Toe :)

Last week I saw an ad on the infamous Craigslist that I have seen a few times before, and decided to respond. The woman was selling a leopard gecko with the set-up for like $50. I messaged her and told her about my collection, job, etc, and told her I have seen her ad a few times. I told her if she couldn't find a decent person to sell this "girl" to, that I could provide "her" a very good home, but being so close to Christmas I really can't justify buying another animal, but if she'd waive the fee she was asking I would gladly take "her" in.

A few days later she responded and said someone was picking her up, so I let it go. She messaged me the next day saying it fell through, and she'd really like me to come get "her". I grabbed "her" today, and "her" name is Toe. Not sure why, but it kinda fits, but I think "she" is a he lol. Anyone know how to sex a leopard gecko?

Here's Toe...he's actually too fat IMO, he looks like a little sausage compared to my girl.
http://i43.tinypic.com/24ezxh4.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/65pxc1.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/11kwe4p.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/b7yv40.jpg
He's very cute, and seems docile enough but more skittish than my girl. He's nice and cozy in QT :)

Gratz on your new addition!

http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/v...morALPORES.jpg

his tail is really fat! i have one with a regenerated tail too, they're so funny!

i don't think he's too fat, is he missing a digit on the left hind leg, though? if so, be very careful around shed time. definitely keep a humid box in there and check over the toes once shedding is complete.

sorry, she/whatever it is, lol. sexing leo's is pretty easy.

(not my images, i pulled them up from this site, lizzyleopardgecko.com)

Male:
http://www.lizzyleopardgecko.com/ima...ailedgecko.jpg

Female:
http://www.lizzyleopardgecko.com/ima...ailedgecko.jpg

Okay I did take a look under his undercarriage :rolleyes: I'm thinking he's definitely a boy. How can you tell his tail is regenerated??

It looks smooth and not like a normal leopard gecko tail! :)

Regenerated tail:

http://www.herpfreak.com/images/gecko_top.jpg

Normal tail:

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/...g_girl-med.jpg

See how it's kinda..lumpy? :D

Yeah! That's why I thought he was "fat" because his tail looks so squished like a sausage and not "lumpy" like my girls tail. How funny, that's good to know! Thanks for the info :D

Yeah, even an overweight gecko will still have those lumps! That is a regrown tail! :D

He's so cute!! He looks like a boy too, with his big chunky head :)

My leo came to me with a regenerated tail as well. I love it, it's so soft and pretty! It's funny though, I didn't realise it was regenerated until I'd had her for quite some time, and started to wonder why all the other leos I saw had different-looking tails...

Nice pick up Leah. Good luck with him.

Look how cute the big fella is!
He may be a bit on the heavy side, I have never seen hanging jowls before. My big fatty male has a huge head and is a tad too heavy but no hanging turkey neck thingy.
I like Toe, so glad she let you take him...I am sure he will be very happy with you :)

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So I got home last night after work and I set up Toe's enclosure (didn't have time to do anything really before I left for work) and after I got it set up I noticed he does have all his toes, but he had multiple layers of stuck shed on his toes. I soaked him for about 15 minutes and tried to get most of it off, and he was a trooper through it. What are the chances of him losing any of his toes from me getting it off? Not sure how long it's been there, and even after soaking it was a task getting it off. Felt bad for the poor guy :(

As long as the circulation hasn't been cut off he should be just fine. You would have probably noticed trouble when you were working on them, brown/black ends are dead. Necrotic toes just sort of fall off and really are OK (keep them clean). If you saw none of that he should be good to go. Keep an eye on him the next few sheds to be sure it goes well. If any damage has been done there is nothing you can do now anyway.

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Nice pick up. Hope he keeps all his toes.

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Nice pick up. Hope he keeps all his toes.

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He is in good hands, I am sure he will do well.