Leopard Gecko gift for my daughter ?????'s

[Dark Lady Kat]

Ok so I have done some reading and net searching, on the leopard gecko that was given to my daughter as a gift from her step mom, I am not entirely sure how old she is she doesnt chase down her crickets we have to hand feed them to her and she is a lil on the thin side from what I can tell I knew nothing of morphs in leopard geckos but here are pictures anyway any help is appreciated she has a very large tank and I am considering getting her a roommate or two she is in a 36x18x18 glass and screen terrarium plenty of hides and heat gradient I have snakes so got all the reptile basics covered just curious about this girl before I buy and QT new roommates to give a better use to such a large space

As you can see in the following pictures she is almost completely white with her spots and then a spotted/banded tail she eats 3-5 large crickets per day her fat store is finally coming back up in her tail it was very thin when she was given to my daughter. If she is a normal great all well and good if she is a morph what kind and any other tid bits on helping her fatten back up that tail. I know they are nocturnal but do they need uva/uvb light currently she has a heat lamp infared so maintain temps all day and night in my cool 68 degree house and her day night cycle comes from my the large window in my daughters room. crickets are all gutloaded for at least 24 hours before being fed and calcium dusted
she shed yesterday for the second time since being here she was given to my daughter in late august
full view


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tail

[gopherhockey03]

I would say it's a snow leopard gecko. And to fatten her up feed Wax Worms all my geckos have super fat tails I offer 10 waxworms per gecko every week.

[Dark Lady Kat]

I would say it's a snow leopard gecko. And to fatten her up feed Wax Worms all my geckos have super fat tails I offer 10 waxworms per gecko every week.

I can breed my own rats to feed to snakes, euthinize, freeze, and store in my freezer and worms in my fridge creep me out. but if thats what she needs I can stomach it.

Any Ideas on age she is about the length of an adult hand including most of her tail.

[liv]

She is really thin. I would focus on plumping her up before getting any more geckos. Try offering mealworms as well as crickets.

[Dark Lady Kat]

She is really thin. I would focus on plumping her up before getting any more geckos. Try offering mealworms as well as crickets.

you should have seen her when we got her. and her shedding is getting better this time it only stuck to her toes and when she came to us I think she had stuck shed on her because her first shed with us was in massive quanities

[Dark Lady Kat]

you should have seen her when we got her. and her shedding is getting better this time it only stuck to her toes and when she came to us I think she had stuck shed on her because her first shed with us was in massive quanities

Also do you or others recommend live ones or the can o worms thing from fluckers that stinks to high heaven and is super juicy

[ShadowSong]

My geckos always prefer live, but if you're in a bind to get some weight on a/d critical care diet is great. Either a syringe (avoid if at all possible) or just dab it around her mouth- it's really tasty for them and they lick it right up.

[Dark Lady Kat]

Update on how my daughter gecko is doing her tail is now nice and plump we got her some dubias and she just tore them up right and left and she is now very energetic and will even chase down her own food now no more hand feeding yay

[Rorschach]

That's awesome nice work!

You could also pick up some Phoenix worms which are very high in calcium to help keep those bones nice and strong.

[ball*pythons]

Yeah I would recommend wax worms. It defiantly made my sisters leo fatter!