Year and a Half, 44 grams.

[Glass_]

Both my female leopard geckos are well over a year old, yet they're weighing in at 44 and 48 grams. This is pretty much the same weight as they were 8 months ago. I'm feeding them mealworms regularly, I've got a colony set up, but before that it was just pet store worms for a few months, and before that a colony. These leos aren't emaciated, in fact I thought they'd be a bit overweight. Any idea of a way to get them back up to normal weight by this spring? Some other type of food, or some other type of feed for the mealworms? I've also just bought a young one from Scott Smith's All Animal Expo this past week, they said he was 5 months old but I'm pretty sure they were just bullshitting me because he's about 3 inches long. I paid 90 dollars for him... x____x So that little guy could use some fattening up also. Thanks guys.

 

[gecko4245]

Maybe they are just meant to be small. For sure feed them more than just mealworms. You can try silkworms, phoenix worms, hornworms and roaches.

 

[gecko4245]

Both my female leopard geckos are well over a year old, yet they're weighing in at 44 and 48 grams. This is pretty much the same weight as they were 8 months ago. I'm feeding them mealworms regularly, I've got a colony set up, but before that it was just pet store worms for a few months, and before that a colony. These leos aren't emaciated, in fact I thought they'd be a bit overweight. Any idea of a way to get them back up to normal weight by this spring? Some other type of food, or some other type of feed for the mealworms? I've also just bought a young one from Scott Smith's All Animal Expo this past week, they said he was 5 months old but I'm pretty sure they were just bullshitting me because he's about 3 inches long. I paid 90 dollars for him... x____x So that little guy could use some fattening up also. Thanks guys.

What are their temps? if they are not warm enough they won't eat alot, won't grow alot. Do you give them calcium, calcium withD and vitamins?

 

[lillith]

Some smaller females will just hover around 42-52g and never be bigger, I'd say as long as they don't look underweight, they're okay. You may nudge them into obesity trying to get them to a "normal" weight. Got pics?

 

[Glass_]

Thanks for replying, guys. I'll hold off on getting more food until I get some pictures up. They've been at 83 degrees F for a few weeks, but before that I know it was steady at around 80. I give them Calcium w/wo D3 and multivitamins staggered. I'll have pictures later today. The thing is, the fourth gecko I have, a male, is 45 grams. He's more slender than the others. I really think that they could be heavier, if all of them are 45 grams.

 

[gecko4245]

Thanks for replying, guys. I'll hold off on getting more food until I get some pictures up. They've been at 83 degrees F for a few weeks, but before that I know it was steady at around 80. I give them Calcium w/wo D3 and multivitamins staggered. I'll have pictures later today. The thing is, the fourth gecko I have, a male, is 45 grams. He's more slender than the others. I really think that they could be heavier, if all of them are 45 grams.

what do you mean 83? they should have a cool side of 75-80 and hot side of 90-95

 

[Glass_]

what do you mean 83? they should have a cool side of 75-80 and hot side of 90-95

Uh no, 90-95 is way too warm. The warm side's at 83, the other is around 75-80 or so.

 

[gecko4245]

Uh no, 90-95 is way too warm. The warm side's at 83, the other is around 75-80 or so.

No, maybe that is why they have not grown much. They must eat very little in those temps. wait for other responces and you will see that is not warm enough.

 

[lillith]

Just wondering where you got your temp range of 80-83 from?

I honestly didn't know I was keeping my leos too cool for the first three years I had them...I was keeping them at 85-88 based on an ancient geckokeeping book that was published about...well, too many years ago. Like when I was in 8th grade.

I did notice a difference when I finally bumped up the temps to the 92-95 range on the warm side...my geckos ate more (and yes, pooped more), got fatter and sassier, and brightened up a bit - both in color and personality.

Try warming yours up for a few weeks, and get some extra food, and see if you notice any difference. Pics would help me give better guidance about body condition for your particular geck-kid, though. (ok, I just like pictures, it's true)

In the case that your geckos are just naturally on the small side, they will likely just get plumper.

 

[grboxa]

Gecko and lillith are right, 83 is way to low for the hot side. You must have 90-95 for aid in digestion. I wouldn't be surprised if that's a contributing factor in why your gecko is lighter in weight. For them to also have a good apetite they need higher temps than 83. People here, and caresheets everywhere have that listed, 88f was the lowest I ever read. Make the adjustments chances are you will notice that they will eat more and gain weight because of it. Ontop of that, try adding some silkworms here and there. Silkworms can help weight gain without the high fat content.

 

[kkigs]

I received a 20 month old female from Albey today; she weighs 46 grams.

 

[grboxa]

I received a 20 month old female from Albey today; she weighs 46 grams.

Ofcourse theres always a chance they could just be a smaller gecko...but with her temps being 80/83 cant be sure.

 

[Glass_]

Gracious, I must have researched the incubation temperatures and mistakenly thought the same for the actual warm side too. :X I'll crank up the temperature a bit, and if even the male's still too light, silkworms it is. Thanks for the help.

 

[grboxa]

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