Fat Gecko

[buppiboyo12]

Hi all,

Over the past few weeks to month I've been noticing that my leopard gecko, Alan, has been getting quite chubby :lol:

He is on the feeding schedule that Elizabeth Freer suggested, where he gets fed crickets 2x a week and mealworms on Saturdays. He does not get any waxworms.

Anyways, I'm worried that he may get sick or something if he stays this chubby, so I was wondering what would be some good ways to get him to lose weight? He gets fed 3x a week, so I was thinking maybe I could skip a day but I don't know if 2 feeding days would be enough for him. Please steer me in the right direction!

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Hi Brooke ~

It's been a while since we've heard from you. :/

Please share a current photo of Alan. How old is he now?

Depending upon the photo, I may suggest going with 2 feedings per week (Monday and Thursday) and skipping any mealworms.

 

[buppiboyo12]

He is going to be 2 yrs old on august 26th.

Here are some photos of him~

Also he does look a bit dull/pale in these photos but I'm predicting he's going into shed since he hasn't in a while...

I think it could possibly have something to do with the mealworms but he's been chubby for a while now. I've been traveling a lot here and there and instead of having my family feed him crickets I just prepare mealworms so it's easy so it could contribute? [MENTION=3989]Elizabeth Freer[/MENTION]