Sexing leopard geckos..

[Jace]

Wow, thanks. Very helpful. I was wrong about their lengths, though-they are more like 3" or slightly longer. Afton was stretched out and didn't hide when I measured him/her with my fingers. Still too small and too young to determine sex though. They both seem very alert and still looked hungry, though I must have dropped a good 20 crickets in. Nothing was left 10 minutes later. Can they be over-fed?

I was told Afton was a certain type of Leopard Gecko, though no-one could remember the actual name. S/he looked nothing like the others, which is why it was picked-I like unusual looking pets . That and it's easy to tell them apart.

Thank you very much for your help. I can't wait for them to get bigger and I really hope that I have two females, but I shall have to wait and see.

[adawinters]

Post some pics and I'll try to help with the type/morph.

I'm pretty sure they can be overfed. Any animal that stores fat can wind up overdoing it. Animals that can't store fat will generally only eat as much as they need. Once you've seen enough pictures of healthy leopard geckos, you get a sense of their normal proportions. As long as they don't start looking "fat" to you, it should be alright. (I did hear of one instance where, at a checkup at the vet's office, an owner was politely scolded for her gecko's obesity. ) I think that the real measure is their armpits. When armpits start to loose definition, it's time for a diet.

[Jace]

Thank you sooo much for all your help. I've been reading up on them like crazy, but it's nice to know that someone relatively "close" can help with them if needed.

I went back to the petstore and they told me Afton is a Blizzard Leopard Gecko. Here's a picture of her (I keep calling this one she so a she it is for now!) out and about hunting last night.

[adawinters]

That could be a blizzard. Blizzards are usually whiter looking, so I'm not sure. I did a quick online image search, and there were other hues, so maybe the term blizzard could include other, pale tones? (Or the term's become well known, so it's used for other pale tones, even if they're not quite actual "blizzards?" They might just sell better that way.)

She's really pretty.

[Jace]

Thanks. Someone else said she was something that started with an "L", but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Apparently the "L" kind is more fleshy toned, which would fit Afton better than Blizzard. Either way, she's pretty darn cute.

Do geckos need to bask? I've heard two different answers. I keep their home at about 28 degrees Celcius during the day, and then try and drop it down to about 20-21 degrees at night. I'm having trouble with lowering it because we are going through a heat wave right now and our house stays in the upper 20s until past midnight. However, they are eating a ton of crickets and mealworms so maybe I am over worrying. Thanks again. Do you have any pics of yours and your set up for them?

[Kurt]

Geckos don't bask, they are nocturnal. Is leucistic the L your looking for.

[Jace]

Geckos don't bask, they are nocturnal. Is leucistic the L your looking for.

That's what I thought-about the basking I mean. How can something that is nocturnal bask? As long as I have an even high temperature and an even lower temperature, I should be okay..right? And yes, I think Leucistic is the word I am looking for. I have looked up Blizzard and one picture I found is Afton almost perfectly; however, all the rest show a distinctly white Gecko-definately not Afton. Not that it matters, but "flesh toned" just doesn't do her/him justice!

Thanks Kurt. Guess I better trust my instincts a bit more!