Too Skinny or Normal???

[Kaydee83]

So my juvinile tangerine is about 6 weeks old. I was just wondering if it looks too skinny or normal. I know its eating about 3 crickets a day. I just never get to see it in action lol.

 

[cindy]

Hey there,

For what i can see, she doesn't appear to be skinny:biggrin:
3 crickets is quite normal for a young animal off this age, although I have a four weeks old baby myself who eats like a maniac!!:coverlaugh:
Good luck with her!
Kind regards,

Cindy

 

[wout1977]

does she has a waterbowl?humid hidingplace?
i dont think her body is skinny but the tail migth be a bit ?dehydrated?

 

[fickle]

looks fine to me for the age it is mine is about 1 month and still only eats 3-4 crickets

 

[TM Geckos]

I am afraid of this tail but the body is fine.

Where did you purchase it ?

 

[Kelentari]

Yah, the tail does look a bit skinny to me, too. Hopefully it will fatten up as you keep the dusted, gut-loaded crickets coming. Are her stools normal?

 

[Airedale]

IDK much about geckos, but I have read that feeding an occasional pinkie mouse will help "fatten" one up. However IDK if this is good for a younger gecko. Pinkies are supposedly unhealthy, but I have only heard of that once... Nevermind! Ask someone else about pinkies, because my ideas probably aren't too good.:sorry:

 

[lemonjello]

If it is only 6 weeks old, it's tail should be a little fatter, but not by much. Letting her start feeding on however much she'll eat within ten minutes is a good way to put on some weight.

 

[fickle]

pinkies should only be fed to adults but i didnt kno much either when i started with leos Airedale

 

[fickle]

if anything to plump it up feed it some waxworms to fatten that sukka up thats what i did with my albino

 

[Royal-City-Reptiles]

are you only offering it 3 crickets a day, or is that all it will eat? and how big are the crix?
If you want to fatten it up, keep a bowl of mealworms in the enclosure at all times.

-Nate