Help, is my leopard gecko skinny

[GeckoSwagg]

Hey I was wondering if my leopard gecko looks skinny to you guys and if he is skinny what can I do to help him gain weight. There is a pic of him above.

 

[Aimless]

how old?

 

[GeckoSwagg]

Around 10 months old

 

[KTyne]

He could put on a bit of weight in my opinion but for 10 months he doesn't look too underweight.

 

[GeckoSwagg]

What can I do to make him gain weight

 

[Wolferio89]

Mealworms

 

[GeckoSwagg]

I already do feed hin mealworms

 

[Mardy]

He looks fine to me, tail could be a bit more plump for me to consider healthy however. Do you supplement him with multivitamins?

 

[stephen 3692]

Feed him wax worms 3 times a day and 3-4 crickets every day.do you have him in wit any outher geckos

 

[cricket4u]

Have you been feeding him all he can eat at once? Is, so you may want to read over the caresheet section, take a second look over your husbandry(most importantly temps) which can impact his appetite. His weight is not bad, only he's a bit on the small size for his age.

 

[GeckoSwagg]

Oh alright thx for telling me. I provide my gecko with a dish of calcium all times and he lives with no geckos also I feed him 3-8 mealies a day

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Feed him wax worms 3 times a day and 3-4 crickets every day.do you have him in wit any outher geckos

Feeding waxworms in any number is a poor way to add bulk to a gecko. Skipping the waxworms entirely and feeding variety is a much better prescription for health.

Not only that, a leo can get addicted to waxworms and begin to refuse healthy feeders.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I already do feed hin mealworms

What can I do to make him gain weight

How close do your temperatures match these:

Temperatures for all leos regardless of size:
88-93 F (31-34 C) ground temp at warm end inside the warm dry hide
no greater than 85 F (29.5 C) air temp - 4 inches above ground on the warm end
no greater than 75 F (24.5 C) air temp - 4 inches above ground on the cool end

Leave the UTH on 24/7. Can turn off overhead heating at night.

Leos need multivitamis and calcium with vitamin D3 in order to metabolize the calcium. Recommend Zoo Med's Reptivite with D3/A acetate and Zoo Med's Repti-Calcium with D3 each lightly dusted 1x per week.

Feed variety especially crickets (much better than mealworms), hornworms, and silkworms with some mealworm pupae.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

Feeding waxworms in any number is a poor way to add bulk to a gecko. Skipping the waxworms entirely and feeding variety is a much better prescription for health.

Not only that, a leo can get addicted to waxworms and begin to refuse healthy feeders.

^^this is a true fact!!!!
Try hornworms and butterworms to add some bulk!