is this just a normal?

sherriwat · 08-31-12, 11:43 AM

so i just aquired this little guy today, just a baby obviously he seems really skinny so im hoping to chunk him up with some tlc. where i got him had no clue about nothing obviously pet store enough said, but i was curious if you guys knew if he was just a normal or what. in real life not pics he had no pattern at all and is really pale/whitish. the pics makes him look kinda beige which hes not just the lighting.

oh and he ate as soon as he felt safe enough to leave his box. he explored a bit than went right for food and ate 2 meal worms after i took pics. now hes nice and confy on his heat pad under his hide.

sherriwat · 08-31-12, 11:44 AM

oh and i finally got everyone in their own tank my other ones have bigger tanks both in 20g tanks each. pics will come once i get them all looking pretty right now their pretty basic. this little guy is in the 10g tank i had the other 2 in i figure this is gonna work for now till this little guy gets settled in better.

moshirimon · 08-31-12, 11:58 AM

definitely not a normal. I'd say he's some type of leucistic or blizzard. cute little guy, hope he bulks up for ya!!

woahamie · 08-31-12, 11:58 AM

His tail look a little skinny. Leo's should have a nice, plump tail.

woahamie · 08-31-12, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by moshirimon

definitely not a normal. I'd say he's some type of leucistic or blizzard. cute little guy, hope he bulks up for ya!!

I'm thinking blizzard, too.

sherriwat · 08-31-12, 12:06 PM

ya my other 2 i got come with really skinny tails. the pet stores only selling them for 40 dollars and you can visiably see there not being cared for proparly and this pet store is generally alright with their animals. my other 2 iv had for almost 2 weeks have plumped up a bit still a little too skinny for my liking so i have high hopes for this little guy. i told the pet store guy that im no expert but that this little guy looked awefully skinny even more so than my other 2 when i got them. so we will see like i said he has a constent bowl of meal worms his calcium bottle caps lol so we will see how he does. i'm crossing my fingers cause i think he'll be stricking once he gets some weight on him.

he's just a hatchling also and has been at petstore basically since coming out of egg so 3 weeks maybe month old if breeder or guy they come from kept them at least a week.

BarelyBreathing · 08-31-12, 12:41 PM

He is very skinny. Leave food available 24/7. Some roach nymphs will fatten him up. The bowl you're providing in the picture will not suffice. Leopard geckos actually need to see movement in order to feed. Your gecko can't see the meal worms in the bowl, so he will not eat them. Provide a small bottle cap for the worms, and drop a few roach nymphs in front of him.

Can you take a picture of his eyes? That will help to decipher what morph he is. If I were to see him without seeing his eyes I'd call him a blazing blizzard.

sherriwat · 08-31-12, 04:27 PM

ill get pics of his eyes when i can handle him i dont want to bother him too much for the next little while. wont the worms crawl out of a bottle cap? and my petstore doesnt carry those roach nymths i had asked as i read on a site that babies could each those to help fatten them up. ill go drop some worms infront of him at bedtime before i turn out his light.

sherriwat · 08-31-12, 04:55 PM

iv changed their bowl to one of the covers from the containers the mealworms come in which is very shallow and see through. i actually changed all my leos bowls to that and the worms some of the bigger ones are getting out but it dawned on me its not that big a deal since i use papertowel for them now they cant hide in the dirt or in fuzzy carpet and turn to beetles on me before i find them. and all the babies are out catching the escapees anyways lol. its kinda fun watching them.