I have a Mojave male that is kind of in that boat. I picked him up as a hatchling that had only 1 meal in him. He eats weekly, never missed one yet. At this point he is about 15 months old and just broke 300 grams. I have a pastel female that is 11 months and just hit 750 grams. I'm sure glad the Mojave is a male, if he were a female I would be quite irritated!