Hello :)

[ArtVandelay]

lmao. Well you can't let that lizard die on your now can you? lol. As for its care, I'm not gonna lie, taking care of a "special needs" gecko (or any pet) I'm sure you know is very overwhelming. I'd hate to give up a pet just because they have special needs, but honestly if I didn't have the time or patience I would. I've actually had to give up a couple geckos this year to people who had more time to care for them because they were stubborn eaters and ill (started losing weight, wouldn't eat, etc) and I gave them to someone experienced who can better care for them.

By the way, I would throw in other food items as wax worms are both highly addicting and unhealthy. (It's like feeding your kids candy or worse yet a glob of fat all day) They're nothing but fat so even though your gecko looks nice and healthy (and fat) that's only cuz all he eats IS fat... What you won't see is that his body's starving for nutrients since waxies have no nutrients whatsoever. It also causes fatty liver disease in geckos. Most breeders and leo owners will tell you that the max amount of waxworms to give a gecko is maybe 1 or 2 a week at most. Don't worry, I'm not judging or anything since I myself feed my geckos waxworms A LOT (shhh.... don't tell anyone... other gecko owners might beat me if they knew...). So I just wanted to let you know that just in case you didn't know.

So yeah... hope your leo gets better.

I didn't know to be that strict with them... I normally do about 10 or so a week, and maybe a dozen crickets. It always seemed to like the crickets better since they moved around so much. Lately, I HAVE been giving him mostly wax worms, and didn't think about that fact. You have a good point. I figured it would be GOOD for him to fatten up since he's not doing well in seeing the moving crickets. I heard to stay away from meal worms. I read somewhere that their exoskeletons are very tough and many times they are swallowed without being dead, and can cause harm to the gecko as they move around inside the stomach. About once a month, I like to give him a pinkie mouse, but they're dead to begin with so the only way to really get him to eat it is by forcing him to. Otherwise, it doesn't move, and he doesn't go after it.

Good advice. Thanks for humoring me!

[SCGeckos]

Eh. That mealworm thing is a busted myth lol. Stomach acid kills anything as soon as it passes through to the stomach so there's actually nothing to worry about with mealworms. Though... it IS true about the exoskeletons being harder... but that's nothing to worry about at all with adult geckos. It really isn't anything to worry about with younger ones either if you feed appropariate sized food.

Anywho... I'm impressed! It's rare to see a person who knows more than the average person about geckos, especially on a non-reptile forum! lol. Let alone a bowling forum. Haha.

[The KingPin]

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[ArtVandelay]

Eh. That mealworm thing is a busted myth lol. Stomach acid kills anything as soon as it passes through to the stomach so there's actually nothing to worry about with mealworms. Though... it IS true about the exoskeletons being harder... but that's nothing to worry about at all with adult geckos. It really isn't anything to worry about with younger ones either if you feed appropariate sized food.

Anywho... I'm impressed! It's rare to see a person who knows more than the average person about geckos, especially on a non-reptile forum! lol. Let alone a bowling forum. Haha.

I aim to please!! hahahaha. They're neat reptiles. I like 'em.

Thanks for answering my questions. I never thought to look for a leopard gecko forum. I guess there's a forum for everything, huh? hahahaha. Oh well, they wouldn't be able to stand me. I wouldn't have much to say about gecko's on a regular basis, and they'd get tired of my shenanigans after a while.


But the bottom line is: welcome to our little board, and make yourself at home. We hope you stick around a while!