New owner questions.

[Himitsu]

Just some random questions I have that I'm either not finding or simply aren't asked to be found here or online.


1. My leopard gecko seems to have concave arm pits, (as in it's arm pits sink in) and was wonder if that's normal, or a sign that I need to feed it more or less or what not.

2. How much is too much food? My baby (maybe 2-3 months old) eats like there's no tomorrow, can it be too much? I was giving it 5-6 small/med crickets almost every night (other nights were small mealworms 5-7) switched to smaller crickets because I rather make it easier for it to pass them. I feed till it loses interest or when I think it's enough.

3. my calcium dust is a bit clumpy, not hard clumps just like moist donut powder... so when I dust my crickets it tends to turn one white so I feed it to my Gecko, but leave most of the others clean to try and balance it out. (there is still a small seashell with calcium in it for it to eat as it pleases)

4. Is it normal for leos to play? Mine enjoys climbing on it's toilet paper roll hide and rolling around with it. <<;

5. Hand washing tips would be nice, I use the hand sanitizer, then run hot water over my hands till the alcohol smell is gone. As the last thing I want is my hands to either dry it, irritate it or generally seem foul smelling to it...

6. And pro/experienced tips or warnings would be welcomed too, I just feel like a new father and everything needs to be child proof. lol

 

[gothra]

Hi, welcome to GF! I'll try to anwer some of your questions.
1. Yes, the hole in their armpit area is normal; don't worry about it.
2. What you're doing is right; I feed mine till they slow down pounding on the prey - which means they're about full. Some geckos don't stop, and you will have to judge by your eyes on what amount is enough. At 2-3 months old, I think its ok for them to eat a little more. If you're using small/med crickets, I think you can feed up to 10-15 with no problem.
3. Are you using plain calcium or calcium with D3? Depending on which brand you're using, the D3 concentration is different. Don't forget the multivitamins. There had been quite some discussions on how much supplement is too much, you may have to read through some of the posts in the supplement section to decide for yourself.
4. I would secure the paper roll, just to be safe.
5. I just wash my hand with normal soap and water.
Hope this clears some of your questions.

 

[prettyinpink]

That's normal, or at least sounds normal They don't get fatty arms

He's young, give him as much as he wants. Only cut down if he doesn't know how to handle himself and starts throwing up. How much he was eating doesn't sound like too much, sounds fine.

I think he might be rolling by accident. They don't play

Just washing your hands with water and scrubbing deep is good

 

[Himitsu]

Those are very helpful, thank you Gothra 8)

My general feeding habits are.

Buy crickets, feed/gut (with various Fluker feeds) load a day (during which I feed Oreo meal worms) I try to dust 3 with the calcium and they just kinda become white blobs that hobble around. so I shake em off a tad and feed them to Oreo. Though tonight I simply dipped their backs into a little bit and fed them to Oreo. twice a week I use reptivite with D3 on the mealworms as they coat nicely (this one isn't clumpy) and feed them to it. I use a large flat plastic lid as a food dish, I tap it to get Oreo's attention and if it's hungry it'll come out and watch the dish for food I place on it.

Hope that helps clear things up, or just raise more questions... ^^;

Also I hang around the chat room a lot if you or anyone else is willing to chat about this.

 

[Dog Shrink]

That's normal, or at least sounds normal They don't get fatty arms

He's young, give him as much as he wants. Only cut down if he doesn't know how to handle himself and starts throwing up. How much he was eating doesn't sound like too much, sounds fine.

I think he might be rolling by accident. They don't play

Just washing your hands with water and scrubbing deep is good

Just to elaborate a little on this hon, leos DO get fatty arm(pits) for 2 reasons that I know of... calcium bubble/deposit if you're over supplimenting with calcium. I just went thru this with my leo, here's a pic for reference:

also overweight leos will get a little fat roll behind their legs in the armpit as well but I suspect this would be a bilateral bulge and not just on one side like the calcium bubbles can present.

 

[prettyinpink]

Yes, I forgot to mention it. Slipped my mind.

 

[roger]

Just some random questions I have that I'm either not finding or simply aren't asked to be found here or online.


1. My leopard gecko seems to have concave arm pits, (as in it's arm pits sink in) and was wonder if that's normal, or a sign that I need to feed it more or less or what not.

2. How much is too much food? My baby (maybe 2-3 months old) eats like there's no tomorrow, can it be too much? I was giving it 5-6 small/med crickets almost every night (other nights were small mealworms 5-7) switched to smaller crickets because I rather make it easier for it to pass them. I feed till it loses interest or when I think it's enough.

