Is it time for food every other day?

[Beginner gecko]

Hey guys how are you? Today I finally decided this question may have relevance. The title is pretty straight forward I know once geckos reach a year old of maturity the food and supplement schedule changes and I’m curious if it’s maybe best my gecko does that early. She was born last August 16th and right now she is currently sitting at 64 grams and has a fat tail. Honestly she already eats every other day cause some days she was and typically the next she doesn’t. I have also noticed that in her probably about a month to two month span of slowed eating she doesn’t appear to have been getting any skinnier. I will admit though I have never went out to get a scale and monitor her weight because I never really thought I needed it as visually I think it’s pretty easy to tell if your gecko is losing weight. I borrowed the scale from a friend. What do you guys think? I’ll make a poll so I’ll have a solid answer.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Hi ~

Please share a photo of your gecko. Usually leos continue to grow until they reach about 18 mo. Their fastest growing period is under 1 yo.

How long is she from snout to tail tip?

Cutting back feeding to every other day is fine now.

 

[Beginner gecko]

Hi ~

Please share a photo of your gecko. Usually leos continue to grow until they reach about 18 mo. Their fastest growing period is under 1 yo.

How long is she from snout to tail tip?

Cutting back feeding to every other day is fine now.

Sorry it took me a long while to respond I’ve been camping for a few days with no signal but I am just about to update the post with a picture (the best I could get) but I did manage to get her straightened out pretty well without the camera and she appears to be about 9 inches maybe 8.5.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Sorry it took me a long while to respond I’ve been camping for a few days with no signal but I am just about to update the post with a picture (the best I could get) but I did manage to get her straightened out pretty well without the camera and she appears to be about 9 inches maybe 8.5.

I love camping! Did you have fun?
Yay for ~9 inches long! :banana: Your leo looks GOOD! Continue feeding her ~3-4 days per week.

How are you supplementing? Which products have you been using?

 

[Beginner gecko]

I love camping! Did you have fun?
Yay for ~9 inches long! :banana: Your leo looks GOOD! Continue feeding her ~3-4 days per week.

How are you supplementing? Which products have you been using?

Yeah camping was an absolute blast. My dad got a boat recently and we sat on a lake and watched an early 4th of July show and it was the best firework show I’ve seen in my life. So yeah camping was pretty fun.

To actually answer your question though, I use all rep cal, calcium w/d3, calcium no d3, and multivitamin. I will admit though I have gotten her supplement schedule all messed up because when she doesn’t eat I try to accommodate for that and yeah it’s kind of a mess. Which is also a big reason I’ve asked about this because I couldn’t really do proper supplementing.

 

[Beginner gecko]

Yeah camping was an absolute blast. My dad got a boat recently and we sat on a lake and watched an early 4th of July show and it was the best firework show I’ve seen in my life. So yeah camping was pretty fun.

To actually answer your question though, I use all rep cal, calcium w/d3, calcium no d3, and multivitamin. I will admit though I have gotten her supplement schedule all messed up because when she doesn’t eat I try to accommodate for that and yeah it’s kind of a mess. Which is also a big reason I’ve asked about this because I couldn’t really do proper supplementing.

Also what do you mean by my Leo looks good? Do you mean that she’s pretty or she’s healthy? And I have a question I’ve noticed a bit of wrinkly skin around the back of her belly is that normal? Also she doesn’t have the armpit lumps which is the only thing I’ve ever known Ella if they’re overweight.

Also she’s in a 20 gallon tank and I have been planning at some point getting another Leo and I think I’d like to do it within the next 6 months do you think Lucy is to old to have another Leo in the cage with her? The new Leo would probably be on the younger side. Not super tiny but small so I can watch her grow.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Yeah camping was an absolute blast. My dad got a boat recently and we sat on a lake and watched an early 4th of July show and it was the best firework show I’ve seen in my life. So yeah camping was pretty fun.

