Too chunky, be honest

[ofrell]

My girl is about 9 months old and a little less than 9 inches. Hoping she would be longer and not as wide But do you think she is overweight and needs a diet or is this weight ok while still growing? best


jeff

 

[Aimless]

I definitely would not let her get any fatter; she's overweight.

 

[Nathanb]

I'm not that experienced but she's certainly chunkier than my 3! I agree with Aimless - I wouldn't let her get any bigger. What are you feeding her on? Mine love wax worms for example but they're really bad for them so they don't get that many...

 

[ofrell]

She eats mostly superworms. I offer Repashy day gecko diet, but she hardly ever touches it. I also have dubia that I'm trying to breed as an alternative food source but haven't been successful.

 

[Nathanb]

Have you tried her on crickets or hoppers? (if the tank is full of live plants don't go for hoppers as they'll just munch thru em) If you've not tried it I'd try and get her onto them. She should be fine with large crickets but I also chuck a few small/medium in for mine as well - they're not that big but they're much quicker and more energetic I find than the larger ones which makes the geckos hunt and work for their food! (apart from the lygodactylus which are much quicker than the crickets lol!)

Dried food wise I personally go for pangea (the watermelon variety seems a particular hit).

The other thing I do is get a mango, slice it up, put it in a blender with about a teaspoon full of honey, some multi vitamin and blend it into a puree - they seem to like that too. It has a finite shelf life so I just use a standard ice cube tray , put a teaspoon into each little ice cube compartment and freeze it then I have a supply for a while (I tried it with banana once but turns out that doesn't freeze very well!)

The dubia I know someone who breeds them very successfully for her bearded dragon and Chinese water dragon so will ask for some suggestions - what's your setup for them?

 

[JessJohnson87]

How to Breed Dubia Roaches A little info on breeding them. But I would see if she will eat them before you get a colony going. Unless you have other critters that will eat roaches.

 

[Aimless]

super worms are pretty fatty, and not so great nutritionally. and honestly, if she gets hungry she will eat the less-desirable, more healthy options, lol. I'd cut the worms way back and go for some of these other options.