Quote Originally Posted by SDahmer View Post
Jace, I'm sure your Afton is a blizzard. Its definitley not a leucistic or patternless. As for it not being completely white, blizzards aren't. The leos you see that are almost paper white are blazzing blizzards and diablo blancos. You can actually sex them even at birth. The method used to do this requires a strong single led flashlight. What you do is place the gecko in a clear container and aim the light down at the cloaca area from above. If it is a male, you will see two small veins on either side of the vent (the blood supply to the hemipenes). Females obviously lack these. As for heating pads, I think the general concensus is that they're better to use than heat bulbs, I use heating pads for my leo & my african fat-tail and they work great. And finally, yes, geckos can become obese, but I've never seen it happen when they're fed crickets though since it provides them with some excersice as they chase them down.
Thanks very much!! I've been having a heck of a time with the heat bulbs, though I finally seem to have found one that is keeping the temperature in the correct range. However, I will be using a heating pad I think, just because I know they need high temps to digest and I have already had a problem with one vomiting. I will try and sex them tonight using your suggestion. Thank you!!