3. my calcium dust is a bit clumpy, not hard clumps just like moist donut powder... so when I dust my crickets it tends to turn one white so I feed it to my Gecko, but leave most of the others clean to try and balance it out. (there is still a small seashell with calcium in it for it to eat as it pleases)

4. Is it normal for leos to play? Mine enjoys climbing on it's toilet paper roll hide and rolling around with it. <<;

5. Hand washing tips would be nice, I use the hand sanitizer, then run hot water over my hands till the alcohol smell is gone. As the last thing I want is my hands to either dry it, irritate it or generally seem foul smelling to it...

6. And pro/experienced tips or warnings would be welcomed too, I just feel like a new father and everything needs to be child proof. lol

1- yeah that is normal
2- I do not limit my leos food intake.Feed your baby as much as she can consume
3- it really doesnt matter if they are coated well.it wont harm your leo.All my leos have the armpit bubble.i dont worry about that.they are going to need the calcium once they start laying.I know ppl worry about the calcium bubbles but not me
4- Leos generally do not play.I have never seen my leos roll.That interests me.is she an enigma ??
5- I use the rub sanitizer and then wash my hand
6- Not sure what u mean

 

[Himitsu]

Any advice is welcomed, anything from feeding tips to training really.

And though people are saying it looks like a Super snow Enigma, looking at Wiki's morph section it looks more like a Mack SS or just a Super Snow. Thanks again for the feed back everyone, it's all been helpful.

 

[roger]

Any advice is welcomed, anything from feeding tips to training really.

And though people are saying it looks like a Super snow Enigma, looking at Wiki's morph section it looks more like a Mack SS or just a Super Snow. Thanks again for the feed back everyone, it's all been helpful.[/QUO

is there a pic u can show us

 

[Himitsu]

several on the show off your Leos section, under "My lil Oreo" and "Oreo Updates"

 

[Jordan]

Just to elaborate a little on this hon, leos DO get fatty arm(pits) for 2 reasons that I know of... calcium bubble/deposit if you're over supplimenting with calcium. I just went thru this with my leo, .

To the OP, Just so you dont worry, if your leo ever gets these arms pit bubbles, its nothing to worry about.
Its just where they store spare calcium supplies. this isnt OVER supplementing its just, sort of giving a lot of supplementing lol.
Sorry Kel, just wanted him to know its nothing bad.

 

[Dog Shrink]

To the OP, Just so you dont worry, if your leo ever gets these arms pit bubbles, its nothing to worry about.
Its just where they store spare calcium supplies. this isnt OVER supplementing its just, sort of giving a lot of supplementing lol.
Sorry Kel, just wanted him to know its nothing bad.

No prob Jordan, but wouldn't be giving a LOT of suppliment and "Over" supplimenting be the same thing? he had a calcium dish 24/7 and was also getting dusted once a week with repashy calcium plus ibc. Apparent'y if he started developing a calcium storage bubble that would imo, be over supplimenting, giving more than what was needed hence he started storing it...right? But you're also right in the fact that it did not hurt, nothing bad, and has actually just about completely disappeared at this point since taking the calcium dish outta his tank and dusting every other feeding.

 

[Jordan]

No prob Jordan, but wouldn't be giving a LOT of suppliment and "Over" supplimenting be the same thing? he had a calcium dish 24/7 and was also getting dusted once a week with repashy calcium plus ibc. Apparent'y if he started developing a calcium storage bubble that would imo, be over supplimenting, giving more than what was needed hence he started storing it...right? But you're also right in the fact that it did not hurt, nothing bad, and has actually just about completely disappeared at this point since taking the calcium dish outta his tank and dusting every other feeding.

I suppose it is technically the same in this sense, but Over supplimenting sounded bad lol. Which it can be bad but the calcium bubbles arent. I dunno, i just think using the word over supplimenting, would make the OP or anyone reading it, think that the calcium bubbles were a bad thing, and think that they have over supplimented. (which they have), but its not a bad thing if you get what i mean.
lol, sorry i just thought 'Over' just makes it seems like it too much, when in actual fact its just a bit more than they need but not necessarily TOO much. okay i think over explaining it lol.

 

[Dog Shrink]

How about a happy middle ground and say excessive calcium intake? :main_yes:

 

[Jordan]

How about a happy middle ground and say excessive calcium intake? :main_yes:

Haha, good idea :main_thumbsup: