please help me i need info on my leos

[kennymid1]

hi i am new to the gecko world although iv always wanted to get into it mf first geckos are these two lovely little things.
i would realy appriciate it if anyone could give me any info they could about my babys i got them three days ago and have been told that they are roughly 4-5 months old does that look about right i also think that they are mack snows but if anyone could clarify that for me it would be great cheers kenny

 

[RepBex]

First off this is just a warning everybody will comment about the sand
sand= impaction= very bad

nice leos look like normals to me however im not very good with age

Welcome

 

[kennymid1]

hi it is not sand it is that fully digestible calcium stuff i checked it should be aswell as i got leos and the sand at the same time from reptile center cheers

 

[Riyo]

Even though the sand is advertised as fully digestible...it isn't. Use solid substrate such as tile, repti-carpet, or paper towel.

Even the "Digestible" sand can possibly lead to impaction. It just isn't worth the risk.

 

[kennymid1]

ok thanks for the info i will i dont know why they sell that sort of stuff if its bad for them its stupid cheers any idea on what type of leos mine are

 

[acpart]

It looks to me as if the one with more spots is normal and maybe the one with fewer spots will be high yellow. Sometimes it's hard to tell if a gecko is a Mack snow unless you see them as young hatchlings, when they're black and white banded with no yellow. These look pretty young and were probably born yellow and black banded and are probably not Mack snows.

Aliza

 

[2bacop]

ok thanks for the info i will i dont know why they sell that sort of stuff if its bad for them its stupid cheers any idea on what type of leos mine are

The simple answer to this question is "to make money"

Anyway, yours are probably more like 5-6 months old. They are def. a normal and possibly a high yellow, you will be able to tell when they get a little older.

And like people said before me and im sure after, its simpler in many ways to switch to paper towels, tile or repti-carpet. Not only because of impaction but it smells less and is easier to clean.

 

[kennymid1]

Yeah I will do that's great thanks for sharing your knowledge do you think that by this size you'd be able to tell the sex of them cause at the mo they both look like females

 

[kennymid1]

cheers me dears

 

[BettaDragon]

You might be able to sex them at that age. If you can get some clear pics of underneath of them at the base of the tail we might be able to help you tell.

 

[kennymid1]

Ok I shall try and get some thanks good luck me

 

[kennymid1]

done cheers