Tail fat enough?

[Russellm0704]

This is my first leopard gecko. Ive had him for about 2 months and he eats and poops amazingly. I just want to make sure that his tail is getting fat enough( I am dusting his mealworms and crickets). And can someone help me out and guess what age he is around? thankyou, (first picture is one with tail and the rest are just pics of him.)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66297595@N04/6049934981/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66297595@N04/6049930075/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66297595@N04/6035178453/

 

[winwin]

Nope, not yet... But looks good though.

 

[Russellm0704]

What can I do? I dust every mealworms he eats with calcium and I dust the crickets also? How do I fatten it up

 

[sunshinegeckos]

how many crickets and mealworms are you feeding him? Dusting the feeders will not fatten him up thats what gets him his calcium.

 

[Russellm0704]

he has about 12 mealworms a day and twice a week he gets 15 crickets.

 

[andrew5859]

Sometimes they just dont have fat tails. I have a tangerine and she weighs less than my raptor and has a fatter tail. Depends on certain morphs in my opinion.

 

[5HiddenLizards]

Sometimes they just dont have fat tails. I have a tangerine and she weighs less than my raptor and has a fatter tail. Depends on certain morphs in my opinion.

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My SHTCT male is super bulky & has a significantly fatter tail than my High Yellow. They are both 9in, the hypo is 3 yrs old & the high yellow is 5yrs old. And I am pretty sure the hypo outweighs the high yellow. But the high yellow has always been a light weight, full tail but not fat.



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[Russellm0704]

Just to make sure I'm feeding him enough, is 12 small mealworms a day enough?

 

[5HiddenLizards]

Does he seem full with that many or like he wants more?



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[Russellm0704]

He has never rejected one, so I'm guessing I should give him more

 

[5HiddenLizards]

A lot of people have said to feed until they stop.

How small are your small? My males can usually down 15-20 inch long mealworms, give or take a few. And when they are full, they usually look @ the dish & walk off if there are more in there still.



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[Russellm0704]

they are probably 1/2 inch to an inch. I didnt get the large because he is only 2 or 3 months old. They arent very thick

 

[5HiddenLizards]

Honestly, I think he'll be fine. You can always add a few more & see if he eats he extras & go from there.



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[endrien]

My girl eats 6 medium sized a day and she is doing just fine. http://i54.tinypic.com/2zzi70g.jpg http://i56.tinypic.com/ilzote.png

 

[im faster]

at that age let him eat as much as he can.. you once he is full grown.. then you MAY need to regulate how much he eats..

 

[BrightReptiles]

Try feeding a mix of pheonix worms and wax worms too. They will fattening him much faster than regular mealies.