To actually answer your question though, I use all rep cal, calcium w/d3, calcium no d3, and multivitamin. I will admit though I have gotten her supplement schedule all messed up because when she doesn’t eat I try to accommodate for that and yeah it’s kind of a mess. Which is also a big reason I’ve asked about this because I couldn’t really do proper supplementing.

Also what do you mean by my Leo looks good? Do you mean that she’s pretty or she’s healthy? And I have a question I’ve noticed a bit of wrinkly skin around the back of her belly is that normal? Also she doesn’t have the armpit lumps which is the only thing I’ve ever known Ella if they’re overweight.

Also she’s in a 20 gallon tank and I have been planning at some point getting another Leo and I think I’d like to do it within the next 6 months do you think Lucy is to old to have another Leo in the cage with her? The new Leo would probably be on the younger side. Not super tiny but small so I can watch her grow.

Seeing fireworks from a boat is awesome! I did that once in Elliott Bay when I lived in Seattle.

Maybe your leo is ready to cut back to feedings 3x per week? I'd still supplement with calcium with D3 and with Herptivite @ 1 feeding per week each. Consider switching to Zoo Med's Repti Calcium with D3 and Zoo Med's Reptivite multivitamins without D3 when your current supplements expire. I think Zoo Med's supplements are better.

I can't tell how pretty Lucy is from your photos. She's well-proportioned and of a good weight. "Wrinkly skin" is probably nothing to worry about.

Leos are solitary lizards. They really don't need companions. If you get another leo, house it separately. If you get a young one, it won't be sexable until it's about 6 mo. If it's male, the leo "will know" before we do! He could mate with Lucy before she's 18 mo. If the newbie is female, there could be bullying between the two.

Sexing Leopard Geckos -- Leopard geckos become sexable at about 6 months old. Males can be distinguished from females by a distinct /\-shaped row of pores above the vent and by two hemipenal bulges below the vent. To see their vents, potential male pores, and hemipenal bulges gently press their bodies up against the glass. They'll squirm if you try to turn them over.

• Click here for a photo: Sexing Leopard Geckos

 

[Beginner gecko]

Seeing fireworks from a boat is awesome! I did that once in Elliott Bay when I lived in Seattle.

Maybe your leo is ready to cut back to feedings 3x per week? I'd still supplement with calcium with D3 and with Herptivite @ 1 feeding per week each. Consider switching to Zoo Med's Repti Calcium with D3 and Zoo Med's Reptivite multivitamins without D3 when your current supplements expire. I think Zoo Med's supplements are better.

I can't tell how pretty Lucy is from your photos. She's well-proportioned and of a good weight. "Wrinkly skin" is probably nothing to worry about.

Leos are solitary lizards. They really don't need companions. If you get another leo, house it separately. If you get a young one, it won't be sexable until it's about 6 mo. If it's male, the leo "will know" before we do! He could mate with Lucy before she's 18 mo. If the newbie is female, there could be bullying between the two.

Sexing Leopard Geckos -- Leopard geckos become sexable at about 6 months old. Males can be distinguished from females by a distinct /\-shaped row of pores above the vent and by two hemipenal bulges below the vent. To see their vents, potential male pores, and hemipenal bulges gently press their bodies up against the glass. They'll squirm if you try to turn them over.

• Click here for a photo: Sexing Leopard Geckos

Thank you. I think I’ll start on every other day and maybe if that doesn’t quite work I’ll go every three days and just start tracking her weight with a scale.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thank you. I think I’ll start on every other day and maybe if that doesn’t quite work I’ll go every three days and just start tracking her weight with a scale.

You're welcome.

With a hatch date of 16 August 2017, Lucy is approaching 11 months old. Although her growth will slow down, she'll probably continue to grow until she's 18 mo. Monitor her weight monthly.

Let us know how it goes.

 

[Beginner gecko]

Ok thank you. Really appreciate the help and fast responses.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Ok thank you. Really appreciate the help and fast responses.

:biggrin:

You're welcome!