Weight/Size problem

[rchase54]

I have a high yellow that seems very small and underweight for its age. It's kept with another of the same age that is perfectly fine. The yellow doesn't eat nearly as much, and for a while, it pooped mainly diarrhea. But its pooping fine now, they're kept on paper towels as a substrate. The warm side is about 95 and the cool side is about 70-75. Any clue why he's so small? I mean I'm pretty sure its because he isn't eating as well as the other, but why isn't it?

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

The problem may be that it is housed with another gecko. It could be bullied or intimidated by the other gecko and won't eat as a result. Try housing the geckos separately, at least until the smaller one starts eating well and growing. It may just be a small gecko, and will never be as large as the other.

 

[rchase54]

I've watched them closely for hours on end before, they seem to get along well enough. Plus there's no obvious signs of fighting. The smaller one is actually more active, it often does rounds in the tank. Plus it's actually the more aggressive one, it bites when I try and remove stuck shed around the claws.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

How do they react to each other when it's feeding time? A lot goes on during the night while we are unaware of what's happening in our gecko enclosures...

 

[rchase54]

They still don't fight or anything, even when its feeding time. I know it's not possible, but they actually seem pretty close to each other. The small one doesn't go after the crickets as much, but when it does it almost never misses, so it's not like it CAN'T get them, it just chooses not to.

 

[IslaReina]

I would still separate them, you never can know what is going on inside the gecko's head. It still could be intimidated by the bigger one. Geckos are solitary animals by nature and I believe that you'll see a difference in the smaller one's eating habits if you separate them, at least temporarily.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

If two babies or juveniles of the same age are not growing at the same rate, one has bullied the other. You may not ever see it happen, but why wait until there's an injury? Or allow the other to be a puny gecko? They need to be separated immediately.