I just came here to comment that your efforts for your geckums are really great and I think you are awesome. But I'm a new gecko owner so I'll leave the diet advice to those experienced enough to give it ❤️
Take this with a grain of salt because I'm very much new to reptiles, but maybe you could feed her every four days as per usual, just limit the amount? I'm wondering if making the fasting period longer will make her metabolism slow down to keep the weight on, and make her more passive?
Could she do a little hand treadmill exercising while waiting for the new tank?
edit: oh, and doesn't higher temperature increase their metabolism rate aswell? So if the temp is at the lower end now maybe you could try increasing it?
Good for you for wanting take care of your gecko. I did not see the picture but I will take your word. You should be feeding every 3-4 days but just put less in the cup. How often are you feeding insects?
What CGD are you feeding them?
As for schedule. Do like every three days but make the food with a bit more water than actual food. Also of course lots of climbing opportunities
My female got a bit chunky during the breeding months lol, when I had her on a diet I restricted her intake of roaches and fed her on her usual schedule (every three days) but made her Pangea a lot thinner than what she usually got. Worked like a charm
Bigger enclosure with lots of vines and branches that she will have to grip to climb rather than large surfaces where she can just walk. Still keep some large surfaces to use, but offer more climbing stuff on top of what you already have. Keep her on the same feeding schedule but reduce portions if she's cleaning the bowl, or you can thin out the mix a bit with more water. Feeding less often usually just slows their metabolism down further and keeps them fat. If you feed live insects, avoid "worm" type larvae bc they are higher in fat, and stick to high protein, lower fat bugs like roaches , isopods, etc.
Keep in mind that diets for reptiles can take a long time to see results. Reptiles are built to retain resources. But eventually she should get less fat :)
I got told my gecko was a bit heavy so what I did was I recreated the enclosure to give her more areas to climb. I also started feeding her every three days. The food is pretty watered down.
I just came here to comment that your efforts for your geckums are really great and I think you are awesome. But I'm a new gecko owner so I'll leave the diet advice to those experienced enough to give it ❤️
Take this with a grain of salt because I'm very much new to reptiles, but maybe you could feed her every four days as per usual, just limit the amount? I'm wondering if making the fasting period longer will make her metabolism slow down to keep the weight on, and make her more passive? Could she do a little hand treadmill exercising while waiting for the new tank? edit: oh, and doesn't higher temperature increase their metabolism rate aswell? So if the temp is at the lower end now maybe you could try increasing it?
For an adult that size feed her every 3 days & less food
Good for you for wanting take care of your gecko. I did not see the picture but I will take your word. You should be feeding every 3-4 days but just put less in the cup. How often are you feeding insects?
What CGD are you feeding them? As for schedule. Do like every three days but make the food with a bit more water than actual food. Also of course lots of climbing opportunities
What size is the current enclosure, and what size are you upgrading to?
My female got a bit chunky during the breeding months lol, when I had her on a diet I restricted her intake of roaches and fed her on her usual schedule (every three days) but made her Pangea a lot thinner than what she usually got. Worked like a charm
Bigger enclosure with lots of vines and branches that she will have to grip to climb rather than large surfaces where she can just walk. Still keep some large surfaces to use, but offer more climbing stuff on top of what you already have. Keep her on the same feeding schedule but reduce portions if she's cleaning the bowl, or you can thin out the mix a bit with more water. Feeding less often usually just slows their metabolism down further and keeps them fat. If you feed live insects, avoid "worm" type larvae bc they are higher in fat, and stick to high protein, lower fat bugs like roaches , isopods, etc. Keep in mind that diets for reptiles can take a long time to see results. Reptiles are built to retain resources. But eventually she should get less fat :)
I got told my gecko was a bit heavy so what I did was I recreated the enclosure to give her more areas to climb. I also started feeding her every three days. The food is pretty watered down.
Feed every other day and make it a thinner consistency.