Distinguishing a Giant: Tips? What to look for?

[procyonloser]

Hi folks, I'm curious about ways to identify a giant leopard gecko from just a non-giant normal that just happens to be large. For instance, I have a Mack Snow Raptor who is large, he's a good weight at about 95g. But, I have a girl who I bought as a possible Giant. She hit 60g in her first year, but breeders I've talked to indicated that's not actually a reliable method of gauging her being a giant or not.

So to those breeders out there: how do YOU identify your possible Giants?
Thank you!

(PS; this is not for breeding purposes, I have no plans to ever breed, just simple curiosity.)

 

[Andi]

I'm no expert, but I thought they had to reach 100 grams in their first year? Truth be told, I'm not even sure if that's a proper rule, as I suppose some people could overfeed. I have a female that stays around 115 grams. I like to think she's a Giant, but she wasn't over 100 Gram at 1 year old either....but she's definitely noticeably larger than my other girl who eats like a pig is mid 80's.

as far as a male is concerned, 95 grams is probably normal....