Normal, high yellow? Confused

[Muffins94]

Hey guys, I was wondering what your opinions were regarding my female Leo. She's almost a year and a half, I've had her since she was a baby. She has looked the same since day 1, bright yellow with lots of spots. Only thing that has changed is that she has developed orange on her tail. I'm just very curious what she is. Thank you

 

[KTyne]

She looks like a High Yellow.
High Yellows are basically just Normals with less spotting, lol.

 

[Muffins94]

She looks like a High Yellow.
High Yellows are basically just Normals with less spotting, lol.

Okay. Thank you I have always thought that's what she was, but I bought her from Petco (bad decision on my part) so I wasn't completely sure. High yellow vs normals always get me! But thank you very much. I would love any other opinions if someone wants to share. Also KTyne, I love your geckos names! I used to have hamsters named Toffee and Carmel.

 

[KTyne]

Okay. Thank you I have always thought that's what she was, but I bought her from Petco (bad decision on my part) so I wasn't completely sure. High yellow vs normals always get me! But thank you very much. I would love any other opinions if someone wants to share. Also KTyne, I love your geckos names! I used to have hamsters named Toffee and Carmel.

No problem! She may be hypo as well but I really don't know what the different between a VERY high yellow and a hypo is, lol.

And thanks! I just named them after the foods they made me think of, lol. My AFTs seem to have a food theme.

 

[Muffins94]

No problem! She may be hypo as well but I really don't know what the different between a VERY high yellow and a hypo is, lol.

And thanks! I just named them after the foods they made me think of, lol. My AFTs seem to have a food theme.

Okay! Well I'll see if anyone else comments. I was just curious what she was. They labeled her as normal, but that was at a stupid pet store that doesn't know what they're talking about.

 

[CharmedGecko]

Looks like a very chunky high yellow.

 

[Muffins94]

Looks like a very chunky high yellow.

Yeah she is chunky. She doesn't even eat a lot either. I give her the opportunity to eat crickets every night but she only usually eats a couple every few days.

 

[Saskia]

She is a CHUBBY girl, a High Yellow, if you don´t mind me giving you advice I would cut back a lot on her feedings, being that massive is not healthy for her ad will shorten her lifespan, are you even sure she is a female?? Her head looks a bit big for a female, if you hadn´t said she was a female I would have bet she was a male.
If anyone cares to read, High yellows not only have fewer spots, but also have less white or greyish on the background than normals, HYs have a brighter yellow background in all their bodies, unlike the typical banded pattern that normals have, the Hypos have very few spots (10 spots or less) in their bodies (not counting head or tail)
I know it´s not my business, she is a very cute gecko, but I would highly recommend you cutting back on her feedings and also in her suplementation, in one picture you can see a bubble in one of her armpits and that is a calcium deposit (which means she is ingesting more calcium than she needs), just my humble opinion

 

[KTyne]

I don't think head size says much anymore as to Male/Female. I have a Female Leo and had a Male and my Female's head is huge compared to what the Male's was. All has to do with what the person breeds for or if they have a certain "look" they like.

I agree though to cut back feedings, chunky Leos are good but not TOO chunky!

 

[Muffins94]

Thank you guys! For awhile when she was younger she was very sick( I acquired her from a pet store ) and would only eat wax worms while sick, which made her gain too much weight. She has been off them for quite some time and is slowly losing weight and only eating crickets. I will cut back on feedings, maybe every 2-3 days, and dust less with calcium. Thank you!

 

[Muffins94]

Also as to whether she's male or female, I have checked many times and she is a female, I've even had her looked at by gecko breeders and they say she is a female. She's just a big girl.