks for the tips also they are already all separate ,how long is a safe quarantine 30 days? just to be sure because i do have 2 other besides these and dont want to risk my guys getting anything thanks again for the help!

 

[GeckoCrossing]

30 days is the absolute minimum. It should be 90 days.

Did the breeder not tell you their morphs or any hets at all?

 

[delilah1715]

ok will def. do the 90 days just to be on the safe side because i do have a 55 gallon and would like to put a few females in there but after quarantine i dont want to risk anything. and about the morphs when i spoke to him i only was interested in the tangerine but its not as orange as i expected so i wasnt sure if it was a tangerine. and he said the albino was a tremper but the eyes look strange to me the third one he wasnt sure he said he just picked her up he didnt produce her himself. as for hets im not really worried about these are pets only i wont be doing any breeding. ill post a another pic of the leos soon so someone can confirm the morphs im just curious