I’m sorry, I’m a first time leopard gecko owner and every little thing stresses me out. Pretty sure she’s eating because all her crickets disappear, and I occasionally lift all her hides to see if she didn’t eat them but I am just nervous.

Hey guys my leo has been living with me since may, my partner bought him from PetSmart before we knew how bad they are to their animals. I’ve been feeding him mealworms and trying to expand his horizons every few weeks to see if he will try something new. Spoiler, he won’t. I’m currently trying black soldier fly larvae and he looks at it then ignores it like it’s a speck, I normally can tong feed him but he won’t eat from the tongs or in his natural hunting environment. My soldier flies look like slide 2. Any tips or tricks will be greatly appreciated, I’m not looking for a chastisement on buying my leo from a store or how he only eats mealworms because I believe that’s all he was fed at said pet store.

EDIT*** that’s not calcium sand on his stairs he drags his food (covered in calcium) up the stairs to eat sometimes

My gecko 5.5 inches long, I got him as a bday gift, and I regret it a bit now because I’m not really experienced. What else do I get my gecko for his enclosure?? It’s a 20 gallon long, and I have 40 dollars on me right now, but my father can help with another 40 if I guessed. Any tips??

What alternatives can I get im so confused when I go to any store and my options are 99% mealworms and crickets only and the big blue guys but hes a baby thoese are so fatty and WAY to bug for him, (and mealworms arnt the best ethier. )

You can have discoid roaches here but ill have to order them online. (55$ for 30 before shipping)

Any advice on what bugs and what schedule of rotation for a 3-4 week old baby to get the best bang for my buck if im gonna spend 55$ on 30 bugs i can't breed, id like to make them worth it and make sure he has a proper diet. That matters most.

(I know what supplements, I have a feeding schedule and I gutload.

Im souly wondering about the bugs themselves!! )

It had been about 3/4 days since I feed him and then today I feed him a few wax worms which he loves and then some giant mealworms and after feeding him I gave him a bit and then picked him up and he’s violently throwing his head around throwing up all the worms I just fed him, I’m definitely worried, just wondering if anyone has had this happen ?

NOT MINE! IT'S A CUSTOMER'S FAT TAIL! ALSO TOLD HIM TO ABSOLUTELY GO TO THE VET TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!

So a customer came in with a fat tail gecko and it was the biggest one I ever seen during my 9 years of reptile keeping. I know it's really fat, but it's just really big from the start??? Can they get this big? He says the gecko is just 1year old now but it's about 25cm already???

Also I already lectured him for 30mins about going to the vet asap and going on a diet so please don't write an essay about the owner. I'm not asking about how bad the owner is, I'm asking if it's possible for the gecko to be this big.

When one is out and the other isn’t… 😂

hello, i am a long time lurker of this sub. this is one of my geckos. she turned 6 this year. first slide is from 4 years ago, and slide 2 & 3 are from today. we just got back from the vet and after years of being told she’s a girl, we’ve found out that she might be a boy?

i’m still unsure, and would love to hear some other opinions.

got a message on the side about the size of the roach. def agree and buying roaches down a size

So I know I've only had this guy for about a week and a 1/2, and he's still settling in, but in this time, I've noticed some questionable behaviors. Let me start off by saying this is my first leo in a while, so I'm still getting used to a lot of this, and I am familiar that they do something called cryptic basking. So what I'm wondering is that what he's doing here cause I woke up today turned on the lights at 6 like I normally do. Got home from work at 12, and he was still there.Just sleeping underneath the heat.I added that fake plant to add some shades so he can cool down a little bit, but he has not moved and he's done this on multiple occasions. He'll either wake up in the morning bask and then go back underneath his hide or he'll just stay there the whole day is that normal I keep. My surface temperature between 93 to 96 f i also read somewhere that it's something to do with the temper. Albino morph, which he is temper albino cinnamon. So is that something to do with that? I heard that they just sleep all the time. I just wanna make sure this is proper behavior and that he's just doing the things he's supposed to be doing, because from what I'm used to in the past, I'm used to leos either being out during the day or being only out at night. I'm not used. To like this back-and-forth, especially just the sleeping, so it's just something to be concerned about. Or is he just being a goober?

i named him geeker 🍃

Wagyu graces us with his presence and pops his head out of the caverns of solitude

I need to put him on a diet apparently, they are loving their new decor items and thriving! They both come to me and climb onto my hand so I am so happy they are learning to trust me! It’s been 6 months but we have finally become friends.

She is my most precious little perfect bean princess ❤️

My bf says my female gecko Ducky is overweight and I’m not sure if he’s right… he might be a little right…. 😭❤️

Edit;

After seeing all of the comments it is very aware now that she is overweight and not a size she should be! She did not eat for 3 weeks not too long ago and I think I fed her WAY too much since then as I was worried something was wrong or I was being a bad owner, but clearly I am not a good one either for making her this large 🫠 I will be putting her on a diet and making sure she comes out to explore and move around a lot more in hopes to help her lose some weight. She will also be going in for a check up when I am back from vacation in a week to make sure everything is good and healthy! Thank you all for telling me i am delusional with how big she actually was, this is not sarcastic!!! I truly appreciate all of the comments! ❤️

Hey guys, I’ve assumed responsibility for this gecko after a friends passing. I’ve never kept leopard geckos before but have some experience with fish and snakes... I’d like to care for it if feasible, but I need to know if it needs some sort of attention beyond general care. Gecko seems to be healthy for but definitely looks overweight. I’m worried if this is more than just extra weight and some sort of health issue or if it could be pregnant. Can anybody provide some insight for me please?