Too thin? Or am I worrying too much?

[MicheleVicchitto]

I just got Donovan on Friday evening. He's eaten twice so far (first time he at 3 superworms and the second time he ate about 5 small Dubia roaches with Calcium D3).

He's somewhere between 18 months and 2 years and is about 17 cm long.

I'm thinking he's a bit on the thin side and but I'm not really a good judge at this point since he's the first Leopard Gecko I've ever had.

 

[Dragonsongbird]

Okay so leopard geckos store fat in their tails, is there any way you can get a picture of his full body? The tail should be as thick as it's neck, that's a quick hack to see if he's a healthy weight.

 

[MicheleVicchitto]

Okay so leopard geckos store fat in their tails, is there any way you can get a picture of his full body? The tail should be as thick as it's neck, that's a quick hack to see if he's a healthy weight.

OK, so last night I switched out the UTH to an Ultratherm and, as a result, had to remove everything (including him) from his enclosure.

Turns out he's been preparing to shed. But I was able to get some good pictures of him in his hide.

 

[Dragonsongbird]

Ah, yes, he was shedding, but he looks like he's perfectly healthy.