New albino needs help

[AlexaG]

Long time no see everyone :]!!! I've had great success with my other geckos;
Burger ♂ (mac snow) is alive and well
Daisy ♀ (patternless) passed away :[ poor old girl
Rave ♂ (high yellow) also passed away :[
Tangy ♀ (SHTCTB) is great and lives with Mango ♀ (tangerine carrot tail)

anyways onto the problem;

I know what you're going to say; "Alexa, why do you always buy from pet stores?" and my reply will always be "because when they scratch at the glass and have poor living conditions, you cant help but want to save em :["

and so today I bought a baby Albino from a Petco...who keeps their little ones on sand...(impaction usually occurs...). Not to mention it is really dry in there so they have trouble shedding properly...(S)he still has some skin on the toes...I gave him(her) a warm bath so hopefully it will come off easily...

(S)he is rather thin...I was just wonder what y'all would suggest...like the usual gut load the meal worms and wax worms? Or is there a faster way for him(her) to get fatter/healthier?
I don't want to feed him crickets yet he is really really small...but please help I don't want to lose him/her :[

Thank you very much! :]

EDIT;Pictures

 

[acpart]

I think that if the gecko is generally healthy and just thin because it couldn't get enough to eat, then with proper husbandry, especially temperatures, and available nutritious food, it should gain weight and be fine. I know we all want our less healthy geckos to get fatter "fast", but I'm sure she'll do well on her own timetable. I think the real issue is whether or not she has parasites, so it might be a good idea to get her pooping and then take a sample to the vet.

Aliza

 

[AlexaG]

I think that if the gecko is generally healthy and just thin because it couldn't get enough to eat, then with proper husbandry, especially temperatures, and available nutritious food, it should gain weight and be fine. I know we all want our less healthy geckos to get fatter "fast", but I'm sure she'll do well on her own timetable. I think the real issue is whether or not she has parasites, so it might be a good idea to get her pooping and then take a sample to the vet.

Aliza

(S)he is running around in the cage...being a normal baby. I'm just really concerned about his(her) weight :[ and...
I just don't want him(her) to die...So thank you very much for the suggestion :] as soon as he(she) passes poops I'll go to the vet

 

[OffshoreMetal]

He's really thin. And trying to fatten hiim too fast would not be a good idea. A good diet and he should gain his weight until he reaches normal weight.
Poop sample is a good choice, Even if hes acting normally. You will be sure hes healthy.
Good luck

 

[AlexaG]

He's really thin. And trying to fatten hiim too fast would not be a good idea. A good diet and he should gain his weight until he reaches normal weight.
Poop sample is a good choice, Even if hes acting normally. You will be sure hes healthy.
Good luck

Thanks very much, :]
(S)he is even beginning to pounce at my fingers and nip at me :] so cute
(S)he also ate a little...two small meal worms and two small wax worms...
Maybe now there will be some poop! lol

 

[Jessikah]

Pecto Makes Me So Angry! Poor Animals.
xx

 

[Holly123]

Aww she sounds adorable! As long as she's eating hun she should be fine! Give her small amounts daily to start with, gradually building up the amount over time

 

[AlexaG]

Pecto Makes Me So Angry! Poor Animals.
xx

Yeah I told them to keep their babies on something like repti-carpet....they'd be a lot healthier...
not to mention they had -I kid you not- 20 in a small box-like cage D:

 

[AlexaG]

Aww she sounds adorable! As long as she's eating hun she should be fine! Give her small amounts daily to start with, gradually building up the amount over time

Alright sweet :]
When I bought him(her) I thought she was sick because (s)he was very lifeless in the cage...but now (s)he even bites at my fingers lol

but now I'm concerned about his(her) eyesight...when I hand feed her (s-he wont hunt on his-her own, even if the pray is moving around) (s)he'll bite me in stead of the meal worm or wax worm...
I've heard albinos have eyes problems....maybe this one does too :[

 

[acpart]

Make sure the lights are dim when you feed. She may get more accurate with time, but I have adults, mostly not albino, who do not hunt well and see fine.

Aliza

 

[seekn68]

feed her at night when she would normally eat and i would also start her on some small phoenix worms exclusively until she begins gaining fat in her tail. if you cant get the phoenix worms i use small meal worms gutloaded with 1/2 chick mash 1/2 oatmeal. my leos are all very fat and happy because of this. hope this helps and good luck!!

 

[OffshoreMetal]

You should not forget that they are nocturnal animals , They see better at night. And i think that albinos animals are more sensitive to light. I feed my leo 2 times a day, Before opening the lights at around 8-9am . And a couple of hours after closing the lights , Around 8-9 Pm. I feed her 2 times a day cuz i have to do so with my fishes. So it dont bother me.

 

[AlexaG]

Make sure the lights are dim when you feed. She may get more accurate with time, but I have adults, mostly not albino, who do not hunt well and see fine.

Aliza

(S)he has began to hunt on his/her own now...but (s)he still likes to be hand fed...
(S)he has no lights in the tank...so...I do not think that is a problem lol

 

[loveualways98]

you can not over feed a gecko when they are hungry they are going to eat you can try really tiny crickets and if they are to fast for he or she they take off the legs of the crickets so she can eat. and is there any other geckos in the tank if so they could be eating everything before he or she does so you should get it in a seoarate tank till it gets healthy like a hospital tank