In a message dated 01/03/2001 8:05:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< There should not be a sex-color difference, color differences should arise
from
the parents and their genetics.Some leucistics are just plain ugly brown.
Some
are more yellow, it runs the gamut. They also color up somewhat based on how
they
feel. If the male is getting totally dominated by this larger female, he
will not
color up or feel very good. You may not have seen his best color yet! It may
be
good to separate them if he is not eating well on a regular basis. This way
you
can tell how much he is eating, and can easily fatten him up if he is
healthy in
the first place. Once he is close to the female in size and weight you can
try
pairing them up again.>>
<<If he wants them to not grow as fast, he can keep this up. If these are
adults,
they should be fed no more than 4x weekly, about 10 crickets or more or less,
depending on their appetite (see my earlier post about feeding schedule for
leopards). The WORST thing you can do is have food running around. This
stresses
out the geckos and certainly depresses their feeding response (more details
in
the earlier - thoughts on food), causing them to lose weight or not gain it
in
the best case scenario.>>
Julie,
I measured the two geckos using Steve's method of nose to vent: The
female is about 4 1/2" and weighs 1 pound 2 oz. The male is about 4 1/4"
and weighs 1 pound 1 oz.
How do you tell how old they are?
When feeding mealworms, what type of lid should I use so they don't
crawl out -- the alumimum lids are about 1/4" high and I have some plastic
lids that are 1/2" high. We tried one of the water dishes that we bought,
but they were crawling out, so right now, we are using a old hamster bowl,
but I think it is too high for the gecko to see what is inside the bowl.
Appreciate everyone's help.
Becky
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