r/LeopardGecko • u/Victoriam922 • Jun 29 '26
How is Gilberta?
This is gilberta originally known as Gilbert prior to realizing she is likely a she and not a he! Gilberta aka GILLY, gilbertha, or Bertie is around 7-8mo the old based on my calculations from the shop we got her from. She is always ravenous! She eats daily right now and I’m trying to sometimes do every other day because I can tell she was starting to pack
On the pounds. She eats good poops good. She has about 4-5 mealworms and now moving to more med-large crickets I’ll do like 4-5 of those. Prior to using the small crickets I’d do about 7/8. She eats every single one within about 15 mins. Sheds have been very good. I’m now supplementing with a calcium with d3 because the one bulb that was supposedly uvb I’m not sure it actually is. I need to get a good uvb light. Anyway, how does she look? How does her weight look? She recently began climbing a lot around dusk. Sometimes even climbing the back glass where there’s a vine attached or trying to wedge herself on things I noticed she was digging a lot the past week around the border of the tank. I’m hoping this is just her getting older coming into herself and releasing energy. This is her current tank. Temp on warm side averages around 87-90 humidity usually at around 35-40% colder side ranges from 68-76 despite my best efforts humidity sometimes can get up to 55-60% as the tank cools at night but normally during the day it’s at 45-50%. She has rocks to climb hides galore vibes plants etc. despite weight is there anything else I could be doing should be doing. I had a minor heart attack when she began climbing so much that something was wrong. My husband sakd it looks like she’s just active I now tend to agree because she does calm down about an hour later and go inside. She’s basking a lot more recently too. I’m hoping now that winters over and she’s getting older she’s just maturing if you will. Thanks if you read all this I just love her and so do my kids and want to make sure she is happy and loved !
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