My leo has pockets under her armpits, I never really thought about it much. Now that I look at her she is definitely fat. What should I do? should I cut back feeding? i feed her crickets 2-3 times a week, as many as she will eat, and sometimes she gets mealworms and rarely waxworms or horn worms as a treat. I offered a horn worm last night and she didn't eat it.
I don't know how old mine is because I got her at ++++++++, but she has definitely grown a lot, almost doubled in size since I got her, and I've had her for about 2 years now i think. Would you say she is old enough to be fed every 3rd day? If she is fat then clearly she will eat to excess, so should i start controlling how much she eats rather than letting her eat until she stops going after prey?
I've read that mealworm heavy diets lead to armpit bubbles as well. I'm guilty of that, mealworms are just so easy to maintain. I'll have to work on feeding dubia more often to see if the bubbles appear less often or are less prominent.
I didn't know that! That is probably my gecko's problem! I switched to feeding crickets about a month ago, and although I haven't seen much of a difference yet, if you are right, her armpit bubbles should decrease at some point. I'm hopeful she slims out, but we'll see. Are dubia roaches more nutritious/ healthier for leos than crickets? I was always under the impression that crickets are the best.
