#13789

 New parent, need help!

hi we just took over care of a leoperd gecko from a friend. we are feeding crickets and trying to fatten him/her up. it seems very skinny in comparison to ones we have seen in pet stores. We havnt set up a moist area is that something we should do? my next question would be how do we tell what sex it is?

 #14670

 New parent, need help!

getting the right habitat would probably help...bout it’s gender i don’t really know...check a vet or look up something online

 #30850

 New parent, need help!

HEY! MY NAME IS ZACH , IVE BEEN BREEDING AND STUDYING LEOPERD GECKOS FOR MANY YEARS, I WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA / STUDYING THESE GECKOS --- I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, YOU CAN SEX LEOS BY LOOKING WERE THE BASE OF THE TAIL MEETS THE THE BACK OF THE BACK LEGS - OR START OF THE BODY , , IF ITS A MALE IT WILL HAVE TWO BULGES AND A V SHAPED LINE UNDER THAT , THE V SHAPED LINE IS CALLED FEMORIAL PORES - THEY ARE LIKE TINY LITTLE DOTS ON THE SKIN - IF ITS A MALE THOSE TINY DOTS WILL BE VISIBLE , IF ITS A FEMALE THE DOTS WILL BE VISABLE BUT NOT AS EASY TO SEE - AND SHE WONT HAVE ANY REALLY BIG BULGES. MALES ALSO HAVE MUCH LARGER HEADS THAN FEMALES , BUT YOU CAN REALLY ONLEY TELL IF YOU HAVE A MALE AND FEMALE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.LEOPERD GECKOS ARE CALLED THE BEST FIRST PET GECKO BECAUSE OF THERE EASE OF CARE - THAT IS NOT TRUE , THEY REQUIER SPECIFIC CARE AND SOME SPECIMENS WILL DO VERY POORLY IF NOT GIVEN EVERYTHING NEEDED. OTHERS WILL JUST STOP EATING FOR NO REASON AND SHRINK AWAY . BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR LEOPERD GECKO IS EATING , AND THAT IS A HOLE NOTHER STORY , IF ITS EATING AND JUST SKINNY - I WOULD GO TO THE PET STORE AND TRY TO FEED HER A PINKY MOUSE - THATS A NEWBORN MOUSE - THEY ARE VERY GOOD FOR YOUR GECKO , AND WILL FATTEN THEM UP REALLY GOOD ,BUT DO NOT MAKE IT A HABBIT BECAUSE YOU GECKO OVER TIME CAN GET TERRIBLY OVERWEIGHT. ANOTHER FOOD ITEM IS MEALWORMS , THAT IS ALL I FEED SOME OF MY GECKOS , JUST BECAUSE THATS ALL THEY WILL EAT - THEY ARE VERY GOOD FOR YOUR GECKO AND CAN BE FED AS A COMPLETE DIET. TO CONCLUDE I THINK THAT IF YOUR GECKO IS EATING IT WILL BE FINE , JUST TRY TO FEED IT SOME DIRRERENT THINGS AND SOME PINKY MICE TO FATTEN IT UP . I DONT THINK THAT A MOIST SPOT OR HUMID SHELTER WILL MAKE A DIRRERENCE , THEY ARE MOSTLY USED TO AID IN SHEDDING. IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS - DONT HESITATE TO E-MAIL ME. ALSO I RUN A LEOPERD GECKO SHELTER - IT TOP NOTCH CARE FOR ALL LEOS, I AM A BIOLOGIST IN ANIMAL SCIENCE / AND HAVE MY MASTERS IN HERPETOLOGY . SO I FIGURED I WOULD PUT MY SMARTS TO GOOD USE AND OPEN UP A LEO SHELTER -- SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO GIVE HIM/OR/HER A GOOD HOME , OR KNOW ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO GET RID OF ONE , PLEASE GIVE ME A HOLLER. THANK ZACH REFFNER (HEAVENS LEOPERD GECKO FARM INC.)