Should a Leopard Gecko be this skinny?

Importskyline22

Importskyline22

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It is still very young. But i think he is anerxic. Or is this how small it should be at it's age?

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Thanks.
 
Young LGs are thinner looking, but I would make sure he is at a good temperature to encourage his appetite....he'll plump up soon!
 
Thanks for letting me know he/she is all right! I was worried :huh:

Time go get more crickets and gut load! :dance2:
 
looking good, I would give your pet a mixture of Crickets, mealworms and waxworms. I always love giving my lizards a mixture of foods.
Also remember to pick up some calcium dust for you little pet. And dust your crickets at least 3 times a week. At this age they are growing fast and need Calcium for good strong bones. You do not want to have a pet suffer from MBD. Its a pretty horrible disease that I have seen to many animals with.
 
tricksterpup said:
looking good, I would give your pet a mixture of Crickets, mealworms and waxworms. I always love giving my lizards a mixture of foods.
Also remember to pick up some calcium dust for you little pet. And dust your crickets at least 3 times a week. At this age they are growing fast and need Calcium for good strong bones. You do not want to have a pet suffer from MBD. Its a pretty horrible disease that I have seen to many animals with.
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make sure your dusting once with a Vit. D3 supplement, and 3 times with a pure calcium supplement.

it looks like it could use some more weight on it, i also dont like to use crickets unless they are directly from a cricket farm..crickets are known to carry pinworms, mealworms will be fine for the rest of its life..a variety is good..but when i had over 90 geckos, they where all fed strictly mealworms and did exceptionally well

he looks like he'll be a hypo tangerine morph, the black will fade away in time
 
you could feed it some wax worms, i know their not good for them BUT he should eat them and wil put weight on
 
Yea he looks normal. Probably not too old either. He's a cutie, I can't wait for my babies to hatch in hopefully the next week or so now. Just keep feeding and offer a bunch. Babies like to eat a lot and like said, are a lot skinner than adults.
 
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