Rescue....blizzard?

[Raven9464]

Could you tell me if this leo is a blizzard? I am new to leos and just want to know what I have...

Found this little one at a pet store....not sure when the last time was they fed it, but it hadn't been lately. Poor thing is soooo skinny! It downed 2 wax worms, 5 meal worms, and 4 calcium dusted crickets as soon as I get home with it I can't stand to see animals suffer, and I can't stand LPs that don't take care of their animals!!! :main_thumbsdown:

 

[Kate701]

Yeah, it looks like a blizzard. What kind of sand is it on?

 

[panthergecko]

It has the dreaded pencil tail. Imo you should not try to fatten smaller sized gecko with wax worms. try feeding meal worms and crickets Daily with a waxworm feeding every 2 weeks. Good Luck

 

[Raven9464]

Thank you both. It's on washed play sand, and is the "pencil tail" a genitic thing, or because it has no fat stored up in its tail?

 

[Kate701]

Thank you both. It's on washed play sand, and is the "pencil tail" a genitic thing, or because it has no fat stored up in its tail?

It is because the gecko has been poorly cared for and has practically no fat stored up in its tail.

 

[roger]

Could you tell me if this leo is a blizzard? I am new to leos and just want to know what I have...

Found this little one at a pet store....not sure when the last time was they fed it, but it hadn't been lately. Poor thing is soooo skinny! It downed 2 wax worms, 5 meal worms, and 4 calcium dusted crickets as soon as I get home with it I can't stand to see animals suffer, and I can't stand LPs that don't take care of their animals!!! :main_thumbsdown:

The one thing you need to watch out for is over feeding the leo.Start with smaller prey items and just a few gradually increasing the amount.If it starts to gorge on food it might regurg

 

[Raven9464]

Thank you all very much for the info and advice, I appreciate it greatly! Sooo glad I found this forum! I'll go slow and easy with this little one, and hopefully soon I can post a new pic with a "fluffy" tail 8}-<

 

[katie_]

I would also be cautious with infected other geckos (if you have any).
Many geckos get pencil thin tails when they are sick (crypto, parasites). Unless the petstore didnt feed its reptiles, they are usually skinny for a reason.

I would also recommend you take it off sand until its regained its health.