leopardgecko 12
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can u feed pinkie to leos? and my leo spends all its time laying its body on the floor and its head is rel alert is this normal?
problem and pinkies?
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cassicat4
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I know some breeders who do, but only during breeding season to help maintain their weight. I personally wouldn't incorporate it into my Leo's diet unless I was breeding her as well, just because they are quite fatty and there are better (healthier) ways of keeping your Leo at a good weight.
For the laying down...do you mean during the day? Or is this at night as well?
For the laying down...do you mean during the day? Or is this at night as well?
leopardgecko 12
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both and do you know what food is a fatty diet for leo
cassicat4
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Your Leo could just be curious about what's going on around him. Nothing about that behavior by itself really strikes me as odd unless you've noticed other odd behaviors or changes in your Leo. Some even sleep this way (my female in particular will).
Hornworms and butterworms are great for healthily bulking up a Leo, and hornworms are also great for hydration.
Hornworms and butterworms are great for healthily bulking up a Leo, and hornworms are also great for hydration.
Elizabeth Freer
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Too much fat in any gecko's diet leads to fatty liver disease (hepatic lipidosis), which can be fatal.
Have you an UTH as well as an overhead dome? Optimal air temperatures cannot be created by using an UTH alone. Maybe your leo's air temperatures are too cool?
Please post a picture of your leo on this thread. How about creating a single thread for your leo and posting all your questions right there
?Stick to the prey recommended below for a happy, healthy leo:
"Suggested Prey Items
When trying out any new feeder for your leos, order a trial cup.
Feed adult leos 3 times per week and young leos just about every day. For both young leos and adults, lightly dust crickets, roaches, grasshoppers, Phoenix worms, silkworms, hornworms, butterworms (???), and locusts (smallest locusts possible) with phosphorus-free calcium with D3 (and multivitamins) 2 no more than 2-3 times per week. Keep a shallow dish of 100% pure calcium in the tank 24/7. To keep crickets in a shallow feeding dish, cut off the back legs at the "knees". Young leos are often clumsy hunters. Slowing down the crickets by cutting off their back legs gives young leos more time to catch them. Loose prey in the tank will be a source of stress to your leo and can even nibble on your leo's toes when the leo is sleeping. It is fine to leave prey in a shallow feeding dish.
A new cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus, is being commercially bred by Ghann's and is NOW being sold. (30 Oct 2012)"
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